To celebrate the spirit, work and legacy of the conservationist John Muir, Scotland will officially unveil the John Muir Way on April 21.
The 134-mile marked trail starts at his birthplace in Dunbar and concludes at Helensburgh, where he embarked on his journey to the United States.
Flanked by gleaming lakes and hills, the trail features well-known landmarks including Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh; the Trossachs (Scotland's first national park); and Muir's Birthplace Museum.
The trail takes roughly 12 days to walk and a few days to bike, but it can be done in shorter sections.
Several historic castles lie en route as does Antonine's Wall, a stone and turf fortification built by the Romans in A.D. 142 in the Central Belt of Scotland, and now a World Heritage site.
Two newly constructed horse-head figures — the Kelpies, the largest equine sculptures in the world — can be viewed at Falkirk. Created by the artist Andy Scott, the 100-foot, 300-ton sculptures are a tribute to Celtic mythology and inspired by Scotland's history of working Clydesdale horses.
"Muir changed the way people thought about protecting nature," said Michael McCuish, international public relations executive for VisitScotland. "The John Muir Way is composed of a lot of little trails that form a continuous walkway: It is the same bicoastal journey he took as a child."
In the United States, Muir founded the Sierra Club and became an energetic champion of national parks.
The trail is part of Visit Scotland's Year of Homecoming celebrations; 2014 marks the centennial of Muir's death. The John Muir Way Festival, filled with events along the trail through April 26, acts as a prelude to the official opening.
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