A causeway walk past WWII pillboxes out to an island in the Forth, but the tide decides your day here more than the weather does. The crossing floods fast and has caught out enough walkers that it's a genuine coastguard rescue blackspot, so always check tide times before you set off.
Well-known walk, BUT the causeway is a recognised tidal cut-off blackspot with rescue history -> known_danger_flag on tide.
Cramond foreshore car park (shared with paddle launch).
Causeway starts at Cramond foreshore, ~1.2km walk across sand/mud to island, only passable outside tide window.
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