QTPOC Hike:

Waterloo Place (Stop ZK)
Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3BH (view map)

Saturday 23rd August 2025 at 10:15 AM

FREE

QTPOC Hike:

Name: QTPOC Hike:
Start: 2025-08-23T10:15:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-08-23T17:00:00:00+01:00
Location: Waterloo Place (Stop ZK)

Join us on a beautiful and amazing hike from Gullane to Aberlady! We can see some beautiful coastal paths, plants, rocks, birds and big beaches and small beaches, dunes, and be prepared for an amazing view of Aberlady towards the end. 🌱🌊

About the walk:

This is mostly a flat hike/walk. There are areas with small rocks (spread rocks) and big stones that get covered by the tide, algae and sea life live there. This can be slippery, but we will give each other a hand to pass by. This will require a small climb over the flat stones. Most of the paths pass through the coast and beaches. This is a link to inform about the route and also a map (we won't do the round path, we will walk by the portion closer to the sea)

We will start by meeting at Waterloo Place bus stop ZK in Edinburgh princes street at 10:15 am
Nat will be there at 10:15am to meet everyone who is joining!
We will take the bus X5 direction to North Berwick scheduled at 10:24 am from Waterloo Place towards Gullane (50 min) up to Goose Green (approx 11:20am).
We will start walking (close to 11:20am) from the Goose Green bus stop in Gullane town towards Gullane beach. Then, from big Gullane beach towards Aberlady reserve (2 to 3 hours)
We will sit midway for lunch. Please bring your own lunch and snacks. There are cafés in Gullane near the bus stop but there are no more shops all the way there on the hike.
Reaching Aberlady at 3 or 4pm
Coming back to Edinburgh from Aberlady Community Hall (bus stop): we can take the bus X5 at 5:25pm (last one) or bus 124 has several times down to 9pm
It is possible to take the train from Aberlady to Edinburgh and then Glasgow, this is an option.
There are toilets at the start and end of the hike, at Gullane beach and in Aberlady Reserve.

We intend and hope to decide together what feels safer for the group at all moments of the hike.

What to bring:

Food of your choice for lunch, snacks and water.
Comfy shoes that allow you to walk comfy over hours and to pass by rocks and sand. We are not sure about the weather yet but rain coats are always advisable.

We will stop for lunch midway! This could be a food sharing activity, please do have in mind how much you are comfortable to carry over the walk and prioritise your hydration needs.

There is no set time scheduled for food but there are several places that are comfy to sit and have lunch. Depending on the groups' agreement and people’s feel we can decide together when to sit and eat together.

Important information

Please do not hesitate to ask any questions or if unsure about the route, clothing, what to expect, buses or commuting, you are welcome to ask, and we can clarify for you to join!
If there is something that concerns you during the hike you can speak directly to Nat or Shan. Nat is a point of contact for issues and Shan can pass messages if Nat is busy doing hike navigation.
Apart from bus fares (£3-£5) and food/drinks of your choice, this event is free to attend. This event is a free-alcohol space.
This is a Saffron Cherry hike meetup and is following on Saffron Cherry's terms of attendance, safe space and safeguarding commitments.

Terms & Conditions

Attendees must self-identify as queer or trans and a person of colour (QTPOC).
Anyone attending this event must be signed up through Outsavvy.
Please be considerate of others' lived experience at all Saffron Cherry events.
We will not tolerate racism, anti-Blackness, homophobia, transphobia, queerphobia, xenophobia, misogyny, Islamophobia, Zionism, antisemitism nor any other form of prejudice at this event.
On the basis of safeguarding its volunteers and attendees, Saffron Cherry reserves the right to refuse tickets and remove anyone that violates these terms and conditions above.

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