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Meet - Paisley Gilmour Street Station for the 0955 train to Largs, then 1115 ferry to Cumbrae.   Leader will meet at Largs Railway Station.

Walk is on road and pavements.

We are the Isle of Bute Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

The route takes you out of Rothesay up to the trig point on Barone Hill which overlooks the town. There are fine views of the island from Barone Hill.

Taking the 9.45am bus south from Guildford Square, Rothesay, to Mount Stuart, to walk from Cnocnicol Wood to Kilchattan Bay.

10am from the Discovery Centre, Rothesay, to walk to Loch Fad, then via the West Island Way to Cnocnicol wood, Ascog Hill, and return to Rothesay via the Serpentine.

A leisurely walk through Skipper Woods and return to Rothesay along the promenade. Meet 10am at the Discovery Centre.

9.45am at Chapel Hill car park for car sharing to Rhubodach to walk Balnakeilly Wood and visit the WW2 bunker. Forest paths and tracks.

Lachlan Bay - a short walk starting from Inver restaurant, across the river bridge leading to Kilmorie Chapel. Return to the bridge and follow the path to the old castle Lachlan. From there a coastal path back. Meet 9.15am Chapel Hill car park for car sharing to catch the 9.40 ferry from Rhubodach.

The booking has been made for three nights (Dinner, Bed and Breakfast).  Two people sharing a double / twin room - £80 per person, per night.  There are no single rooms but twin / double rooms available for sole occupancy at a rate of £98 per person per night.   A room with a view of the sea – a supplement of £20 per night.   Credit / debit card details will be taken at the time of booking to secure the room but no payment taken (this will be taken on arrival).   All are most welcome to join us.   Booking is now open with the hotel.

If interested, please contact the hotel directly (tel. 01700 502 500).

Individuals will be totally responsible for their own bookings.

Please remember to state that you are with Dundee Ramblers.

Once you have made your booking, please let Jarka know by email ((jp1093@googlemail.com) – she will keep a list of attendees.

 

The route follows quiet minor roads round the coast and over the highest point of the island. You pass a number of sites of local historical interest, and the coast gives great opportunities for wildlife viewing.

Walk from the centre of Largs along the coast, then through farmland to Knock Hill which has outstanding views over the Clyde. Return to Largs through woodland and back along the coast.

Walkers must book in advance with the walk leader

A walk from Largs climbing above the town and providing extensive views of the Firth of Clyde before descending to a local beauty spot and returning to Largs.

 

 A linear walk.

Starting from Fairlie train station we climb up through Fairlie Glen before descending through Kelburn Estate and onwards towards Largs.

There are steep drops going down the Glen and some parts slippy, so care is needed.
Walk is on woodland paths and tarmac some very uneven.

 There is a steep section in first half of the walk and 10 steps over a wall with handrail in same section. There are beautiful views of the Firth of Clyde. 

It can be muddy in places so boots and walking poles are advised.

Walk local grade C+

For your diaries only at this stage.  Full walk details will be provided once walk leaders have completed recces and risk assessments.  

For your diaries only at this stage - further details coming soon.

A scenic walk highlighting the rich history of the area by visiting 2  beautiful wooded glens and 4 castles.

We begin the circular walk from the West Kilbride train station and end at Fairlie train station via Kirktonhall Glen and Fairlie Glen , stopping to visit  Portencross Castle , Hunterston Castle, Fairlie Castle and Kelburn Castle.

 

The route incorporates walking on the beautiful golden beaches, some lovely  forest  trails, open fields and tarmacked paths.

There is a little road walking and some gentle inclines in the glens and from Fairlie castle towards the  Kelburn estate.

 

A linear walk from West Kilbride train station to Fairlie train station via The Crosbie Hills. The walk will be along minor roads, hill tracks and footpaths. There will be some uneven terrain with a couple of small stream crossings involved. Wearing of walking boots with good foot support therefore highly recommended.

This linear walk is fairly strenuous on a variety of surfaces and mixed scenery: surfaced roads, moorland, (muddy) tracks and grassy hillsides. There are gates to climb.

From West Kilbride railway station, our route takes us out of the village on the Dalry road and onto the Avenue towards Crosbie Mains. We continue uphill past the reservoir and onto open moorland, joining a defined path towards Glentane Hill. We continue along this path, passing the turning to the summit, with the Cauldron Hills our initial targets. We will have our coffee stop at the first summit before progressing on to Little Cauldron. From here we head back to and over Glendale Hill, descending to the Dalry Moor Road. Heading down the road, with the views across to Arran, Bute and the Cumbraes before us, we arrive at our lunch stop by a secluded waterfall. After lunch we return to the moor road and take a right turn to join a track, possibly muddy, which we follow for roughly a mile before tackling our final summit of the day, Diamond Hill, and descending to North Southannan farm and via a lovely wooded lane into Fairlie. Taking care to cross the busy A78 we return to our cars, or to Fairlie railway station for those who joined the walk at the start in West Kilbride.

We are the Cunninghame Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

This walk starts from the shore side car park about 1 mile north of Ardrossan. From here you walk on tracks, pavements and minor roads into West Kilbride and back along the Ayrshire coastal path.

This circular walk is fairly strenuous on a variety of surfaces and mixed scenery: farmland tracks, grassy hillsides, windfarm paths, boggy patches, forest paths and shingle beach.  There are stiles and gates to climb.

From the carpark we take care to cross the busy A78 then walk a path uphill, over a rail bridge and follow a grassy track to Meadowhead Farm.  We follow the road for ¼ mile to the path for Law Hill, between mature trees.  There are five stiles and a gate to climb as we make our way upwards across grassy/muddy fields and farm tracks.  Near the top of Law Hill, we head east, take a break at a line of trees then head towards Blackshaw Hill where there is an option to do this little extra climb.  Over another stile, then we head south following a well-tended grass track around and then through two sections of forestry which are fairly dark.  We emerge at a pretty pond, teeming with wildlife where we will stop for lunch and to allow time to check out the Cup and Ring marked rock nearby.  After lunch we head up North Hill to the wireless station and cairn then over the other side passing an ancient hill fort towards the wind farm and turbine 15 where we pick up the wind farm paths.  We head across open hillsides again to line up a series of farm gates then there’s a bit of tarmac and cobble paths to take us back towards Ardrossan via farmyard, stables and the ruins of Townhead and Montfode Castle.  Our final section is along the shingle beach to return to the car park on the A78.

 

 

 

Starting at Busby Reservoir this walk goes through the lovely woods of Blackshaw Estate.

We are the Glasgow Young Walkers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

We are the North Strathclyde Area Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Circular walk from Glen Rosa, climbing Cir Mhor and Caisteal Abhail on excellent paths and tracks through glen and over mountains. Some steep ascents and descents and a high-level ridge walk.

This is a coastal walk with a mixture of paths, fields, grass with stepping stones, some of it through ferns and some stiles, We walk along to Claughland point where we join a a wider track and we get superb views of the Holy Isle and seals are a very common sight.  We continue towards Lamlash and we will have lunch on the outskirts.

The return stretch starts with a gentle climb on the pavement until we reach the Lamlash Golf Club where we join a well established path which runs parallel to the road until it moves slightly away through the forest. The path is undulating and eventually brings us to the outskirts of Brodick where we will walk along the seafront to take us back to the ferry.

A lovely walk, taking in attractive forest tracks, for a fine summer's day.

This walk will start from Lynn Glen car park. Leaving the carpark, a short stretch on pavements takes us down to the A737, where we carefully cross and pick up an upgraded path. This path follows the stream until we reach a bridge and a quiet road up to Dalry Station. Gently rising up through Stoopshill, the West gatehouse of the Blair Estate is soon reached. In a clockwise direction the route now meanders through the estate. Through tree lined avenues and attractive wee bridges over the Bombo Burn, the walk is idyllic. When we did the recce, carpets of snowdrops adorned every space. Continuing round the rambler's path past Blair House the circular walk takes us past the old remnants of the walled garden and back to the west gatehouse. Retracing our steps back to carpark, we will continue on to do the lovely, 2.5 miles circuit of the Lynn Glen. This is an opportunity for anyone not confident of walking the total 7.5 miles to stop at this point having completed the 5 miles Blair Estate loop. For the most part, the walking is on good paths but care is needed on the Lynn Glen wooden steps. 

This is an easy walk, grade C but moderate C+ if Lynn Glen included.

This walk is mostly flat (no hills) with the exception of an incline at the tarmac road up to the farm at the start of the walk and walking up the path behind ‘Mills Milk’ at the end of the walk. The walk start time is 10.20am the finish time is 3.30/4pm (at the crematorium bus stop).

Stage one:

We cross the road at Kilbirnie Place Golf Club and walk up a tarmac residential road, locally known as the ‘Bluebell Glen Road’. At the farm at the top we go through the gate into the field and proceed to walk the path (sometimes muddy) through three fields. On the recce there were sheep and approx. 6 cows in the fields. We cross a stream into the forest and negotiate long grass/soft ground/bog in places before we come onto a rough track. We will likely have a tea break here as there may be logs to sit on. We then cross this track and pass by the ruined Coldgreen Farm.  There are overgrown trees here which we need to push past before we cross a stream and go through a couple of fields, again with long grass, soft underfoot, possibly muddy. We then arrive at ruined cottages where we will have lunch and enjoy the view over the reservoirs below us.

Stage one hazards: livestock in fields, long grass, muddy underfoot, overgrown trees, small streams to cross.

Stage two:

We descend from the ruined cottages and go through a gate which takes us on to the Largs/Kilbirnie Road. There is a short section of verge side walking single file along this very busy road until we cross the road at the entrance to the reservoir. We step over the fence and walk round the reservoir tracking the path of the old drove road, part of which was submerged when the reservoir was built. We exit the reservoir via the drove road, crossing the road again at Mills Milk, we walk up the path through the farmyard at Mills Milk and it is at this point that the official walk ends as we walk to the bus stop outside the crematorium on the Largs Road utilising the path to the bus stop.

Hazards on this stage: short section of verge walking on a busy road, soft ground/stream crossing when walking round the reservoir, crossing road,

Stage three:

Those who want to continue walking on the drove road- can follow the road around to Greeto Falls and into Largs. This is a well known route, often used by Ramblers and will be an enjoyable extra few miles walk if the sun is shining.

 

Part 4 of the Inverclyde Coastal Path, from Lunderston Bay: rural seaside path with great views, ancient woodland, roadside pavements, and scenic paths into Wemyss Bay.

Circular quiet walk from Thundergay via Coire Fhionn Lochan, Beinn Bhreac, Mullach Buidhe and Pirnmill. It takes you along good clear paths and quiet coastal roads with great views and some rugged ridge-top hill walking.