The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 7 days of about 14.8 km (9.2 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Brodick to Whiting Bay 14.8 km · 14.8 km from the start
- Day 2 Whiting Bay to Lagg 14.8 km · 30 km from the start
- Day 3 Lagg to Blackwaterfoot 14.8 km · 44 km from the start
- Day 4 Blackwaterfoot to Imachar 14.8 km · 59 km from the start
- Day 5 Imachar to Millhill 14.8 km · 74 km from the start
- Day 6 Millhill to Sannox 14.8 km · 89 km from the start
- Day 7 Sannox to Brodick 14.8 km · 103 km from the start
Start and finish
Start: near Brodick, North Ayrshire. 55.56999, -5.11862
Finish: where it starts. The trail is a circuit.
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Brodick, North Ayrshire · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Whiting Bay, North Ayrshire · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Lagg, North Ayrshire · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Blackwaterfoot, North Ayrshire · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Imachar, North Ayrshire · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Millhill, North Ayrshire · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Sannox, North Ayrshire · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Brodick, North Ayrshire · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
