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 2 days of about 23 km (14 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Kilchattan Bay to Rothesay 23 km · 23 km from the start
- Day 2 Rothesay to Port Bannatyne 23 km · 45 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Suidhe Chatain 157 m · 6.4 km from the start
- Birgidale Hill 123 m · 13.3 km from the start
- Sight Hill 179 m · 35 km from the start
- Moss Hill 162 m · 36 km from the start
- Kames Hill 269 m · 42 km from the start
- Edinbeg Hill 248 m · 43 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Kilchattan Bay, Argyll and Bute. 55.74685, -5.01537
Finish: near Port Bannatyne, Argyll and Bute. 55.86153, -5.09102
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Kilchattan Bay, Argyll and Bute · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Rothesay, Argyll and Bute · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Port Bannatyne, Argyll and Bute · 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.
