Larchwood Rd - Knockdon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 17.62 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 30 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 150 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 78 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 105 m
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    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: South Ayrshire 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.4444° / W 4.60656°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.39061° / W 4.67167°
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 24 m - Start near 14 Larchwood Road, Ayr, South Ayrshire KA7 3TA, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 24 m - Head southeast on Larchwood Rd toward Hawthorn Dr
  3. 3 : km 0.12 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Birch Rd
  4. 4 : km 0.19 - alt. 22 m - Head northwest on Dalmellington Rd/A713 toward Burnbank Rd
  5. 5 : km 0.26 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Burnbank Rd
  6. 6 : km 0.28 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Dalmellington Rd
  7. 7 : km 0.54 - alt. 29 m - Head northwest on Dalmellington Rd toward Peggieshill Rd
  8. 8 : km 0.65 - alt. 28 m - Turn right toward Dalmellington Rd/A713
  9. 9 : km 0.67 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Dalmellington Rd/A713
  10. 10 : km 0.94 - alt. 20 m - Head northwest on Dalmellington Rd/A713 toward Belmont Rd
  11. 11 : km 1.33 - alt. 12 m - Head northwest on Castlehill Rd/A713 toward Lochlea Dr
  12. 12 : km 1.72 - alt. 10 m - Head northwest on Castlehill Rd/A713 toward Dongola Rd
  13. 13 : km 1.9 - alt. 10 m - Head north on Castlehill Rd/A713 toward Inverkar Rd
  14. 14 : km 1.91 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Inverkar Rd
  15. 15 : km 2.24 - alt. 10 m - Head south on Inverkar Rd toward Chalmers Rd
  16. 16 : km 2.31 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Chalmers Rd
  17. 17 : km 2.38 - alt. 13 m - Head west on Chalmers Rd toward Ballantine Dr
  18. 18 : km 2.62 - alt. 10 m - Head north on Carrick Rd/A79
  19. 19 : km 2.66 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Carrick Ave
  20. 20 : km 2.87 - alt. 10 m - Head west on Carrick Ave toward Midton Rd
  21. 21 : km 2.87 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Midton Rd
  22. 22 : km 2.9 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Ronaldshaw Park
  23. 23 : km 3.22 - alt. 6 m - Head west on Ronaldshaw Park toward Racecourse Rd/A719
  24. 24 : km 3.23 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Racecourse Rd/A719
  25. 25 : km 3.48 - alt. 7 m - Head north on Racecourse Rd/A719 toward Savoy Park
  26. 26 : km 3.73 - alt. 7 m - Head north on Racecourse Rd/A719 toward Fairfield Rd
  27. 27 : km 3.95 - alt. 6 m - Head north on Alloway Pl/A719 toward Barns Park
  28. 28 : km 4.08 - alt. 7 m - Head south on Fort St/A719 toward Barns St
  29. 29 : km 4.08 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Wellington Square
  30. 30 : km 4.24 - alt. 6 m - Continue onto Pavilion Rd
  31. 31 : km 4.51 - alt. 1 m - Head west on Pavilion Rd toward Esplanade/National Cycle Rte 7
  32. 32 : km 4.52 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto Esplanade/National Cycle Rte 7
  33. 33 : km 4.86 - alt. 1 m - Head south on Esplanade
  34. 34 : km 5.11 - alt. 1 m - Enter the roundabout
  35. 35 : km 5.12 - alt. 1 m - Head south toward Esplanade/National Cycle Rte 7
  36. 36 : km 5.13 - alt. 1 m - Exit the roundabout onto Esplanade/National Cycle Rte 7
  37. 37 : km 5.41 - alt. 1 m - Head south on Esplanade/National Cycle Rte 7
  38. 38 : km 5.6 - alt. 1 m - Head south on Esplanade/National Cycle Rte 7 toward Seafield Rd
  39. 39 : km 5.8 - alt. 1 m - Head south on National Cycle Rte 7
  40. 40 : km 6.01 - alt. 1 m - Head south on National Cycle Rte 7
  41. 41 : km 6.22 - alt. 1 m - Head south on National Cycle Rte 7
  42. 42 : km 6.43 - alt. 1 m - Head south on National Cycle Rte 7
  43. 43 : km 6.74 - alt. 0 m - Head southwest on National Cycle Rte 7
  44. 44 : km 6.89 - alt. 1 m - Turn right to stay on National Cycle Rte 7
  45. 45 : km 7.03 - alt. 2 m - Head south on National Cycle Rte 7 toward Castle Walk
  46. 46 : km 7.04 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Castle Walk/National Cycle Rte 7
  47. 47 : km 7.44 - alt. 2 m - Head west on National Cycle Rte 7
  48. 48 : km 7.53 - alt. 1 m - Head southwest on National Cycle Rte 7
  49. 49 : km 7.54 - alt. 1 m - Turn left to stay on National Cycle Rte 7
  50. 50 : km 7.62 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Greenan Rd
  51. 51 : km 7.63 - alt. 4 m - Head west on Greenan Rd toward National Cycle Rte 7
  52. 52 : km 7.85 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto National Cycle Rte 7
  53. 53 : km 8.3 - alt. 24 m - Head west on National Cycle Rte 7
  54. 54 : km 8.63 - alt. 17 m - Head southeast on National Cycle Rte 7
  55. 55 : km 9.05 - alt. 16 m - Head southeast on National Cycle Rte 7
  56. 56 : km 9.45 - alt. 30 m - Head southeast on National Cycle Rte 7
  57. 57 : km 9.46 - alt. 30 m - Turn right to stay on National Cycle Rte 7
  58. 58 : km 9.62 - alt. 31 m - Sharp left onto Dunure Rd/A719
  59. 59 : km 9.66 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 9.67 - alt. 30 m - Head southeast
  61. 61 : km 9.67 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 10.11 - alt. 28 m - Head east
  63. 63 : km 10.55 - alt. 23 m - Head southeast
  64. 64 : km 11 - alt. 27 m - Head east
  65. 65 : km 11.31 - alt. 25 m - Head east
  66. 66 : km 11.81 - alt. 20 m - Turn right toward Murdoch's Lone
  67. 67 : km 11.87 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Murdoch's Lone
  68. 68 : km 11.91 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Alloway/B7024
  69. 69 : km 12.21 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Longhill Ave
  70. 70 : km 12.22 - alt. 22 m - Head east on Longhill Ave toward B7024
  71. 71 : km 12.23 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto High Maybole Rd/B7024
  72. 72 : km 12.64 - alt. 31 m - Head south on B7024 toward Nether Auchendrane
  73. 73 : km 13.07 - alt. 57 m - Head southeast on B7024 toward Nether Auchendrane
  74. 74 : km 13.47 - alt. 62 m - Head southwest on B7024
  75. 75 : km 13.9 - alt. 83 m - Head southwest on B7024
  76. 76 : km 14.33 - alt. 91 m - Head southwest on B7024
  77. 77 : km 14.68 - alt. 95 m - Head south on B7024
  78. 78 : km 15.15 - alt. 94 m - Head southwest on B7024
  79. 79 : km 15.57 - alt. 96 m - Head south on B7024
  80. 80 : km 15.89 - alt. 87 m - Head south on B7024
  81. 81 : km 16.21 - alt. 81 m - Head southwest on B7024 toward School Rd
  82. 82 : km 16.58 - alt. 72 m - Head southwest on B7024 toward School Rd
  83. 83 : km 16.84 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 17.42 - alt. 96 m - Head west
  85. 85 : km 17.55 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  86. E : km 17.62 - alt. 105 m

Useful Information

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