River Ayr Way

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 65.64 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 19h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 371 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 635 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 267 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: East Ayrshire 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.538164° / W 3.974796°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.469519° / W 4.645608°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(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. 267 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 262 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.27 - alt. 257 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.58 - alt. 250 m - Turn right onto A70
  5. 5 : km 0.78 - alt. 250 m - Turn left onto River Ayr Way
  6. 6 : km 2.37 - alt. 241 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 5.56 - alt. 227 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 5.67 - alt. 219 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 5.83 - alt. 229 m - Turn right onto River Ayr Way
  10. 10 : km 6.84 - alt. 239 m - Turn right onto River Ayr Way
  11. 11 : km 7.13 - alt. 230 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 7.18 - alt. 233 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 7.34 - alt. 239 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 7.49 - alt. 240 m - Turn slight left onto Furnace Road
  15. 15 : km 7.89 - alt. 250 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 8.66 - alt. 225 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 8.79 - alt. 217 m - Turn left onto River Ayr Way
  18. 18 : km 10.02 - alt. 220 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 12.98 - alt. 191 m - Turn left onto A70
  20. 20 : km 13.26 - alt. 191 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 13.34 - alt. 189 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 16.5 - alt. 177 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 16.54 - alt. 177 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 25.6 - alt. 133 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 26.07 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight left onto B743
  26. 26 : km 27.23 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 27.59 - alt. 136 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 29.77 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight right
  29. 29 : km 30.03 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto St Germain Street
  30. 30 : km 30.14 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Mill Square
  31. 31 : km 30.22 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Bridge Street
  32. 32 : km 30.36 - alt. 89 m - Turn sharp right
  33. 33 : km 30.38 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight right
  34. 34 : km 30.76 - alt. 87 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 32.63 - alt. 98 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 33.18 - alt. 92 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 33.57 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight left
  38. 38 : km 34.22 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Haugh Road
  39. 39 : km 35.07 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 35.56 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Barskimming Road
  41. 41 : km 35.71 - alt. 101 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 38.79 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto B743
  43. 43 : km 39.91 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 41 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 41.28 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 41.69 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 42.53 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 43.6 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 43.78 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right
  50. 50 : km 44.84 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 45.33 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto B730
  52. 52 : km 45.89 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 46.65 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right
  54. 54 : km 48.76 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto B742
  55. 55 : km 48.78 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 49.44 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight right
  57. 57 : km 49.51 - alt. 53 m - Keep right onto Dunlop Avenue
  58. 58 : km 49.69 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto B744
  59. 59 : km 49.77 - alt. 54 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 49.8 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Braeside
  61. 61 : km 50.01 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Mill Road
  62. 62 : km 50.3 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 50.54 - alt. 33 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 50.65 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 51.51 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 51.91 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp right
  67. 67 : km 53.02 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp left onto B744
  68. 68 : km 53.1 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 54.36 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight left
  70. 70 : km 54.37 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 55.86 - alt. 34 m - Keep left
  72. 72 : km 56.3 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight right
  73. 73 : km 56.6 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 57.18 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 58.16 - alt. 16 m - Turn sharp left
  76. 76 : km 60.46 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Mainholm Road
  77. 77 : km 60.56 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Mainholm Road
  78. 78 : km 60.64 - alt. 12 m - Keep left
  79. 79 : km 60.93 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 62.32 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  81. 81 : km 62.56 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  82. 82 : km 62.58 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right
  83. 83 : km 62.67 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 62.82 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  85. 85 : km 63.47 - alt. 2 m - Keep left
  86. 86 : km 63.84 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 64.2 - alt. 1 m - Turn sharp left
  88. 88 : km 64.37 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto High Street
  89. 89 : km 64.49 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto New Bridge Street
  90. 90 : km 64.51 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 64.58 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left
  92. 92 : km 64.62 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right onto South Harbour Street
  93. 93 : km 64.64 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  94. 94 : km 64.87 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 64.87 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto South Harbour Street
  96. 96 : km 65.2 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 65.31 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  98. E : km 65.64 - alt. 0 m

Useful Information

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