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(S) From the beachfront car park at Seafield, Ayr head north along the promenade (water on your left) to a roundabout. At the roundabout turn right (E) onto Blackburn Drive.
(1) At the bend in the road turn left (NE) onto a red blaze footpath crossing Low Green.
At the NE corner of Low Green you will emerge at a crossroads. Continue ahead (N) on Wellington Square, passing the Ayr Sheriff Court building.
At the next two crossroads continue ahead (N) on Cassillis Street until you reach St John's Tower. Turn right (NE) here onto Bruce Crescent, which becomes Montgomerie Terrace, passing some tennis courts on your left-hand-side.
(2) At the end of Montgomerie Terrace continue onto a ramp, taking you down onto a paved area.
Turn right (N) and right again (NE), keeping the high walls of the former Citadel Fort on your right-hand-side.
On reaching South Harbour Street, turn right (SE). The River Ayr will be on your left as you walk along this street to a mini roundabout.
(3) Pick up a small pedestrian lane to the right of 'The Rusty Nail' - taking you past Loudoun Hall and out onto New Bridge Street.
Turn right (SW) on New Bridge Street, which becomes the Sandgate.
(4) Just past Cathcart Street cross Sandgate at a pedestrian crossing then continue straight ahead onto Newmarket Street.
You will emerge onto Ayr High Street. Cross High Street then turn right (S).
(5) Take the second lane on your left - Kirk Port which leads to Ayr's Auld Kirk.
From the church head towards the river then turn left (NW) to walk along the riverside path (river on your right-hand-side) to a set of steps leading onto Ayr's Auld Brig.
Turn right (NE) to cross Auld Brig then turn left (NW) along River Street to Main Street/A719.
Cross Main Street/A719 and turn right (N).
(6) After 300m, at a fork on Main Street next to National Tyres and Autocare, keep left to join Peebles Street.
At the end of Peebles Street turn left (W) onto Waggon Road and take the first right (N) onto Glebe Road.
Turn left (West) at the end of Glebe Road to follow the street to the railway bridge. Cross the bridge and and wind down Saltpans Road to Newton-on-Ayr promenade.
Turn right (North) and walk along Newton-on-Ayr promenade.
(7) At the north end of the Promenade, continue ahead through some metal gates (usually always open) and up onto a rough track which runs between Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Course and the sea.
(8) Approx 500m along, at an Ayrshire Coastal Path marker post, bear left onto a narrower footpath leading down through the rock armour and onto the beach. Continue on the beach until you reach a ramp up onto Prestwick promenade, approx 1km round.
Continue along Prestwick promenade until you pass the Kidzplay building, keeping it on your right-hand side. Make your way down onto the sandy beach.
(9) Approx 1km along the beach, look out for an Ayrshire Coastal Path marker post in the sand dunes to your right.
Turn right (East) here to go over the sand dunes and onto a sandy footpath along the edge of the golf course. There should be a fenceline on your right-hand side.
(10) After crossing the Pow Burn via a footbridge, keep left. You will reach a gate with a kissing gate at each side of it. Go through the kissing gate on the left then turn left (West) to walk along a surfaced track just outside Prestwick Holiday Park.
(11) The path soon narrows and becomes sandy, bending to the left (North West) to emerge next to the Pow Burn. Continue onto the sandy beach of Troon South Sands with the Pow Burn on your left.
(12) Walk North along the beach for approx 3km, heading up onto the promenade at any of the ramps to arrive in front of Troon South Beach Kiosk (public toilets here).
Turn left (West) along the promenade for 400m and at a small car park continue ahead (West) to reach Titchfield Road.
Walk along the pavement next to Titchfield Road to the base of a high grassy mound (the Ballast Bank).
(13) Here you can choose to either walk along the cliff path to the left (not recommended at high tide) or take the steps up onto the Ballast Bank. Both end at a car park 700m along.
Walk through the car park then turn right (North East) to stay on the road.
At the end of the road turn right again (South) onto the B749/Harbour Road.
(E) You will arrive at the entrance to Troon Yacht Marina approx 600m along on your left.
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