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(S) Start by walking around the edge of Dunure harbour and across the village’s sandy beach.
(1) At the north end of the beach you will see a gap in the rocks - follow this to a gate.
For the next section look out for large white painted circles on the rocks showing you the way. Follow a faint desire line up onto a grassy foreshore, weaving in and out of the hillside to eventually arrive at a kissing gate.
Beyond the kissing gate the trail takes you through some gorse and across the clifftops.
(2) You'll arrive at a dry stone wall with a stile followed by a small footbridge over Ladywell Burn.
After going down a small gully you will emerge onto a pebble and sandy bay, with Drumbain Waterfall just around the bend. You need to ford the Drumbain Burn which spills out onto the beach - care required when in spate.
(3) At the far end of the bay look for a large white arrow painted onto a rock, indicating where you should begin heading uphill by way of some steps built into the steep Fisherton Gully.
At the top of the gully go through a kissing gate onto a field.
Follow a desire line across the field to another kissing gate and into a second field. At the other side of this field is a kissing gate leading onto a disused railway line.
(4) Walk along the disused railway line for 1km, enjoying spectacular views down onto Bracken Bay where you are headed next.
(5) When you reach Heads of Ayr Caravan Park, follow the track along the edge of a field with a row of caravans on your right-hand side.
On reaching some farm tracks, turn left (North) to follow them between two fields.
(6) Keep left (West) at a fork 200m along, going through a kissing gate then descending to Bracken Bay.
(7) Turn right (North East) to walk along the beach. As you reach the north end 500m along, you will go around a rocky outcrop called Heads of Ayr. Note that for 2 hours either side of a high tide this section will be impassable.
(8) Follow the coastline for 3km, passing beneath Craig Tara Holiday Park and arriving at the foot of Greenan Castle.
(9) 1km further along the beach, shortly after passing a large pipe outflow, look out for an Ayrshire Coastal Path marker post on the edge of the dunes to your right (if you go as far as the River Doon, you've gone too far!) Come off the beach here to walk through the dunes to a car park.
(10) Turn left to walk through the car park and cross the footbridge over the River Doon.
After crossing the bridge, continue ahead (North), to follow Ayr Esplanade for 1km to reach the car park at Seafield, just opposite Cafe India. Or continue into Ayr for onwards travel by bus/train. (E)
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Moderate 
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