This out and back seaside stroll follows a section of the Kintyre Way and connects historical sites on the southern tip of the Kintyre Peninsula around Southend.
Calculated time: 1h20[?] 
Distance : 4.48km
Vertical gain : 22m
Vertical drop : 24m
Highest point : 21m
Lowest point : 1m 
Difficulty : Easy
Back to starting point : Yes
Walking
Location : Argyll and Bute
Starting point : N 55.308324° / W 5.671803° 
(D/A) From the car park turn left (East) and walk the short distance to the entrance to Keil Caves, St Columba's Well and St Columba's Footprints.
(1) Go through the gate and walk up the steps (North-East) to the well and footprints, there is a good view across Dunaverty Bay from here. Retrace your steps back down to the gate. (1) Go through the gate and turn left (East), following the road past the cemetery.
(2) When you reach the public toilets, take the steps down the right (East) and walk past the toilet building onto the beach. The path follows the edge of the beach around the Dunaverty Bay.
(3) When you reach the end of the beach, take the track up to the top of Dunaverty Rock, once the location of Dunaverty Castle. Retrace your steps back to the beach, rejoin the road at the toilet block (2) and turn left (South-West) back to the car park (D/A).
Waypoints :
D/A : km 0 - alt. 9m - Keil Caves Car Park
1 : km 0.17 - alt. 16m - Gate to Keil Caves
2 : km 1.49 - alt. 5m - Public Toilets
3 : km 2.24 - alt. 5m - Dunaverty Rock
D/A : km 4.48 - alt. 9m - Keil Caves Car Park
Transport: There are several car parks along this stretch of coast, but the one right next to Keil Caves is the largest. The 444 bus service from Campbeltown serves Southend stopping between the toilets (2) and Keil Caves (1) Monday to Saturday but there are only a few buses each day.
Facilities: There is a tearoom in Southend itself and public toilets during the walk (2).
Accessibility: This walk includes a lot of steps and also a stretch of walk on a beach which has relatively soft sand.
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