Best walks from Dalry
Ayrshire · Scotland
MapJump on a train, get off at Dalry Station and lose yourself in a beautiful hike for the day.
Dalry Station to Stewarton Station
16km. Moderate ascents.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Ardrossan Harbour Station to Dalry Station
14km. Moderate ascents.
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Saltcoats Station to Dalry Station
Tough: steep ascents. 14km.
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Stevenston Station to Dalry Station
11km. Moderate ascents.
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West Kilbride Station to Dalry Station
Easy: 10km, moderate ascents.
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Dalry Station to Kilwinning Station
Mainly winding country roads bordered by woodland and farmland, with no pavement for almost the whole stretch, then a former railway line crossing a tall viaduct and a packed-soil riverbank path near Kilwinning. Wild-flower verges and several restored old buildings. The disused railway section is part of the Garnock Valley Cycle Route.
Easy: 8km, moderate ascents.
There is no pavement for virtually the whole road section, so take care on the winding country lanes. The riverbank path near Kilwinning is poor underfoot; an easy estate-road alternative exists. Cross Lauchlan Way carefully as there is no pedestrian crossing.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Largs Station to Dalry Station
Roads and clear tracks at either end and but the central moorland section beyond Glenside Wood becomes a trackless bog with no path on the ground.
Tough: steep ascents. 18km.
The route is not passable as mapped: beyond Diamond Hill the marked line is just a trackless bog for around a mile, with no clear path. One reviewer was forced to turn back. Can be muddy.