Walks you can reach from Irvine by train
Ayrshire · Scotland
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Kilwinning to Stewarton (Ayrshire)
4 minutes direct from Irvine.
Troon to Kilmarnock (Ayrshire)
7 minutes direct from Irvine.
Country lanes, tracks and field paths through farmland and woodland and with a particularly fine wooded stretch through Dundonald. One straight field section can be very muddy and is best bypassed. The Colennan-to-Dundonald section is part of the official Smugglers Trail. Dundonald Woods is an SSSI.
Time: 4h30–9h
Warnings: The section between Newfield Mains and Rowanhill runs through the middle of a livestock field and is very muddy even in dry weather and impassable when wet; continue via East Lodge and Cherryknowe instead.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
Prestwick Town to Kilmarnock (Ayrshire)
15 minutes direct from Irvine.
Johnstone to Bishopton (Renfrewshire)
15 minutes direct from Irvine.
Maybole to Ayr (Ayrshire)
15 minutes direct from Irvine.
Dalry to Kilwinning (Ayrshire)
4 minutes direct from Irvine.
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.
Time: 2h–4h30
Warnings: 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.
Walk details: Slow Ways.