Walks you can reach from Saltcoats by train

Ayrshire · Scotland

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A day hike is just a simple train journey away — plan your next day of green.

Alternatively, view walks directly from Saltcoats.

Ardrossan South Beach to West Kilbride (Ayrshire)

2 minutes direct from Saltcoats.

Recommended: Ayrshire Coastal Path with a 1.6-mile inland walk to the station.

Walk details: Railwalks.

Wemyss Bay to Largs (Renfrewshire)

15 minutes direct from Saltcoats.

Recommended: Wonderful views out across the Firth of Clyde to the islands and the Cowal Peninsula. Walks almost entirely on quiet tarmacked back lanes with verges and hedges full of wild flowers and well above the busy coast road. Easy going overall with a few quite steep uphill sections. Wemyss Bay has one of the most beautiful railway stations in the country.

Coastal: four fifths along the coast.

Time: 3h–6h

Lunch: No facilities along the way (other than a bus stop north of Skelmorlie Bridge); cafe and toilets at Wemyss Bay and plenty at Largs.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Reverse direction: Railwalks.

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Steep

West Kilbride to Fairlie (Ayrshire)

8 minutes direct from Saltcoats.

Coast path — Ayrshire Coastal Path all the way.

Coastal: four fifths along the coast.

Time: 3h30–6h30

Walk details: Railwalks.

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Gentle

West Kilbride to Dalry (Ayrshire)

8 minutes direct from Saltcoats.

Time: 3h–5h30

Warnings: Follows a busy road for four fifths of the walk.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

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Rolling

Largs to West Kilbride (Ayrshire)

15 minutes direct from Saltcoats.

Beautiful scenery. Pavements and coastal footpaths out of Largs, then mostly tarmac forest tracks and estate roads inland, with sections of foot/cycle path beside the A78. Easy walking surfaces throughout and with a final uphill stretch on Drummilling Road. A tidal lagoon along the route is full of birdlife. The author has not walked it on the ground.

Coastal: three fifths along the coast.

Time: 3h30–7h

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a third of the walk. The route crosses the busy A78 twice with no formal pedestrian crossings; take care. Drummilling Road into West Kilbride has no verge and blind summits and corners, so walk with care.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

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Rolling