Length: 4 miles
Duration: Around 1 hour 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
This is a firm family favourite! It has it all…beautiful views, woodland stretches, a burn so the dogs can paddle AND it is mostly downhill! What is not to love?!
Starting at the Cnoc na Dail carpark at the top of the road between Brodick and Lamlash, follow the forestry track up out the car park and bear right (towards Brodick). From here you just follow the forestry track as it winds down into Glen Cloy. You can enjoy some incredible views over to Goatfell and I always love how the view of the glen changes as you slowly drop down. There are ditches alongside the forestry track which our gang always love a paddle in!
The forestry track will then drop down to a bridge over the Cloy Burn and once you’ve crossed the burn, follow the path as it narrows to the right. This then slowly winds through the woodland which is lovely as it gives shade on a warm day (and shelter on a wild day!) The narrow path heads downhill and crosses another bridge – this is an excellent spot for a doggy (or human) paddle and a drink.
From here the path leads you to a large horses field, so please make sure your dogs are on leads when passing through the gate. Please note, the horses may be at the other end of the field so may not be visible from here. Follow the well-trodden path diagonally through the field towards the house and stables, where you can exit the field via another gate.
From here you join the Glen Cloy track, which is very quiet but can have traffic so please bear this in mind. Follow the path as it heads down alongside the burn. Where the track makes a 90 degree turn you have the option to come off the track to the right and follow the footpath which takes you down the burnside and will eventually bring you out on Auchrannie Road. As you will see from the photos, we stayed on the track all the way down to Glencloy Road.
We tend to do this walk with 2 cars, leaving one at the top of the hill and then walking to Stacey's house for a coffee (and cake!) and a lift back to collect the car! But you could easily do this walk without a car by getting the bus to drop you at the top of the Lamlash hill (if you ask the driver nicely!)
Terrain
An easy walk on good footpaths and mainly downhill.
Wildlife
Horses in the field that you cross at the top of the Glen and there can be sheep in the fields adjacent to the track once you are on the Glen Cloy track. Like all walks on Arran, there are deer so if you bear in mind if your dog loves to follow their nose.
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