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River Ayr Way: 5 – Farewell to the Banks of Ayr

September 8, 2020

8.19 miles 3h 55m 113m ascent River Ayr Way: Tarholm-Ayr This, our final stage of our River Ayr Way, brought us to the coast. It was a relatively short walk, mostly on riverside paths, but with some mud near the … Continue reading →

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River Ayr Way: 4 – The Hallow’d Grove

September 1, 2020

8.4 miles 4h 7m ascent 229m River Ayr Way: Failford to Tarholm It was back to Failford for the next stage of the Way. This time with the luxury of pavement and without rain. A path took us into Ayr … Continue reading →

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River Ayr Way: 3 – Rain, roads and a foundling dog

August 27, 2020

7.05 miles 3h 5m ascent 139m River Ayr Way: Catrine to Failford This short section is a walk along riverside paths, woodland wynds, wooden walkways, fenced and mown farmland tracks, un-named and little used tarmac, quiet residential streets and unpleasantly … Continue reading →

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River Ayr Way: 2 – The Weir and The Voes

August 19, 2020

8.68 miles 4h 28m ascent 111m River Ayr Way: Greenock Water Bridge-Catrine This stage starts at Greenock Water Bridge. We parked on the old bridge then headed down a steep stone stairway and along Greenock Water’s grassy riverbank. Greenock Water … Continue reading →

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River Ayr Way: 1 – The Railway and the River

August 13, 2020

10.55 miles 5h 32 m ascent 82m Glenbuck-Greenock Water Bridge The River Ayr Way follows the River Ayr from its source at Glenbuck Loch to the sea at Ayr, a 44 mile route. We had talked of walking it for … Continue reading →

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