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River Garnock Cycle Path – Prestwick Esplanade loop from Johnstone

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River Garnock Cycle Path – Prestwick Esplanade loop from Johnstone

Hard

4.6

(8)

riders

River Garnock Cycle Path – Prestwick Esplanade loop from Johnstone

07:00

120km

550m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.20 km

Big Bike Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

Exactly what it says on the tin - a fun statue of a big bike along NCN Route 7. Definitely worth stopping for a photo of the statue with your own bike.

Tip by

10.0 km

Viewpoint

31.7 km

The River Garnock (Scottish Gaelic: Gairneag / Abhainn Ghairneig), the smallest of Ayrshire's six principal rivers,[1] has its source on the southerly side of the Hill of Stake in the heart of the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park.

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38.1 km

Viewpoint at Prestwick Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

39.5 km

Irvine Beach Park Cycle Path

Highlight • Trail

Irvine Beach Park boasts a lovely, traffic-free cycle path which is part of NCN 7. Keep an eye out for the abundance of rabbits frolicking about!

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42.3 km

Gailes Marsh Wildlife Reserve

Nature Reserve

44.0 km

Shewalton Water

Highlight • Lake

52.0 km

Troon Beach Traffic-Free Path

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

This fantastic traffic-free path is part of NCN 7 and runs alongside Troon Beach. Look out for the colourful Sustrans sign. Troon beach is characterised by a large sweeping curve of silver sand forming an attractive bay overlooking the Isle of Arran.

Tip by

56.0 km

South Wood

Forest

62.2 km

Prestwick Esplanade

Highlight • Beach

Great Cyclepath and views

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70.9 km

Troon Ferris Wheel

Highlight • Cycleway

Delightful seaside town with some great cycling infrastructure. You can ride in either direction along the coast on marked cycle lanes, or you can enjoy the many pubs and cafes and, most importantly, fish and chip shops, in the town.

Tip by

120 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

81.0 km

27.5 km

8.64 km

1.29 km

1.02 km

397 m

115 m

Surfaces

104 km

13.1 km

1.31 km

1.02 km

167 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 11 August

23°C

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Comments

August 11, 2023,Nochmal ans Meer

To the sea again today, so far it's been going really well. The trails were quite nice but for the lack of wind yesterday, there was a lot more today. So I decided to stop at the sea and at a place with a train station, because unfortunately it's supposed to rain for 3 days starting tomorrow and since I'm …

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River Garnock Cycle Path – Prestwick Esplanade loop from Johnstone

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