Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Kirkoswald, Maidens And Turnberry

Culzean Castle – The Mast House loop from Culzean Castle

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Kirkoswald, Maidens And Turnberry

Culzean Castle – The Mast House loop from Culzean Castle

Easy

4.5

(4)

hikers

Culzean Castle – The Mast House loop from Culzean Castle

01:11

4.50km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

807 m

View of the Sea from Culzean Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

Just sit with you legs dangled over the edge of the castle wall and take in the sea view for a minutes as you look at the horizon. (Don’t worry …

Tip by

888 m

Culzean Castle

Highlight • Castle

Culzean Castle is a stunning fortification perched on the Ayrshire cliffs, overlooking the Firth of Clyde. The castle was built in stages between 1777 and 1792 on the order of …

Tip by

903 m

The Battery (1815 Artillery Fortification)

Highlight • Historical Site

The Battery is a artillery fortification built in 1815, coinciding with the end of the Napoleonic wars.
There are 8-10 cannons on display dated 1814.

Tip by

990 m

The Orangery

Highlight • Historical Site

The Orangery was built in 1840, designed by John Patterson. The Camellia House built in 1818 was originally build as the orangery, but after it failed to produce any fruit a new orangery was needed.

Tip by

1.20 km

This lovely building would have once been used as the summer house by the Culzean family. The family were keen yacht racers and the mast from the famous winning 'Bloodhound' yacht was used as the centerpiece of the building.

Tip by

1.63 km

The Powder House

Highlight • Monument

This early 19th-century powder house would have been used to store gunpowder and explosives. The building is a square single storey with short octagonal tower

Tip by

2.28 km

Swan Pond and Sea Dragon Sculpture, Culzean

Highlight • Structure

With real swans and a "Sea Dragon". The mythical creature was the creation of David Powell, the Girvan-born artist responsible for all fifteen willow sculptures on display at Culzean as part of Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters 20/21.

Tip by

3.61 km

Camellia House

Highlight • Structure

Originally built as an Orangery by James Donaldson in 1818, with an underfloor heating system known as a hypocaust system introduced by the Romans. However it failed to produce any …

Tip by

4.50 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.14 km

1.87 km

468 m

Surfaces

2.76 km

977 m

481 m

264 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Friday 22 May

17°C

11°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Easy

4.8

389

Glenashdale Waterfall loop from Ashdale Bridge

01:42h

5.89km

150m

Easy

4.8

164

Cornish Hill Trail

01:33h

5.56km

110m

Easy

4.8

122

Iron Age Fort & Glenashdale Falls from Whiting Bay

01:40h

5.90km

130m

Easy

4.8

Culzean Country Park loop

01:59h

7.44km

80m

Easy

3.8

River Ayr loop

01:32h

5.99km

30m

Easy

4.8

Ness Glen Trail

01:37h

5.96km

80m

Moderate

4.7

River Ayr Way and Annbank Circular

02:50h

10.7km

90m

Moderate

5.0

Barony Hill via Poundland Woods

03:34h

12.5km

300m

Moderate

5.0

Ayr to Greenan Castle

03:00h

11.7km

40m

Moderate

5.0

Devil's Footprint Trail

02:47h

9.87km

210m

Easy

4.0

Collennan Reservoir via Smuggler's Trail

01:25h

5.15km

90m

Easy

4.8

Clauchlands and Dun Fionn loop via Arran Coastal Way

01:31h

5.13km

150m

Culzean Castle – The Mast House loop from Culzean Castle

View of the Sea from Culzean Castle

Culzean Castle

The Battery (1815 Artillery Fortification)

The Orangery

The Mast House

The Powder House

Swan Pond and Sea Dragon Sculpture, Culzean

Camellia House

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️