Seamill Beach – The Pencil Monument loop from Ardrossan South Beach

Seamill Beach – The Pencil Monument loop from Ardrossan South Beach

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Seamill Beach – The Pencil Monument loop from Ardrossan South Beach

02:11

48.5km

430m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.91 km

View of Horse Isle and the Beacon

Highlight • Natural Monument

Horse Isle is a nature reserve, run by the RSPB. The Arran ferry passes close to the island. Two smaller islands, North Islet and East Islet, skirt the east coast …

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4.44 km

View of Arran from North Shore

Highlight • Beach

6.71 km

Seamill Beach

Highlight • Beach

9.69 km

Highthorn Wood

Forest

11.7 km

Poteath Bank Plantation

Forest

14.5 km

View of Cumbrae and the Clyde from Fairlie

Highlight • Viewpoint

Cumbrae is easily accessed via regular ferries from Largs. It has one very flat road following it’s coast approx 10 miles and another road climbing to the Glaid Trig point and great views to Ben Lomond and the Cobbler.

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18.5 km

The Pencil Monument

Highlight • Historical Site

In the early 1900s the local council ran a competition to design a statue here. The winner was a bronze statue of King Alexaner pointing out to sea. Unfortunately it was too expensive so thy build this pencil instead...

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24.3 km

Clyde Coast & Garnock Valley Crematorium

Highlight • Other

An award wining crematorium with one of the loveliest back drops and looking down the Garnock Valley.

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28.6 km

Camphill Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

An earth embankment dam, which was constructed by Paisley Corporation Water Works and opened in 1881, to supply drinking water to the town of Paisley. Today it is operated by Scottish Water.

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36.5 km

Putyan Burn Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

The Putyan Burn forms from a number of small burns, etc., such as the Baidland Burn from Baidland Hill and springs at Baidland Mill. It reaches its confluence with the …

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48.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.2 km

17.8 km

9.76 km

2.64 km

143 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

45.1 km

3.18 km

208 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

16°C

11°C

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Comments

July 23, 2024,Mural to Mural or is it Murial lol

So haven’t been out for about five weeks thanks to all the crap happening at home but no wasn’t going to miss out on today the weather was lovely did get a wee bit cloud heading to Kilbirnie but that cleared.
Since I’d last ridden this road there’s been a mural painted of the Mona Lisa. As you get closer …