We are the Cunninghame Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Linda S.
This circular walk is fairly strenuous on a variety of surfaces and mixed scenery: farmland tracks, grassy hillsides, windfarm paths, boggy patches, forest paths and shingle beach. There are stiles and gates to climb.
From the carpark we take care to cross the busy A78 then walk a path uphill, over a rail bridge and follow a grassy track to Meadowhead Farm. We follow the road for ¼ mile to the path for Law Hill, between mature trees. There are five stiles and a gate to climb as we make our way upwards across grassy/muddy fields and farm tracks. Near the top of Law Hill, we head east, take a break at a line of trees then head towards Blackshaw Hill where there is an option to do this little extra climb. Over another stile, then we head south following a well-tended grass track around and then through two sections of forestry which are fairly dark. We emerge at a pretty pond, teeming with wildlife where we will stop for lunch and to allow time to check out the Cup and Ring marked rock nearby. After lunch we head up North Hill to the wireless station and cairn then over the other side passing an ancient hill fort towards the wind farm and turbine 15 where we pick up the wind farm paths. We head across open hillsides again to line up a series of farm gates then there’s a bit of tarmac and cobble paths to take us back towards Ardrossan via farmyard, stables and the ruins of Townhead and Montfode Castle. Our final section is along the shingle beach to return to the car park on the A78.
The stiles and gate to be climbed are imperfect to ruined and wobbly.
It can be very muddy so gaiters are recommended.
Morrison's supermarket, Stevenston. At the corner of the car park that's nearest the big roundabout on the A78 bypass.
This walk begins at the Ardrossan North Shore car park (south) off the A78 about a mile north of Ardrossan
