A guidebook to 44 walks on Scotland’s Isle of Arran (plus one on neighbouring Holy Isle) exploring the island’s stunning mountains and coast. Although there are a handful of easier routes, many of the walks involve pathless terrain and a few of the mountain traverses call for some exposed scrambling.

With many walks accessible by public transport, the routes range from 5 to 23km (3–14 miles) and can be enjoyed in 2–7 hours. The final ten routes can be combined to form the 7-day Arran Coastal Way, with optional inland variants.

• 1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk 
• Includes the Arran Coastal Way
• Sized to easily fit in a jacket pocket
• GPX files available to download
• The region’s geology, history, plants, wildlife and local points of interest

Contents

Overview map
Map key

Introduction

Getting to the Isle of Arran
Getting around the Isle of Arran
Familiarisation with the Isle of Arran
A geology classroom
A turbulent history
Land ownership and access
Island animals
Island plants
Accommodation on the Isle of Arran
Food and drink on the Isle of Arran
The maps
The walks
Tourist information
Emergency services on the Isle of Arran

The walks

Walk 1    Goatfell and Brodick
Walk 2    Brodick Castle and Country Park
Walk 3    Brodick and the Clauchland Hills
Walk 4    Sithein and Glen Cloy
Walk 5    Lamlash and the Clauchland Hills
Walk 6    Sithein and The Ross
Walk 7    Lamlash to Brodick
Walk 8    Holy Isle from Lamlash
Walk 9    Tighvein and Monamore Glen
Walk 10    Glenashdale and Urie Loch
Walk 11    Glenashdale Falls and Giants’ Graves
Walk 12    Lamlash and Kingscross
Walk 13    Eas Mòr and Loch Garbad
Walk 14    Lagg to Kildonan coastal walk
Walk 15    Kilmory forest circuit
Walk 16    Sliddery and Cnocan Donn
Walk 17    Tighvein and Glenscorrodale
Walk 18    The Ross and Cnoc a’ Chapuill
Walk 19    Shiskine and Clauchan Glen
Walk 20    Balmichael and Ard Bheinn
Walk 21    The String and Beinn Bhreac
Walk 22    Blackwaterfoot and King’s Cave
Walk 23    Machrie Moor Stone Circles
Walk 24    Dougarie and Beinn Nuis
Walk 25    Dougarie and Sail Chalmadale
Walk 26    Circuit of Glen Iorsa
Walk 27    Imachar and Mullach Buidhe
Walk 28    Pirnmill and Mullach Buidhe
Walk 29    Coire-Fhionn Lochan
Walk 30    Catacol and Meall nan Damh
Walk 31    Catacol and Beinn Bhreac
Walk 32    Catacol and Beinn Tarsuinn
Walk 33    Lochranza and Meall Mòr
Walk 34    Gleann Easan Biorach
Walk 35    Lochranza and the Cock of Arran
Walk 36    Lochranza and Sail an Im
Walk 37    Sannox and Fionn Bhealach
Walk 38    North Glen Sannox Horseshoe
Walk 39    Glen Sannox Horseshoe
Walk 40    Glen Sannox to Glen Rosa
Walk 41    Corrie and Goatfell
Walk 42    Glen Rosa and Beinn Tarsuinn
Walk 43    Western Glen Rosa
Walk 44    Eastern Glen Rosa
Appendix A    Route summary table
Appendix B    Arran Coastal Way
Appendix B    Useful contacts
Appendix C    Gaelic/English glossary

Seasons

Arran is good for walking year-round: be aware that the island's population triples in the peak summer period, and deer stalking takes place mid-August to mid-October.

Centres

Brodick; Lamlash; Lochranza

Difficulty

This guide include a few easy, waymarked forest trails and low-level walks and a dozen or so moderate glen and hill walks. The rest of the routes require more effort, involving higher mountains, sometimes with hands-on scrambling. There are roads and forest tracks, hill tracks and paths, but many routes also cross pathless slopes and traverse rocky mountain ridges.

Must See

Goatfell, Holy Isle, Beinn Nuis, Beinn Tarsuinn, the Sannox Horseshoe, Glen Rosa and the Cock of Arran

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