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Isle of Arran

Arran Coastal Way with Thistle Trekking

A guided walk round the whole of Arran on the 65-mile Arran Coastal Way, led by a mountain leader, with rooms, baggage and a support vehicle arranged.

Welcome

The Arran Coastal Way is a 65-mile route right round the island, recognised as one of Scotland's Great Trails.

It sets out from Brodick and passes through Sannox, Lochranza, Blackwaterfoot, Lagg, Whiting Bay and Lamlash before returning to the ferry, with the high granite peaks never far away.

Thistle Trekking leads guided walks along the whole route. Every trip is led by a qualified guide, a UK Mountain Leader or higher, and the company arranges the accommodation, carries the bags between stops and keeps a support vehicle close by. If a day proves too long, a trek manager can drive you round a section instead.

Get in touch with Thistle Trekking for the next dates.

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Before you go

Guided trips on set dates; contact Thistle Trekking for the next.

Route
65 miles round Arran.
Guide
A qualified mountain leader.
Included
Rooms, baggage, support vehicle.

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Where it is

The Arran Coastal Way starts and finishes in Brodick, by the ferry.

Close byArran.
  1. Hutton’s UnconformityHutton’s UnconformityUnder a mile 1 min by road
  2. Isle of Arran Heritage MuseumIsle of Arran Heritage Museum2 miles 3 min by road
  3. ARRAN Sense of ScotlandARRAN Sense of ScotlandThe island's bath, body and home fragrance maker, founded in 1989 and still making its products at Home Farm near Brodick, with a shop.2 miles 3 min by road
  4. Brodick Castle, Garden and Country ParkBrodick Castle, Garden and Country ParkThe castle above Brodick Bay.3 miles 8 min by road
  5. Goat FellGoat FellArran's highest hill.7 miles 16 min by road
  6. Lochranza CastleLochranza CastleA castle on the northern shore.20 miles 27 min by road
Directions
Arran's Cheese Shop entrance with red pillars and a wooden signboard outsideShoppingArran's Cheese Shop2.3 miles
Waterfall on a moorland stream with jagged peaks rising beyondAttractionsGlen Rosa2.4 miles
Waterfall tumbling through rocks below Skye's jagged Cuillin peaksAttractionsThe Blue Pool, Glen Rosa2.4 miles
Vintage pale blue van converted into a coffee stall beside treesRestaurantsThe French Fox, Brodick2.5 miles
Wooden dinosaur sculpture beside a black timber café with picnic tables on sandRestaurantsArran Botanical Drinks, Cladach2.6 miles
Deli staff stack pizza boxes beside shelves of tinned tomatoes and wine bottlesRestaurantsThe Parlour, Brodick2.7 miles
Curved sandy beach beside a coastal village, hills rising behind the rooftopsAttractionsBrodick Bay3.2 miles
Cloud drifting over jagged rocky ridgelines with grassy slopes belowAttractionsCìr Mhòr4.1 miles as the crow flies
Tall standing stones on Machrie Moor with Arran's hills beyondAttractionsMachrie Moor Stone Circles4.8 miles

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