Largs Seafront – Brisbane Glen Road loop from Ardrossan South Beach

Largs Seafront – Brisbane Glen Road loop from Ardrossan South Beach

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Largs Seafront – Brisbane Glen Road loop from Ardrossan South Beach

03:48

84.7km

640m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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After 9.62 km for 218 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

10.3 km

Highthorn Wood

Forest

12.3 km

Poteath Bank Plantation

Forest

15.1 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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21.3 km

Largs–Cumbrae Ferry

Highlight • Structure

The Calmac ferry over to Cumbrae takes 10 minutes and goes every half an hour in the summer (check timetable for other times of the year)

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22.2 km

Largs Ferry Terminal

Highlight • Settlement

22.6 km

Largs Seafront

Highlight • Beach

lots of options to fuel up before leaving towards Glasgow route or Greenock. Moreover another option would be a short ferry to Isle of Cumbrae, which has a nice cycle friendly 10 mile circumnavigation of island.

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24.5 km

Brisbane Glen Road

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Just you, the road, the views and the sheep! Old Largs Road is a stunning piece of road that links Largs and Loch Thom.

Sometimes it really is just you …

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54.0 km

Wemyss Bay Railway Station

Highlight • Rest Area

The station incorporates the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry terminal connecting mainland Scotland to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute.

The station was designed by James Miller in 1903 for the Caledonian …

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64.0 km

Magnus the Viking Statue

Highlight • Historical Site

The 16 feet tall steel statue of Magnus the Viking was erected in 2013 to commemorate the 750th anniversary of the the Battle of Largs in 1263 when the Scots …

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78.0 km