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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum – View of Brig o' Doon loop from Alloway

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Alloway, Doonfoot And St Leonards

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum – View of Brig o' Doon loop from Alloway

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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum – View of Brig o' Doon loop from Alloway

02:25

35.1km

580m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 1.71 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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69 m

Burns Cottage

Highlight • Monument

Burns Cottage is the birthplace of the famous 18th-century Ayrshire poet, Robert Burns. The cottage is open to the public daily between 11.00–15.30 (last entry 15.00).

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818 m

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

Cared for by the National Trust for Scotland. Robert Burns is Scotland’s National Bard, and his poetry and songs are loved the world over.

nts.org.uk/visit/places/robert-burns-birthplace-museum

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1.04 km

Ayr Cycle Path Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

Smooth traffic free cycle lane leading to the coast. Nice way to get through the town without meeting any cars.

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1.27 km

Less than 20 years after Burns’ death, a committee of his strongest supporters were busy making plans to memorialise the man.

The result is this 70-foot high Grecian-style temple, designed by Sir Thomas Hamilton, complete with nine pillars representing muses from Greek mythology.

The monument was funded by subscriptions and finished in 1823. There is no admission fee for the monument and gardens, but we still raise funds today to help conserve this mighty memorial for everyone to enjoy.

Opening times

Open daily from 10am -5pm

We are closed from 12.30pm on 24 December 2017, reopening at 10am on 4 January 2018.

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1.33 km

View of Brig o' Doon

Highlight • Viewpoint

The bridge is thought to have been built in the early fifteenth century. According to John R. Hume, the bridge was built by James Kennedy, who died in 1465, but the first recorded mention was in 1512. The bridge was described as "ruinous" in 1593.

The bridge features on the 2007 series of £5 notes issued by the Bank of Scotland, alongside the statue to Robert Burns, that is located in Dumfries.

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7.98 km

Bivvy Trig Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

The view from here was pretty spectacular, the climb was huge but so was the descent in the morning!

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7.98 km

View of the Solway Firth

Highlight • Viewpoint

Worth the climbs

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7.98 km

Carrick Hills Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stunning spot at the top of the Carrick Hills providing panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, the Firth of Clyde, and the Isle of Arran. It stands at an elevation of 670 ft (204 m).

On a clam night, this would make an excellent wild camping or bivvy spot, with views in all directions to wake up to.

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35.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.6 km

5.11 km

4.15 km

774 m

236 m

207 m

Surfaces

23.6 km

11.2 km

207 m

114 m

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Tuesday 7 July

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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum – View of Brig o' Doon loop from Alloway

Burns Cottage

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

Ayr Cycle Path Tunnel

Burns Monument and Gardens

View of Brig o' Doon

Bivvy Trig Point

View of the Solway Firth

Carrick Hills Viewpoint

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