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Lochranza Castle – Largs Seafront loop from Tarbert

Lochranza Castle – Largs Seafront loop from Tarbert

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5.0

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Lochranza Castle – Largs Seafront loop from Tarbert

07:19

163km

1,180m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes ferry crossings

Check ferry timetable.

After 16.8 km for 7.30 km

After 48.3 km for 21.1 km

After 100 km for 11.5 km

After 126 km for 436 m

After 157 km for 5.57 km

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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25.4 km

Lochranza Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

Occasionally you have to give way to deer walking along main road in village next to Castle.

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26.1 km

Lochranza Castle and Arran Distillery

Highlight • Castle

Arran Distillery has been producing fine single malt Scotch whisky since 1994. Starting life as rainwater falling in Loch Na Davie in the hills high above the distillery, and flavoured …

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26.3 km

Climb from Lochranza to Sannox

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Climb from Lochranza towards Sannox with views (weather permitting) of Goat Fell to the south.

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30.1 km

Lochranza Road Climb

Highlight • Climb

This is a fantastic road climb with very little traffic.

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44.4 km

Seal Rocks

Highlight • Viewpoint

Not offical name i am sure. :) I was very lucky to see many wild seals all around these cliffs. Stop here and try your luck as well

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79.5 km

Highthorn Wood

Forest

81.5 km

Poteath Bank Plantation

Forest

87.0 km

Beach

91.0 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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143 km

Tighnabruaich Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

The climb from either direction earns you this amazing view.

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162 km

East Loch Tarbert

Bay

163 km

Tarbert Waterfront

Highlight • Rest Area

Backed by rugged hills and fronting on to an attractive natural harbour, the village is still home to a working fishing fleet and is an increasingly popular destination for the …

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163 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

63.4 km

45.8 km

24.5 km

21.6 km

3.71 km

3.70 km

815 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

109 km

47.8 km

4.45 km

1.96 km

308 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 19 July

18°C

12°C

17 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

September 8, 2023,5 Ferries - scorchio🥵🥵🚴‍♂️😎

Cracking day out😊
Clockwise again, this time with Jim and Drew 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️

August 26, 2023,5 Ferries clockwise with Weegie Wheelers🚴‍♂️😎

First outing with the Weegie’s and it was a good one. Thanks everyone, especially Weegie Wheeler 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🚴‍♀️ AKA Alex Hamilton for making me feel welcome🙏😊

July 28, 2023,5 Ferries ⛴️ with Steve, Jim and Drew🚴‍♂️😎

That was hard going keeping up with these guys. I feel soooo old👨‍🦳
Still a cracking day out and great to meet the Cycle Crieff riders - who are also faster than me🙄. Time to re-evaluate the training plan… or just get an electric bike😂

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Lochranza Castle

Lochranza Castle and Arran Distillery

Climb from Lochranza to Sannox

Lochranza Road Climb

Seal Rocks

Largs Seafront

Tighnabruaich Viewpoint

Tarbert Waterfront

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