Wemyss Bay — Largs
Wemlar one
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Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Wemyss Bay and Largs.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Wemyss Bay and Largs.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 2
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (2)
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Downloads - 4
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Facilities
Facilities in the middle third of this route.
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Accessibility
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Measurements
Surveyors were asked to measure the narrowest and steepest parts of paths.
The narrowest part of the path is 70.0cm (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking East 21.0% (1)
The steepest uphill gradient walking West 21.0% (1)
The steepest camber: no data
How clear is the waymarking on the route: Clear (1)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
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Start and end points
Wemyss Bay
Grid Ref
NS1936668536
Lat / Lon
55.87601° / -4.88895°
Easting / Northing
219,366E / 668,536N
What3Words
boss.buzzards.rejoin
Largs
Grid Ref
NS2017059422
Lat / Lon
55.79453° / -4.87009°
Easting / Northing
220,170E / 659,422N
What3Words
hedgehog.finishes.proves
Wemlar One's land is
Wemyss Bay | |
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Grid Ref | NS1936668536 |
Lat / Lon | 55.87601° / -4.88895° |
Easting / Northing | 219,366E / 668,536N |
What3Words | boss.buzzards.rejoin |
Largs | |
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Grid Ref | NS2017059422 |
Lat / Lon | 55.79453° / -4.87009° |
Easting / Northing | 220,170E / 659,422N |
What3Words | hedgehog.finishes.proves |
Coast | 0.6% |
Moors | 0.0% |
Other agricultural land | 15.1% |
Pasture | 35.9% |
Urban | 35.9% |
Woods | 12.5% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Wellchoughed
24 Jul 2024Review of Slow Ways route Wemlar one (Wemyss Bay to Largs)
I walked this route on an overcast afternoon in July 2024. As hinted by the previous reviewer, it is a hidden gem, full of history, nature and coastal scenery. The route follows quiet back roads, avoiding the busy coastal road just down the hill. The walking is entirely along tarmac, but the traffic is light and the going mostly easy (with only a few quite steep, uphill sections). I encountered no problems in walking the route, and I would also consider it suitable as a cycling route. There is only one point at which a wrong turning might be taken, but the route is clearly mapped so this should not happen. All in all, an excellent route which I can heartily recommend.
Mary Oz
06 Jun 2024I can’t believe I was pioneering this route; it was gorgeous! Despite the constant rain I was aware that there were wonderful views out across the Firth of Clyde to the islands and the Cowal Peninsula. Almost the entire route was on a quiet tarmacked lane with almost no traffic whatsoever, but with verges and hedges dripping with wild flowers.
There were no facilities along the way (other than a bus stop 0.6k/0.4m north of Skelmorlie Bridge where the route touches the A78, and possibly holiday let cottage) but there were café and toilets at Wemyss Bay (at the most beautiful railway station in the country) and plenty at Largs, both places having good transport links too.
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