Connect Irvine with Slow Ways
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Give a hike!Irvine / Irbhinn
North Ayrshire
Slow Ways linking Irvine and Kilmarnock, Kilwinning, Saltcoats, Stevenston, Stewarton, Troon
Scotland / North Ayrshire / Irvine
Irvine’s six Slow Ways are 54% checked
Help connect Irvine
Many Slow Ways have several route options. Some will be better than others, or good for different reasons.
Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
Give a hike and help get a for every one of Irvine’s Slow Ways.
Walk to Irvine from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Irvine—Kilmarnock
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Irvkil one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 111m | Descent 85m | |
Irvine—Kilmarnock
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Irvkil two |
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1 Y |
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Verify me | Distance 15km/9mi | Ascent - | Descent - | ||
Irvine—Stewarton
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Irvste one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 14km/9mi | Ascent 171m | Descent 71m | |
Irvine—Troon
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Irvtro one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 12km/7mi | Ascent 69m | Descent 67m | ||
Kilwinning—Irvine
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Kilirv one |
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2 X |
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Enjoy me | Distance 7km/4mi | Ascent 47m | Descent 58m | ||
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Saltcoats—Irvine
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Salirv one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 14km/8mi | Ascent 88m | Descent 87m | ||
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Stevenston—Irvine
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Steirv one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 10km/6mi | Ascent 76m | Descent 80m |
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Collective progress
57% of Irvine’s six route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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7 people have contributed to Irvine’s Slow Ways
1 people have pledged to walk and review a route
2 people have surveyed a route in Irvine
61km out of 85km have been walked and reviewed
125km of reviews have been shared in Irvine
Latest Updates
Review of Slow Ways route Irvtro one (Irvine to Troon). I walked this moderate-length route on a bright afternoon in July 2024....
wellchoughed
After passing through an underpass under a busy road it joins a quiet and pleasant cyclepath (NCN Route 7/73) through farmland and open countryside....
wellchoughed
Review of Slow Ways route Irvkil two (Irvine to Kilmarnock). I walked this route in two sections: the first from Dreghorn to Kilmarnock at the end of May 2024 and the second, Irvine to Dreghorn, two months later....
wellchoughed
The route leaving Irvine is complicated by some building work going on next to the river, but once you reach the river it is quite easy to follow....
Mary Oz
A good route but the original route doesn't show enough detail, particularly at the Irvine end, and also near Dreghorn. I had to double back several times. Also, it is so loosely plotted that correct plotting adds at least half a mile to the distance....
Mary Oz
After passing beneath the A78 the route followed an obvious former railway line of some kind, and was separated from the (at the time) quiet B779 road, although lots of cyclists didn't seem to realise that this was a separate cycle track from the road. After walking beneath the A737 I'm not sure why there was a detour around the field when you could have stayed alongside the river, however the route into Irvine was pretty straightforward....
Mary Oz
Beautiful walk along the beach from Troon to Irvine. Easy going and possible at high tide. Sandy underfoot....
Ssujh1
The majority of the route is wheelchair accessible, apart from a short stretch at the start of the route in Kilwinning, where the route moves away from the route of National Cycle Network Route 7....
andydeas
Beautiful walk, mainly on a sandy beach with stunning views to Arran. Not really suitable for wheelchair users which is why I have given it 4 stars instead of 5. Train station at either end and lots of excellent places to eat....
Irene
Very easy surfaced path along old railway line. Currently blocked at Knockentiber by bridge repairs but you can scramble round that....
David Brazier
Irvine’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
NS3165138530
Lat / Lon
55.61116° / -4.67433°
Easting / Northing
231,651E / 638,530N
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