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Seamill Beach – The Pencil Monument loop from Ardrossan South Beach

Seamill Beach – The Pencil Monument loop from Ardrossan South Beach

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Seamill Beach – The Pencil Monument loop from Ardrossan South Beach

02:08

47.5km

420m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.91 km

View of Horse Isle and the Beacon

Highlight • Natural Monument

Horse Isle is a nature reserve, run by the RSPB. The Arran ferry passes close to the island. Two smaller islands, North Islet and East Islet, skirt the east coast …

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4.44 km

View of Arran from North Shore

Highlight • Beach

6.71 km

Seamill Beach

Highlight • Beach

9.69 km

Highthorn Wood

Forest

11.7 km

Poteath Bank Plantation

Forest

14.5 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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18.5 km

The Pencil Monument

Highlight • Historical Site

In the early 1900s the local council ran a competition to design a statue here. The winner was a bronze statue of King Alexaner pointing out to sea. Unfortunately it was too expensive so thy build this pencil instead...

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24.3 km

Clyde Coast & Garnock Valley Crematorium

Highlight • Other

An award wining crematorium with one of the loveliest back drops and looking down the Garnock Valley.

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28.6 km

Camphill Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

An earth embankment dam, which was constructed by Paisley Corporation Water Works and opened in 1881, to supply drinking water to the town of Paisley. Today it is operated by Scottish Water.

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47.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.0 km

17.5 km

9.55 km

2.06 km

293 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

43.8 km

3.14 km

416 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

21°C

14°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Seamill Beach – The Pencil Monument loop from Ardrossan South Beach

View of Horse Isle and the Beacon

View of Arran from North Shore

Seamill Beach

View of Cumbrae and the Clyde from Fairlie

The Pencil Monument

Clyde Coast & Garnock Valley Crematorium

Camphill Reservoir

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