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Goatfell & Glen Rosa loop from Brodick — Isle of Arran

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Goatfell & Glen Rosa loop from Brodick — Isle of Arran

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5.0

(2)

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Goatfell & Glen Rosa loop from Brodick — Isle of Arran

03:11

22.2km

920m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 7, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Ferry Terminal

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8.52 km

Goatfell Summit

Highlight • Viewpoint

Highest point of the island known as ‘Scotland in Miniature’, Goatfell is the sharp centrepiece to Arran’s under-rated and startling highlands. Towering above the village of Brodick, it is an easy objective amongst a sensational world of jagged granite peaks. What it lacks in height, Goatfell makes up in sheer drama.

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9.35 km

North Goatfell

Highlight • Viewpoint

North Goatfell stands at 2,684 feet (818 m), while the main summit to the south rises to 2,867 feet (874 m). It's not classified separately but does feel like a worthy high point and the obvious other end to the Stacach Ridge. It's often climbed on the way or in descent from the main summit. You get great views from here out across the sea to Bute.

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12.9 km

Glen Rosa

Highlight • Gorge

As height is gained, the river snakes back down the glen, a classic u shaped valley perfectly framed.

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22.2 km

End point

Ferry Terminal

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.0 km

8.98 km

826 m

416 m

Surfaces

15.2 km

2.83 km

2.09 km

1.28 km

718 m

109 m

Elevation

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Highest point (830 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 5 May

11°C

5°C

13 %

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Trail Reviews

elisedowning

August 1, 2023, Goat Fell and Glen Rosa

This route has got it all! Coast path, mountains, scrambles, lush valley runs. Visibility was rubbish at the top of Goat Fell but the cloud lifted as I headed down to North Goat Fell and I started to see what all the Arran fuss was about. Some scrambling sections which I definitely didn’t take the best lines over, so I wouldn’t follow my route too closely between Goat Fell and North Goat Fell.

Goatfell & Glen Rosa loop from Brodick — Isle of Arran

Goatfell Summit

North Goatfell

Glen Rosa

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