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DAY 2

Ballantrae to Girvan

StartKennedy Mausoleum, Ballantrae NX 083 824FinishGirvan harbour NX 182 982Distance13 miles (21 km)Time5 hoursTerrainFairly flat using sandy and shingly beach, pavements, an old coach road and grass verge. However, there is one section that travels directly beside the busy A77 trunk road for a couple of miles where only a verge separates you from the road. Take great care here, especially if you are in a large group or with young children or dogs.MapsOS Landranger 76; OS Explorer 317 and 326RefreshmentsThere is a shop and hotel in Ballantrae, a bistro at Lendalfoot and several shops, pubs and restaurants in Girvan.TransportRegular Stagecoach buses run between Girvan town centre and Ballantrae (See Appendix C). Girvan railway station (services including Ayr, Kilmarnock and Stranraer) is on Vicarton Street.

From Ballantrae the route heads down to the village's lovely harbour and onto a long stretch of sandy beach leading to Bennane Head (at one time the home of the notorious cannibal Sawney Bean). From here the path climbs directly beside the main A77 trunk road, which has to be crossed twice during the route so real care must be taken. The route descends into the quiet hamlet of Lendalfoot where a mixture of pavement and shore leads towards Kennedy's Pass and onto a superb old coach road that climbs high above the coast, providing magnificent views as well as being home to a variety of wildlife. It then drops back down to the coast and continues alongside the A77 into the busy town of Girvan using pavement, beach and promenade.