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Welcome to the Arran Coastal Way! One of Scotland’s Great Trails.

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he Arran Coastal Way offers walkers a challenging and rewarding 65-mile / 105 kilometre circular route around the beautiful Isle of Arran. Packed with amazing wildlife and fabulous scenery, the route is perfect for a week long walking holiday. The route can also be enjoyed as smaller sections and there are plenty of side trips and other attractions to visit as part of your trip to Arran.

As of June 2017 we are proud to announce that the Arran Coastal Way is recognised as one of ‘Scotland’s Great Trails’ and is the 29th Long Distance Route (LDR) to achieve this status. To be included in the Scotland’s Great Trails branded network, LDRs must fulfil certain criteria. For example, each trail is at least 25 miles long and largely off-road with a clearly defined path. The routes all have a high standard of waymarking and signage in place, with a range of visitor services along the way and an online presence with information to help all kinds of visitors plan a trip.

We hope this website gives you a taste of the route and helps you in your planning. You can view a breakdown of the different route options here. Please be sure to contact us if you have any questions, and to get on our website after walking, to give us feedback about your experiences. For the latest news and updates please see our Facebook page.

Arran Coastal Way Walk Completion Certificates are available at the reception of The Douglas Hotel, opposite the ferry terminal in Brodick and Coastal Way t-shirts can be bought from Arran Active Outdoor Shop on Brodick seafront.

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"We’ve been visiting the Isle of Arran together for 11 years now. The island never ceases to amaze me! Walking the Arran Coastal Way over seven days was a challenging but rewarding experience. Taking yourself off the road is the best way to see the most beautiful, rugged and ever-changing coastline with sandy and rocky beaches, towering cliffs with atmospheric caves. We saw oyster catchers, herons, a sea otter and seals on the coast. Inland at Machrie Standing Stones we saw a short-eared owl and curlew. My favourite part was from Lagg to Kildonan, passing the amazing Black Cave! We’ll be back to explore more of Scotland in miniature."
Dawn-Marie and Alan
South Ayrshire
"Having just returned from a terrific holiday we wanted to say thanks to you all. I have to confess to being gob-smacked that we missed such a great holiday destination on our doorstep. We can see Arran every day (subject weather of course!) and never appreciated the quality of walking and welcome that was there. We have done so many walks in Europe and at home but Arran Coastal Way is up there with the best."
Tom & Karen
Prestwick
"The Arran Coastal Way is a stunning walk in a beautiful setting. The wildlife you will see is immense. We have seen otters, seals, deer and plenty of birds. A perfect place to spot wild animals easily and to learn more about it. There is a huge range of various accommodation on the way from wild camping, campsites, hostels and bunkhouses to B&B /Hotels. The Way can cover all of them. We would walk it again and it won't be our last time on Arran."
Benjamin
Edinburgh
"Beautiful island, friendly locals and stunning coastal route. Tougher then we anticipated in parts, we also walked up Goatfell on our first day but only made it up 3/4 as the weather changed and visability was poor. Overall fantastic experience. We saw lots of wildlife and marine life including two separate sightings of otters - pure delight."
Linda
Midlothian
"Great 4 days walking, couldn't have asked for better weather (we know Arran so 4 days without rain is a treat!). Really enjoyed wild camping and varied terrain. Found some new spots on the island that we never knew existed!"
Fiona
Perth
"Last week I walked the coastal path from Lochranza to Sannox Bay - probably the finest coastal walk I've done. On the way I met a couple of guys maintaining the path and stopped to chat to say how much I appreciated their efforts. They were very polite, enthusiastic and clearly professional as they talked about maintaining the path in an environmentally sensitive manner. (Interestingly they didn't stop working while chatting!). The path improvements will make a huge difference for walkers without turning into the motorways you find in other parts of the country."
K. Waite
Ayrshire
"I liked the mix of wild landscape, sightseeing and civilization, i.e. a cold beer in a nice pub. The way can be a little exhausting in bad weather. I had bad luck on two sections, fortunately not on the boulder fields (by the way one of the most impressive walks I ever did). The section from Lochranza to Blackwaterfoot was mainly on tarmac, but I can't see any alternative there. My conclusion: it was worth flying in from Germany, not too hard but rich in variety."
Norbert Siemer
"I thought the section from Sannox to Lochranza was one of the finest bits of walking I've ever done - in 30 years of hiking! And why is everyone on Arran so friendly, is it something in the water (or the whisky!)?"
Iain Barker
Yorkshire

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