A circular route through farmland and along quiet country roads on the outskirts of Dalry.
Good earth footpaths, pavements and surfaced roads.
Dalry is served by both bus and rail.
The Cross, Dalry.
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There is parking at The Cross in the centre of Dalry - a popular meeting place overshadowed by Dalry Trinity and St Margaret's Church - or in one of the free car parks in the surrounding streets. Head along North Street before turning right onto the main B780 Kilbirnie Road. Keep to the pavement as the road heads out of town, and before the road crosses Rye Water at a road bridge turn left along a footpath beside a derelict (at time of writing) factory.
This path continues past the factory car park to reach a fork. The main path heads left towards Ryefield House but the path you need continues straight ahead to access Ryeside Stables. A waymarker post inscribed 'Doggartland Walk' indicates a leafy footpath to the right shadowing Rye Water. A small gate on the wall on the right provides visibility of a beautiful cast iron bridge (now unused) leading to Doggartland House (NB Doggartland House is a private home). Continuing on the indicated footpath you will skirt the river on your right as you pass Ryeside Stables (also a private home) on the left. Continue on the path past some open farmland to your right. As the path starts to rise, look for a path leading off to the right and rising uphill. Care is required to circumnavigate any muddy sections as the path narrows between a field boundary and wooded slopes of Hindog Glen.
Corralled between wire fences the path ascends slightly and gets muddier before arriving at the minor road leading to Cunningham Baidland Farm. Turn left to reach the Flashwood Bridge, a small bridge adjacent to Flashwood Farm. If a longer walk is desired turn right at Flashwood to begin an ascent of Baidland Hill or turn left to return to Dalry.
This quiet minor road passes Broadlie House on the left, where in 1892 John Fulton installed one of the first hydroelectric plants in Ayrshire in order to generate electricity for the house. The dam can be seen on the Putyan Burn close to a pedestrian bridge that gave views of the installation to visitors. Continue along the road past a cemetery and into the outskirts of Dalry. The less-minor B780 road is reached at a T-junction; turn left and then right at the next fork to return to The Cross.
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