Fairy Knowe Trail, Barr
3.5 miles (5.6 km). About 1½ hours, easy.
Start: NX 286 941. Finish: NX 286 941. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 160 m of climbing and 159 m of descent; highest point 228 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1535
- Distance
- 3.5 miles (5.6 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- About 1½ hours
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- South Ayrshire
- Total ascent
- About 160 m. Highest point 228 m
Getting there
We found no car park, station or bus stop near the start: none within a kilometre, no bus stop within 3 km and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap).
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 82 m in a kilometre (1 in 12), starting 0.4 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Walks nearby
- SC 1178Cornish Hill Trail3.3 miles, circular. Starts 7.2 miles away
- SC 1611Goldcrest Trail, Glentrool1.3 miles, circular. Starts 11 miles away
- SC 1574Two Waters Trail, Glentrool2.3 miles. Starts 11.3 miles away
- SC 1523Water of Trool Trail4.5 miles. Starts 11.7 miles away
- SC 1147Merrick Trail4.4 miles, one way. Starts 11.7 miles away
- SC 1514Loch Trool Loop5.8 miles, circular. Starts 11.8 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryandland.gov.scot on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry and Land Scotland, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry and Land Scotland).
- Facts: forestryandland.gov.scot
Something wrong or missing?
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