SC 1544
King's Cave Trail
3 miles (4.8 km), circular, coastal. Starts and finishes at King's Cave car park. About 1 hour, easy.
Start: NR 897 314, and finish. 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 173 m of climbing and 173 m of descent; highest point 111 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1544
- Distance
- 3 miles (4.8 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Type
- Circular, coastal
- Walking time
- About 1 hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- North Ayrshire
- Total ascent
- About 173 m. Highest point 111 m
Getting there
Starts and finishes at the same place, marked by the dot on the map.
- Bus stop
- Rowanbank, 980 m from the start. Directions NR 894 324
- Car park
- King's cave parking (free), 10 m from the start. Directions NR 897 314
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 109 m in a kilometre (1 in 9), starting 1.6 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- UK 025Arran Coastal WayShares 1.6 miles of path with this route. This route starts and finishes on it at King's Cave car park.
Walks nearby
- SC 1530Deer Hill Trail, Carradale3.8 miles. Starts 6.8 miles away
- SC 1598Lagaville Trail1.5 miles, circular. Starts 7.4 miles away
- SC 1534Clauchland Hills Trail3.5 miles, circular. Starts 7.6 miles away
- SC 1191Fisherman's Walk3.1 miles, circular. Starts 7.8 miles away
- SC 1499Goatfell from Brodick6.5 miles. Starts 8.3 miles away
- SC 1545Loch Garbad Trail3 miles. Starts 9 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
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