Clauchland hills fort from Brodick

A short Sunday morning style of route from the centre of Brodick. As we were staying in the Douglas hotel this route starts from the hotel car park. The hotel is easy to spot in the town and sits just across from the ferry terminal.

Leaving the hotel we head up the hill on the main Arran road. This is a short distance of being on a pavement, less than . You leave the main road taking a small country road on your left and from this point the run does become very nice.

Although the initial part the views are blocked by hedges, these soon open up to give much better views. We didn't seem too bothered with the horse flies on this route as we have been on Arran, but perhaps we just got lucky. This road isn't busy so it does make for some nice running.

Once over a small bridge the road changes to a dirt road from tarmac. This road eventually ends at a small building, Dunfion Bagpipes when we last did the route. The path you need to take is on the right of these buildings, just before you reach them. The route is now trail and you are heading up the hill.

This part is mostly in the trees but once it opens up you are rewarded by some lovely views all around. The old fort is a short distance from the path and clearly marked. From the trig point the views are wonderful across the whole area.

We turned and went back the way the way we came. However, there is a path off the hill towards Clachlands Point and from there a path runs along the beach before heading back inland. At this stage we have not researched if this would make a possible loop, but Arran will be visited again with additional routes added. This was plannned for 2020 but impacted by the virus. If you know this area and the loop route is possible, please let us know and we will update accordingly.

Back to Brodick and the Douglas Hotel. We enjoyed our stay at the Douglas with sitting outside on a sunny day with a glass of beer a nice reward for a day of running.