Leave the station car park turning right along Cubrieshaw St, with the garage on your left.
Go right at Gateside St out of the town going straight on (left) at the island.
150m past the island turn right up toward Crosbie Main farm.
In 1km fork left up past the farm and in a further 300m pass the red brick water treatment building, through a gate and along the now rough track, passing a reservior as you walk to the edge of the moor.
Through the gate go left along the wall climbing gently, just beyond the sheep pens fork a little left off the obvious quad track, continue walking along the wall.
The track descends a little to a fence, follow the fence right.
Just beyond two large boulders (nice place for a break) follow a muddy track down a little at first then contouring around the hill to the east end of Glenburn Reservior.
Cross the burn and follow the track a little right to the road.
Go left down the road 300m leaving it to the right just before the trees up a rough track.
Continue along this track for 1.5km beside the wall all the way toits end at a gate, through the gate , left 15m, through another gate, right along the wall 200m to another gate into the trees.
Go onto the track beyond the gate.
In 250m admire the view of Largs over a gate but continue in the trees for another 300m where you must go over a stile (nice view a few paces left) cross a burn and go up to a gate (25m).
Cross the field diagonally down to a gate, through the gate, crossing the field diagonally right to a dip and access to the Fairlie Glen footpath.
If you are going to Fairlie turn left down to the castle, left behind the castle down a narrow track then left at the bottom to the railway station or straight on for the main road and a bus.
Trains are on the hour going to West Kilbride, buses are 10minutes after the hour and half hour.
If going to Largs climb up to a gate on the left, go through it passing Bourtrees in 300m continue into Kelburn turning right uphill.
At the top of the climb opposite Fairlieward entrance zig zag downhill over a bridge and continue 2km out to Hailie Brae .
Go left downhill without a footpath for 150m and at the traffic lights go into the drive of Hailie house, there is a footpath beyond the house to Douglas park and out to the main road, go right into Largs and the station or bus stop.
Trains are 5 minutes to the hour and buses are on the hour and half hour.
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