📌 Brodick, Isle of Arran
★★★★
The low Clauchland Hills form a ridge separating Brodick from Lamlash, with only the summits peeking above extensive forestry plantations. They receive relatively few visitors (we only saw only one other person on our late July visit), yet offer breathtaking views, both north to Brodick and Goatfell, and south to Lamlash and Holy Island. Car parks on three sides make quick ascents possible, but for the ultimate exploration of the range, this nine-mile circuit from Brodick ticks all the boxes. After a traverse of the ridge, returning via the surprisingly rough coast path north from Clauchlands Point gives views of the steep-sided hills from below, accompanied by waves breaking on the rocky shore.
📷 Chronological photo guide
Goatfell from Brodick 
Brodick Bay 
Track out of Brodick 
Fairy Glen 
Viewpoint above Fairy Glen 
Forestry track approach to the Clauchland Hills 
Ascent path 
Clauchland Hills summit, Lamlash beyond 
View over Brodick Bay 
Holy Island 
View ahead along the ridge 
Track descent & Holy Island 
164m trig pillar & fort 
Corriegills & Goatfell Range 
View back from the descent to Clauchland Point 
Tall bracken in summer 
Coastal return 
Stonechat 
Coastal return 
Coastal return 
Harbour near Corriegills Point 
Clauchland Hills from Corriegills 
Goatfell from Strathwhillan Farm
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish on Main Street (A841), Brodick village centre, Isle of Arran
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 020359
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.576767,-5.142462
🚌🚢 Bus / ferry to Brodick
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 14 km / 9 mi | ▲ 460 m | ⌛ 4-5 hr
Features: 🏠 Brodick ★★ & village sights; △ Clauchland Hills (260 m); 🌊 Clauchlands Point & coastline
⬤⬤ Moderate to Tough | Clear paths with mostly gradual ascent to Clauchland Hills summit, steeper near top. Narrow path for descent to Clauchlands Point, with high bracken in late summer. Coast path to Corriegills Point is quite rough / rocky, then a mix of tracks, paths & field boundaries for final section. ⚠️ Approach to Corriegills Point may flood during highest tides.
Download file for GPS➡️ Anticlockwise circuit: start & Brodick – Fairy Glen – viewpoint at 🧭 NS 018336 – Clauchland Hills summit – 164m trig point to east – Clauchland Point – coastal variant of Arran Coastal Way via Corriegills Point to start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Stonechats, other small birds, oystercatchers, seagulls. Dragonflies, froglets. Crabs in the harbour near Corriegills Point. Sheep on final inland section.
Weather: Mostly sunny overhead, but cloud drifting onto Goatfell Range to north. Temperature in high teens.
July 2022
