Key Details
Distance and Elevation
Distance: 3.2 miles / 5.2 km (from one end to the other)
Elevation: 157ft / 48m
recommended Footwear
Road Shoes with a chance to get the supers out.
Recommended running
A fairly flat training location ideal for road sessions, tempos, or for plodding a recovery run. More sheltered than the promenade.
local coffee fix
Rocket Monkey are a local roasters that has a scenic location on the promenade last time I visited.
Local Running Shop:
FKT/Segment King:
FKT/Segment Queen:
Route details
There is plenty of parking along the sea front at Doonfoot so park wherever you get a space. The route is an out and back so a full length out and back would be 6 and half miles. Great for fast road reps or tempo runs and a better option than the promenade if windy.
There is a road to cross about a mile in so if doing intervals I would recommend using the first mile as a warm up and doing reps on the other side of the road.
If you wanted a long tempo route then combine the promenade and bike path for a nearly 6 mile long path that is mostly flat and traffic free.
Similar alternatives nearby
- River Ayr
- Ayr promenade
- Belleisle and Rozelle Parks
- Tour of Ayr
Time on Feet 