Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Running trails & routes

The Pencil Monument – Largs Seafront loop from Largs

Routes

Running trails & routes

The Pencil Monument – Largs Seafront loop from Largs

Moderate

runners

The Pencil Monument – Largs Seafront loop from Largs

00:53

8.57km

50m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1.16 km

Largs Community Garden

Highlight • Structure

A lovingly cared for community garden 🌱🌺🍂. The group of volunteers who keep it very well maintained all year round have even created a Facebook page: facebook.com/Largsorganicgdn

Tip by

2.55 km

View of Great Cumbrae

Highlight • Beach

Great views but busy with dog walkers and families !

Tip by

2.75 km

Sandy Beach Between Largs and the Pencil Monument

Highlight • Beach

Sandy beach between Largs and the historic Pencil monument.

Tip by

3.16 km

In the early 1900s the local council ran a competition to design a statue here. The winner was a bronze statue of King Alexaner pointing out to sea. Unfortunately it was too expensive so thy build this pencil instead...

Tip by

5.53 km

Magnus the Viking Statue

Highlight • Historical Site

The 16 feet tall steel statue of Magnus the Viking was erected in 2013 to commemorate the 750th anniversary of the the Battle of Largs in 1263 when the Scots …

Tip by

5.65 km

Largs Seafront

Highlight • Beach

lots of options to fuel up before leaving towards Glasgow route or Greenock. Moreover another option would be a short ferry to Isle of Cumbrae, which has a nice cycle friendly 10 mile circumnavigation of island.

Tip by

6.00 km

Largs D-Day Connection Information Board

Highlight • Historical Site

"As people stroll along the beautiful shore front at Largs, many will be unaware of the town's pivotal role in what was the biggest seabourne invasion in history - the …

Tip by

8.51 km

Halkshill Estate Entrance

Highlight • Rest Area

This is what you look for (Halkshill Estate) if you do this route as Largs->Dalry.

maps.app.goo.gl/7HY1ZoUExLtqgeys6

Tip by

8.57 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.48 km

2.61 km

1.59 km

793 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.63 km

2.48 km

266 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Monday 22 June

21°C

14°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

113

Loch Thom & Dunrod Hill Moors loop from Greenock Cut Visitor Centre

01:19h

10.6km

110m

Hard

4.5

Balloch Castle & Knockour Hill loop from Balloch — Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park

01:12h

9.49km

220m

Hard

5.0

Goatfell & Glen Rosa loop from Brodick — Isle of Arran

03:11h

22.2km

920m

Moderate

4.0

New Town Trail

00:37h

5.91km

20m

Hard

Ayrshire Coastal Path

02:13h

20.5km

40m

Moderate

Bogany Wood to Loch Fad loop from Rothesay Castle

01:11h

10.4km

170m

Hard

Puck's Glen and Cnoc a' Mhadaidh Loop

01:08h

8.79km

330m

Moderate

178

White Bridge – Eglinton Castle Tower loop from Kilwinning

00:55h

8.18km

40m

Moderate

125

Graffiti Tunnel – Kingfisher Mural loop from Paisley Gilmour Street

00:59h

9.55km

40m

Hard

5.0

Loch Humphrey – The Slacks Summit loop from Kilpatrick

02:14h

17.4km

550m

Moderate

3.5

Balloch Marina – Balloch Castle loop from Arden

01:12h

11.3km

80m

Hard

View of The Slacks – The Slacks Summit loop from Kilpatrick

01:11h

8.54km

340m

The Pencil Monument – Largs Seafront loop from Largs

Largs Community Garden

View of Great Cumbrae

Sandy Beach Between Largs and the Pencil Monument