Walk 109 – Burns’ Trail, Alloway – 3.8 miles

Exit the car park through a metal archway. Cross the B7024 and turn right. Look out for the Poet’s Path on the left and follow it until the second fork where you turn right to cross the footbridge. Cross the road (Murdoch’s Loan) towards the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum. Once outside the entrance turn right down Auld Nick’s View. At the end of the street cross the road to visit the Auld Alloway Kirk. Cross back over then turn right to walk past the new Alloway Church. Take the first road on your left. Pass through the gated entrance to the Burns Monument and Gardens and after having a look around (and climbing the monument if you wish!), exit the gardens via some steps at the opposite end from where you entered. Cross the road to walk across the cobbled Brig o’ Doon. Follow the earth track through the trees and onto B7024/High Maybole Road. Turn right then cross the road onto Longhill Avenue on your left. On reaching a bridge there is a set of steps on the right hand side of the road which lead you down onto the tree-lined Burton Cycle Track. Follow this track for 1.2 miles until it ends on A79/Maybole Road where you turn left. Look out for a narrow earth track on your left just a little past Kersepark at a bridge. Follow this track along Slaphouse Burn until you emerge into Rozelle park. Turn left to continue through the trees and at the Pavillion turn right. Take the first left through a gate and continue past Rozelle House. Pass through the gardens of Rozelle House, emerging onto the Bridle Path in front of the duck pond. Turn left then second left (last turn before exiting the park) along a tree-lined footpath which runs adjacent to the busy B7024/Monument Road. The path bends to the left after which you exit the park to the right onto Burness Avenue. Cross over to Wellpark and continue along to a crossroads. Turn right onto Clochranhill Road then left onto B7024. You will arrive at Burns Cottage shortly after. The car park is a little further along on the left.