Cowal Way

Cowal Way
Cowal Way marker post above Donich Water
Length 92 km (57 mi)
Location Cowal, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Established 2000
Designation Scotland’s Great Trails
Trailheads
Use Hiking, Biking
Elevation
Elevation gain/loss 1,810 metres (5,940 ft) gain[1]
Highest point 520 m (1,710 ft)
Lowest point Sea Level
Hiking details
Season All Year
Waymark Yes
Website http://www.cowalway.co.uk/

The Cowal Way is a waymarked footpath through the Cowal peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, between Portavadie on Cowal and Inveruglas on Loch Lomond side. The way is 92 kilometres (57 mi) long,[2][3][4][5] and is suitable for both walkers and mountain bikers.[2] Much of the route is also suitable for experienced horseriders, although in some places steps, narrow footbridges and gates may restrict access for horses. A review to identify these obstacles and suggest alternative routes and/or remedial measures, was undertaken in 2016.[6]

The route was first established in 2000,[2] and is managed by the Colintraive and Glendaruel Development Trust.[7] Since 2016 the Cowal Way has been listed as one of Scotland's Great Trails by Scottish Natural Heritage.[8] The route is fully waymarked with the Cowal Way logo, which depicts a stylised image of a path in a landscape of hills and lochs.[9][10]

The Cowal Way links directly to the Three Lochs Way, which shares the section between Arrochar and Inveruglas.[11][12][13] There are also indirect links to three further Great Trails at both end points of the Cowal Way. At Portavadie there is a Caledonian MacBrayne ferry service to Tarbert, which is one of termini of the Kintyre Way, whilst at Inveruglas there is a passenger ferry across Loch Lomond to Inversnaid, which is one of the termini of the Great Trossachs Path, and lies on the West Highland Way.[14][15][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Trails". Scotland's Great Trails. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Cowal Way". Cowal Way. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  3. ↑ "The Cowal Way". WalkHighlands. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Cowal Way". Long Distance Walkers Association. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cowal Way". GPS Cycle and Walking Routes. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Vyv Wood-Gee (May 2016). "Cowal Way Multi-use Access Notes" (PDF). Cowal Way. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  7. ↑ "Who We Are". Cowal Way. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  8. ↑ "The Cowal Way joins the SGT family". Scotland's Great Trails. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  9. ↑ "Cowal Way News" (PDF). Cowal Way. Autumn 2015. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  10. ↑ "FAQs". Cowal Way. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
  11. ↑ "Arrochar to Inveruglas". Three Lochs Way. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  12. ↑ "Lochgoilhead to Inveruglas". Cowal Way. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
  13. 1 2 "The Cowal Way". Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
  14. ↑ Ordnance Survey. 1:50000 Landranger Sheet 56. Lomond & Inveraray.
  15. ↑ Ordnance Survey. 1:50000 Landranger Sheet 62. North Kintyre & Tarbert.
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