The Kintyre Forum

Attached is a briefing paper from the Forestry Commission

The Kintyre Way

Start/Finish: Tarbert Harbour Dunaverty Bay

Distance: Approx. 103 miles including all alternative options
Approx. 88 miles direct route

Time to complete: 4-7 days (depending on ability)


ROUTE SECTIONS
& SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES TERRAIN APPROX. DISTIANCE (km)
Tarbert - Skipness Forestry Commission track 15.3
Skipness - Claonaig Public Highway 4
Claonaig (cross Kintyre) - Clachan Public Highway/Open Hill/Forest Road 15.5
Clachan - Tayinloan Pavement/Shore and Foreshore 14.6
Tayinloan (cross Kintyre) - Carradale Forest road and track 24.2
Carradale - Saddell Foreshore/Public Highway 9.5
Saddell - Campbeltown Forest road/Public Highway 22.4
Campbeltown -Machrihanish Public Highway (public transport available) 9
Machrihanish - Southend Open Hill/Public High Way 27


Additional spurs to: Bellochantuy and Peninver

Ownership: Approx. 34% Forestry Commission
Approx. 30% Argyll & Bute Council
Approx. 36% Private Property

Partners: AIE – Majority Funding
FC – Funding/Implementation
SNH - Funding
KMG – Route management

Launch: 10th June 2006

Any idea of when a full scale map of the route will be available ?