Blaeloch Hill
407mM Marilyn
Blaeloch Hill is a Marilyn, 407m high, and also counts as a HuMP. The Marilyns are hills anywhere in Britain and Ireland with at least 150 metres of prominence, whatever their height.
Fairlie is the nearest station, 2.1 mi (about 2.5 to 3 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Fairlie it's about 1.5 hours to the summit, 1 in 9 on average. Largs is next, 3.5 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot), and 14 stations are within 10 miles in all.
Stations within 10 miles of Blaeloch Hill, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
- Fairlie2.1 mi (about 2.5 to 3 mi on foot) · 1.5 hours1 in 9 on average to the summit
- Largs3.5 mi (about 4.5 to 5 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours1 in 12 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- West Kilbride4.8 mi (about 6 to 7 mi on foot) · 3 hours1 in 18 on average to the summit
- Dalry5.1 mi (about 6.5 to 7.5 mi on foot) · 3 hours1 in 21 on average to the summit
- Glengarnock5.1 mi (about 6.5 to 7.5 mi on foot) · 3 hours1 in 21 on average to the summit
- Lochwinnoch7.5 mi (about 9.5 to 11 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours1 in 24 on average to the summitBronze walking rating
- Kilwinning8.0 mi (about 10.5 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
- Ardrossan South Beach8.2 mi (about 10.5 to 12 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 24 on average to the summit
- Ardrossan Town8.3 mi (about 11 to 12 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 25 on average to the summit
- Ardrossan Harbour8.3 mi (about 11 to 12 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 25 on average to the summit
- Saltcoats8.7 mi (about 11.5 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours1 in 24 on average to the summit
- Wemyss Bay8.8 mi (about 11.5 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 5.5 hours1 in 16 on average to the summit
- Stevenston8.9 mi (about 11.5 to 13 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
- Howwood (Renfrewshire)9.9 mi (about 13 to 14.5 mi on foot) · 5.5 to 6 hours to the summit