Starting from the pier continue walking uphill and follow the road to the golf course passing the farms of Lower and Mid Kirkton. It is here between the two farms that the graveyard for the original island settlement is sited and also on the right a path leads onto the Minister Walk and back to town. The last farm on the road is Upper Kirkton, where the route goes left up the side of the steading and turns left along a broad track.

Continue along the edge of the field where good views of Bute and Kichattan Bay can be obtained to the right and the outline of the ‘Sleeping Warrior’ of Arran ahead. The route then descends to the road at Sheriff’s Port. An attractive coastal path leads back to Millport where the full aspect of the town opens up as well as giving spectacular views of the Clyde, Arran and Little Cumbrae.