This is a short circular walk which follows part of the same route as the Baidlandhill Walk. Follow the path from the centre of Dalry turning onto Wingfaulds Road just at the cemetery. Follow the road past the houses into the countryside.

Shortly before you turn left onto the track you may spot the remains of an old bridge over to Broadlie House which sits up among the trees. Broadlie was commissioned by John Fulton who in 1892 was one of the first in Ayrshire to produce electricity for electric lighting on the property.

There are one or two little waterfalls on the Putyan Burn close by.

The Velvet Path gained its name when it was a green, grass-carpeted track. This pleasant lane through old hedgerows rises slowly to meet the road after about half a mile. The path emerges between the hedgerows near Baidland Mains Farm, one of the best examples of an early 17th century Ayrshire farmhouse.

Admiring the hill views to the North and watching for birds and wildlife in the hedgerows, make your way to the right past Baidland Mill. At the junction turn right and keep right to eventually pass Flashwood Farm (where it meets the return route from the Doggartland Walk).

Shortly you pass the entrance again to the Velvet Path and retrace your route back to Dalry.

An alternative is to turn left over Flashwood Bridge and return via the Doggartland Walk by going through the gate at the old limekiln. You will be doing this walk in reverse but it is a straight forward descent to the main Kilbirnie road where you turn right to continue to The Cross. This will give you a walk of about 4 miles).