It is sourced from Loch Loskin in Kirn and largely runs parallel to the A885 road as it leads south to Dunoon.

It disappears beneath Alexandra Parade immediately before its discharge into the Firth of Clyde between Queen Street and Milton Road in Dunoon's East Bay.

This was considered dangerous, and was removed by the commissioners, and replaced by a stone bridge.In July 1989, the body of 25-year-old Gourock resident Joyce Hepburn was found in the burn near George Street.

Hundreds of sailors stationed at the nearby Holy Loch were questioned by police, as many of them came ashore on leave every second Thursday after receiving their wages.

The body of Ivan Miller, Hepburn's fiancé and a United States Navy dental technician, was found a week later in the hills behind Dunoon.