There are four walks which start from the large car park at Rockcliffe. Castle Point (3km) Jubilee Path (3km) Muckle Walk (5km) Rockcliffe to Sandyhills Coastal Walk (19km) Public toilets are available in the village a few hundred metres away, where an ice cream van is often present. Note that the small number of parking… Continue reading Rockcliffe car park
Author: Keith Heron
Kirkcudbright
There are four walks which start from Kirkcudbright Harbour Square car park. Barrhill Wood (3.5km) Dee Walk and Tongland (7.5km) Buckland Glen (8.5km) Torrs Point (14km) A range of services are available in and around the carpark including tourist information and public toilets. Parking is currently free of charge but the car park can be… Continue reading Kirkcudbright
Port Castle Bay
I was fortunate enough to enjoy a sunny spring day for this walk and it was a pleasure from start to finish. The first half of the route in particular was along clifftop heathland which put a real spring in my step. The path gets increasingly rocky until you get to the pebble beach at… Continue reading Port Castle Bay
Hartfell Spa
The route up the glen is straightforward to follow. Indeed I was enjoying it so much that I missed the path up the side valley to the spa itself and had to retrace my steps to the small cairn which should have alerted me to the fact that I was at the point to turn… Continue reading Hartfell Spa
Duchess Bridge
After a stroll along the side of the Esk, the main interest on this walk consists of seeing the scale of the pheasant breeding operation for the Buccleugh Estates (unless cast iron bridges are your thing of course). There is then a walk back to town through some pleasant woodland, although the track was rather… Continue reading Duchess Bridge
Becks and Gaskells
A short low level walk around the edges of Langholm. Don’t bother looking for the telephone box, it has long gone, but the track between the houses is easy to spot. When walking past the small holdings don’t turn off the track down the path at the first bench and turning place as I did,… Continue reading Becks and Gaskells
St Ninian’s Cave
It’s great to see the landowner working with walkers and cyclists by providing information about paths and cycle routes on a noticeboard in the car park (the honesty box asked for £1 at the time of my visit). The path down to the shore is well maintained and gives a pleasant stroll through woodland. To… Continue reading St Ninian’s Cave
Garnets Walk
Ancient thorn bushes line the side of the old road into Port William providing cover for plants and wildlife. Looking over the top of the hedges (on a clear day) gives a good view along the coast, resulting in a short but interesting walk. I’m not sure if I managed to find the ‘interesting boulder’… Continue reading Garnets Walk
Monreith Estate
I was fortunate to arrive at this walk on a sunny spring morning at the start of May and as a result it was a real treat. The bluebells were as good as I have seen anywhere and the lack of foliage on the trees opened up the views across the loch, allowing the superb… Continue reading Monreith Estate
Stairhaven Coastal Walk
An enjoyable circular walk giving some good coastal views and a return leg along quiet country lanes. You may find yourself walking in the same field as livestock and there is a notice at the start of the coastal section stating that dogs are not allowed – but there doesn’t appear to be an equivalent… Continue reading Stairhaven Coastal Walk