A long walk along a variety of country roads, tracks and some rough heathland without a huge amount of interest along the way. The instructions on the D&G leaflet are not always clear but with the help of a map it is reasonably easy to follow. Much of the moorland has been planted with a… Continue reading Old Irvine
Category: 15+km
Drumlanrig to Burnmouth
Unfortunately this walk is currently (July 22) closed due to storm damage from the end of last year, and does not look as though it will be re-opening any time soon. The only point of this post is to save you a wasted journey. I wish I had looked at the Drumlanrig website before I… Continue reading Drumlanrig to Burnmouth
Dalry to Black Water Bridge
This long circular walk takes you along part of the Southern Upland Way (SUW), then a couple of miles along the side of a burn, before an 8 km return along a quiet country road. The SUW section is a generally well maintained path although some short sections will be wet in all but the… Continue reading Dalry to Black Water Bridge
New Galloway to Dalry
A there-and-back-again walk along the flood banks of the Water of Ken. The path is quite rough in places and I suspect will be rather overgrown in summer, for some short sections I was already squeezing between gorse bushes in March. The route involves three short stretches along the side of the A713 which is… Continue reading New Galloway to Dalry
Dalbeattie to Colvend
Most of this long walk is on easy forest tracks, with some sections along the side of the road. Between Colvend and Rockliffe there is about half a mile without pavement, but the road is not particularly busy. The section from Rockliffe to Kippford is along the Jubilee Path route. There is a shop in… Continue reading Dalbeattie to Colvend
Rockcliffe to Sandyhills
One of my favourites, a beautiful ten mile there-and-back-again walk mainly along the clifftops, with great views on a clear day. If you only want to do it one way I would suggest timing your arrival with the local bus and catching the bus to the other end first so that you aren’t racing to… Continue reading Rockcliffe to Sandyhills