The D&G guide’s description of the walk is muddled and appears to have parts out of order. Ignore the text and the route is fairly easy to follow. The path after the Glenlee power station (where significant work was underway at the time I followed the route) appears to be closed but only makes a… Continue reading Waterside Hill
Category: 5-10km
Threave Estate
The route given is just one of many options you can take around the Threave Estate and its connecting paths, which stretch from Castle Douglas to the Bridge of Dee. The walking is generally on the level with well maintained surfaces. The route includes a range of interest including four bird hides (one of which… Continue reading Threave Estate
Tynron Doon
The Doon itself is a much more impressive earthwork than it appears from a distance, with a series of ditches and banks to climb before you reach the top, from where there are no doubt some great views looking across the Nith Valley on a better day than I enjoyed. Since the publication of the… Continue reading Tynron Doon
Penpont to Keir Mill
Starting in the village of Penpont this walk starts by leading you along the side of the Scar Water before returning along a quiet country road past the smithy where the first rear-wheel-powered bicycle was made. The walk might be best during spring when the riverside views are clearest and the invasive Himalayan Balsam hasn’t… Continue reading Penpont to Keir Mill
Buckland Glen
This circular walk includes estuary views and a quiet semi-wooded glen. Although the whole of the route is on roads, there is pavement along the only section that could be described as a main road, and the rest is along quiet country lanes. Buckland Glen itself is delightful, with plenty of wildlife to be seen.… Continue reading Buckland Glen
Carsluith to Kirkmabreck
An enjoyable circular walk across fields and along some country lanes. There is plenty of interest along the way with more than one cairn and standing stone to discover, together with good views over to Wigtownshire. Kirkmabreck old graveyard has some fascinating gravestones going back to the 17th Century, and the Galloway Smokehouse and Bistro… Continue reading Carsluith to Kirkmabreck
Dee Walk and Tongland
A there-and-back-again walk (with a small loop at the end) starting in Kirkcudbright. The first part of the walk along the side of the Dee is fully accessible with the exception of one step of approx 4cm onto a footbridge and a grassy section which could become muddy in wet weather. The path then becomes… Continue reading Dee Walk and Tongland
Screel Hill
***Note that Screel Hill is currently closed due to storm damage from 2021. You can check the current status here*** Popular with local walkers and runners, Screel is energetic enough to let you know you been for a hill walk, but can easily be completed in under two hours. On a clear day there are… Continue reading Screel Hill
Carlingwark Circular
A circular walk around Carlingwark Loch in Castle Douglas. Some of the path is quite muddy particularly in winter. There is a section along a country road without a pavement, but the only section along a main road has a wide pavement (which is also a shared cycle lane). There is an extended section along… Continue reading Carlingwark Circular