A nice easy stroll through the woods on forest tracks. There are no steep hills and the total ascent is just 159m. There were several watering holes for the dogs but unfortunately there were also opportunities for them to get muddy. Though there are occasional views of Screel, being in forest the predominant sight is trees. The walk is marked by brown wayposts but these are different from the usual coloured hoops marking other walks. We missed them until a kind dog walker pointed them out. This was my first walk with my (totally unnecessary) GPS so I know the distance to .01 of a mile. We parked one car at Dalbeattie and the other at Colvend so the walk was just 5.5 miles.
