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Recent Walks
- Torr Point and Red Haven in 24 degrees
- O’er Burnswark Hill, we cheerily roam’d
- Quintinshill and the River Sark
- The Debatable Lands on the King Charles III England Coast Path
- Two roads diverged in a yellow wood: Annandale Way – Lockerbie variant (part 2)
- Two roads diverged in a yellow wood: Annandale Way – Lockerbie variant (part 1)
- The Comedy Way: 3 – bring me sunshine
- The Comedy Way: 2 – the two chimneys
- The Comedy Way: 1 – another nice mess
- Butterhole Hill: Another of Monica’s neighbours
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Category Archives: Dumfries & Galloway
Torr Point and Red Haven in 24 degrees
4,55 miles 2h 44m ascent 89m Torr Point Loop from Auchencairn BEING WRITTEN Millenium Garden, Boredom Buster Playground with wooden dragons, snakes and turtles, Auchencairn Burn, boardwalk, Mussel, Lobster, Starfish, Old Torr Cottage, past the chalets, past the cows, Red … Continue reading
O’er Burnswark Hill, we cheerily roam’d
Not finished yet 6.99 miles 3h 35m ascent 287m It was a simple enough route, minor roads from Ecclefechan to Burnswark, up the hill, then back again. But …… The bark’s deep lines, a map untold,Of seasons past, of stories … Continue reading
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Quintinshill and the River Sark
7.55 miles 3h 20m This is a “circular village and country route” from the access@dumgal.gov.uk website. It is said to be 6 miles, but the way was blocked by cows so we took a slightly longer route. We arrived at … Continue reading
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The Debatable Lands on the King Charles III England Coast Path
7.96 miles 4h 5m ascent 63m Rockcliffe-Gretna (the old Cumbria Coastal Way, now the KCIIIECP) O young Lochinvar is come out of the west, Through all the wide Border his steed was the best;….He staid not for brake, and he stopp’d … Continue reading
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood: Annandale Way – Lockerbie variant (part 2)
7.52 miles 3h 52m ascent 155m Lockerbie-Hoddom The second part of the AW’s Lockerbie route was the longer of the two, but had much less road walking which was better for the dogs. Most of the walk was on farm … Continue reading
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood: Annandale Way – Lockerbie variant (part 1)
5.41 miles 2h 36m ascent 94m Corncockle Plantation-Lockerbie The Annandale Way splits as it emerges from the woodland of Corncockle, near Templand, one route to Lochmaben, the other to Lockerbie. They join again in Sorrysike Moor, a little north of … Continue reading
Butterhole Hill: Another of Monica’s neighbours
5.24 miles 2h 13m 190m At long last. We, the dogs and I, got to the top of Butterhole Hill. It sin’t a difficult Hill and to be honest, if I was on my own I could have climbed it … Continue reading
The Last of the Long Field Hills
2.29 miles 1h 15min ascent 75m Little Auchenfad Hill Auchenfad, achadh fada, means the long field, which I take to be the land bounded by Craigbill and Auchenfad Hills to the north, and Trostan and Little Auchenfad Hills to the … Continue reading