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This part of the Southern Upland Way takes you from Portpatrick to Stranraer. It is the first part of the Southern Upland Way. The Southern Upland Way is a 212-mile (341 km) coast-to-coast walk in Scotland between Portpatrick in the west, and Cockburnspath in the east. It opened in 1984.The path visits Castle Kennedy, New Luce, Bargrennan, St John's Town of Dalry, Sanquhar, Wanlockhead, Beattock, St Mary's Loch, Traquair, Galashiels, Lauder and Longformacus en route. The Sir Walter Scott Way shares the last five places with the Southern Upland Way. The Annandale Way running through Annandale from the source of the River Annan to the sea joins the Southern Upland Way briefly at Beattock.
Difficulty level: Medium (60/100)
Length: 6.61 mi
Duration: 02h07
Total ascent: 614 ft
Maximal slope: 7.5 %
Average slope: 2 %
Net ascent: 36.1 ft
Total descent: 577 ft
Paved roads: 6.52 mi (99 %)
Cobblestones: 0 ft (0 %)
Car free roads: 466 ft (1 %)
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