Southern Upland Way (Galloway Forest Park)

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22.7 mi
1,601 ft
07h18
Hard

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This part of the Southern Upland Way takes you through the Galloway Forest Park.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.

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Based on: Southern Upland WayPrivate route
Author: Dromos

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Difficulty level: Hard (83/100)

Length: 22.7 mi

Duration: 07h18


Total ascent: 1,601 ft

Maximal slope: 8.1 %

Average slope: 1.6 %

Net ascent: 36.1 ft

Total descent: 1,565 ft

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 12.7 mi (56 %)

Cobblestones: 1,232 ft (1 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 12 mi (53 %)

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Water rich area

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        Closest address to start: A714, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom
        Closest address to end: Main Street, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom

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        1. Glen Trool

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          Glen Trool is a glen in the Southern Uplands, Galloway, Scotland. It contains Loch Trool which is …
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        2. Loch Trool

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          Loch Trool is a narrow, freshwater loch in Galloway, in the Southern Uplands in south-west …
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        3. Battle of Glen Trool

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          The Battle of Glen Trool was a minor engagement in the First War of Scottish Independence, fought …
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        4. Robert the Bruce's Stone

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          Robert the Bruce's is a large granite boulder commemorating Bruce’s victory in 1307. It is at the …
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        5. Merrick

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          The Merrick, or simply Merrick , is a mountain in the Range of the Awful Hand, a sub-range of the …
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        6. Range of the Awful Hand

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          The Range of the Awful Hand is a range of hills in the Southern Uplands of Scotland named due to …
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        7. Kirriereoch Hill

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          Kirriereoch Hill is a hill in the Range of the Awful Hand, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills …
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        8. Benyellary

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          Benyellary (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Iolaire, eagle mountain) is one of the Galloway Hills, in the …
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        9. Mullwharchar

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          Mullwharchar is a hill in the Dungeon Hills, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the …
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        10. Loch Enoch

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          Loch Enoch is a multi-basin freshwater loch in Galloway, to the east of Merrick and south of …
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        11. Loch Neldricken

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          Loch Neldricken is a loch in Galloway to the south-east of Merrick, south of Craig Neldricken and …
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        12. Loch Valley

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          Loch Valley is a loch in Galloway Forest Park to the east of Buchan Hill, north of the Rig of the …
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        13. Lamachan Hill

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          Lamachan Hill is a hill in the Minnigaff Hills, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of …
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        14. Galloway Hills

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          The Galloway Hills are part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland, and form the northern boundary of …
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        15. Corserine

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          Corserine is a hill in the Rhinns of Kells, a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the …
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        16. Galloway Forest Park

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          The park is producing 500,000 tons of timber per year. But it is also a recreational park.
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        17. Clatteringshaws Loch

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          Clatteringshaws Loch is a freshwater reservoir in the historical county of The Stewartry of …
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        18. Galloway

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          Galloway is a region in southwestern Scotland comprising the historic counties of Wigtownshire …
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        19. Water of Ken

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          The Water of Ken is a river in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire in Galloway, south-west …
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        20. Kenmure Castle

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          Kenmure Castle is a fortified house or castle in The Glenkens, 1 mile south of the town of New …
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        21. Kells

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          Kells parish, in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, is located 14 miles from Castle-Douglas, and 19 …
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        22. St John's Town of Dalry

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          St John's Town of Dalry , usually referred to simply as Dalry , is a village in Dumfries and …
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        Glen Trool
        Loch Trool
        Battle of Glen Trool
        Robert the Bruce's Stone
        Merrick
        Range of the Awful Hand
        Kirriereoch Hill
        Benyellary
        Mullwharchar
        Loch Enoch
        Loch Neldricken
        Loch Valley
        Lamachan Hill
        Galloway Hills
        Corserine
        Galloway Forest Park
        Clatteringshaws Loch
        Galloway
        Water of Ken
        Kenmure Castle
        Kells
        St John's Town of Dalry
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