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This part of the Southern Upland Way takes you from Dalry to Penpoint. 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: Hard (87/100)
Length: 17.8 mi
Duration: 05h44
Total ascent: 1,135 ft
Maximal slope: 11.8 %
Average slope: 1.3 %
Net ascent: -29.5 ft
Total descent: 1,165 ft
Paved roads: 17.8 mi (100 %)
Cobblestones: 0 ft (0 %)
Car free roads: 0 ft (0 %)
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