Walking and trekking guide to the Galloway Hills – Scotland, UK

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Paperback - Laminated

Published

20 Apr 2010

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First

ISBN

9781852841683

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1852841680

Size

17.2 x 11.6 x 1.1cm

Weight

190g

Pages

160

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Originally Published

1 Jan 1995

Walking the Galloway Hills

33 circular day walks by Paddy Dillon

A Paddy Dillon guide to walking and trekking in the Galloway Hills, southwest Scotland, UK, including Merrick, Corserine, Millfore and the Rhinns of Kells, a 5-day tour and a brief description of the Southern Uplands Way. The 33 circular day walks and 7 longer expeditions in this guidebook explore an area of rocky, heathery wilderness. More...

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Seasons

All year round, although the hills are high and remote enough to need care in winter and bad Read More... weather.

Centres

Not a lot in the hills, but Newton Stewart lies to the south, Stranraer to the south-west and Read More... Girvan to the north-west. Road access on the A713 is arguably easiest from the east.

Difficulty

Full-day mountain and moorland walks in a little-inhabited part of south-west Scotland.

Must See

Wild, remote and quite high hills; Loch Trool; forests.

INTRODUCTION
    “Be warned, it’s going to be tough underfoot this year”
    The Bare Bones
    A Glimpse of History
    The Galloway Forest Park
    Flora and Fauna
    Access and Accommodation
    Familiarisation with the Area
    Those Crazy Names
    The Walks
    The Maps
    Tourist Information

WALKS
    Walk 1:      Stroan Bridge Forest Trails
    Walk 2:      Loch Trool Forest Trail
    Walk 3:      Fell of Eschoncan and Pulnagashel
    Walk 4:      Bennan and the Fell of Eschoncan
    Walk 5:      Merrick and Loch Enoch
    Walk 6:      Merrick and Kirriereoch Hill
    Walk 7:      Tarfessock and Kirriereoch Hill
    Walk 8:      Cornish Hill and Shalloch on Minnoch
    Walk 9:      Carrick Forest Drive and Cornish Hill
    Walk 10:    Loch Riecawr and Tunskeen Bothy
    Walk 11:    Kirriereoch Hill from Tunskeen Bothy
    Walk 12:    Mullwharchar from Tunskeen Bothy
    Walk 13:    Macaterick from the Carrick Forest Drive
    Walk 14:    Around Craigmawhannal from Loch Doon
    Walk 15:    Mullwharchar from Loch Head
    Walk 16:    Carlin’s Cairn from Loch Head
    Walk 17:    Carlin’s Cairn and Corserine from Polmaddie
    Walk 18:    Corserine from Backhill of Bush
    Walk 19:    Milldown from Backhill of Bush
    Walk 20:    Tops of Craigeazle from Backhill of Bush
    Walk 21:    Darrou, Little Millyea and Meikle Millyea
    Walk 22:    Darnaw and Court Knowe from Black Loch
    Walk 23:    Cairnarroch and Millfore from Craigencallie
    Walk 24:    Millfore from Auchinleck
    Walk 25:    Lamachan Hill from Auchinleck
    Walk 26:    Larg Hill from Caldons Campsite
    Walk 27:    Lamachan Hill and Mulldonoch
    Walk 28:    Curleywee and Lamachan Hill from White Laggan
    Walk 29:    Craiglee and Loch Dee from White Laggan
    Walk 30:    Craiglee from Craigencallie
    Walk 31:    Loch Valley and Craiglee from Glen Trool
    Walk 32:    The Dungeon Hills from Backhill of Bush
    Walk 33:    The Dungeon Hills from Glen Trool

LONGER WALKS
    Walk 34:    The Forest Walk
    Walk 35:    The Awful Hand Walk
    Walk 36:    The Rhinns of Kells Walk
    Walk 37:    The Minnigaff Hills Walk
    Walk 38:    The Dungeon Hills Walk
    Walk 39:    The Grand Tour
    Walk 40:    The Southern Upland Way