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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.17 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 168 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 77 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 113 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 10 m - Start on Castle Douglas Road
  2. 2 : km 0.56 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Dalbeattie Road
  3. 3 : km 0.58 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Dalbeattie Road
  4. 4 : km 0.71 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Hermitage Drive
  5. 5 : km 0.89 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Hermitage Crescent
  6. 6 : km 0.94 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Hermitage Crescent
  7. 7 : km 1.02 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Hermitage Crescent
  8. 8 : km 1.08 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Hermitage Drive
  9. 9 : km 1.22 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Park Road
  10. 10 : km 1.3 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto New Abbey Road
  11. 11 : km 1.57 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Priestlands Drive
  12. 12 : km 1.65 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.66 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.8 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Broomlands Drive
  15. 15 : km 2.46 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left
  16. 16 : km 2.48 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  17. 17 : km 2.72 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  18. 18 : km 3.69 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 3.7 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 3.72 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 3.74 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto A756
  22. 22 : km 3.84 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 4.04 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 4.31 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 4.6 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 4.61 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Kingholm Road
  27. 27 : km 4.66 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Wallace's Loaning
  28. 28 : km 4.72 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Glencaple Road
  29. 29 : km 5.21 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 5.26 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right
  31. 31 : km 5.7 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 5.84 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 5.86 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 5.96 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 6.05 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 36 : km 6.36 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 6.47 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 6.57 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 6.89 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 7.03 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 7.47 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 7.48 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 7.52 - alt. 33 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 7.79 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right
  45. 45 : km 8.19 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 8.31 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 8.49 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 8.6 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 8.7 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 9.02 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 9.16 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 9.6 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 9.61 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 9.65 - alt. 33 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 9.92 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right
  56. 56 : km 10.32 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 10.43 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 10.62 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 10.73 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 10.83 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 11.13 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 11.23 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 11.37 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 11.47 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 11.64 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 11.86 - alt. 33 m - Keep left
  67. 67 : km 11.96 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Glencaple Road
  68. 68 : km 12.46 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Wallace's Loaning
  69. 69 : km 12.51 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Kingholm Road
  70. 70 : km 12.59 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 12.67 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 12.75 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Gladstone Road
  73. 73 : km 13.44 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp left onto Ryedale Road
  74. 74 : km 13.5 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Solway Drive
  75. 75 : km 13.67 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Pleasance Avenue
  76. 76 : km 14.12 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto New Abbey Road
  77. 77 : km 14.27 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Park Road
  78. 78 : km 15.11 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left onto Dalbeattie Road
  79. 79 : km 15.6 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto A711
  80. 80 : km 15.99 - alt. 18 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cargenbridge Roundabout
  81. 81 : km 16.37 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Military Road
  82. 82 : km 16.38 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left onto Military Road
  83. 83 : km 16.66 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Old Military Road
  84. E : km 21.17 - alt. 96 m

Useful Information

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