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Lamachan
and "Wee" Craignaw
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Distance:
13km
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£ 10
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Ascent:
800m
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Ref 1-1
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Route Summary
 This
is a variation on a popular
route that will enable
walkers who would like
to enjoy a meal in the
recently refurbished,
and highly acclaimed House
O' Hill Hotel. Transport
will be provided later
in the evening to Newton
Stewart. The start and
finish is the former Caldons
campsite with the outward
journey following the
Caldons Burn to its source
onto the top of Lamachan.
The return takes in a
new top "Wee" Craignaw
then picks up a forest
road that leads to the
path used on the outward
leg.
Map OS Explorer 319
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Transport
Registration 11:30
Bus leaves Dashwood Square
12:00 (Journey 30 mins)
Return to Dashwood Square
18:30
Walk Leader
Ken McCubbin
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Bargrennan
to House O' Hill
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Distance:
13km
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£ 8
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Ascent:
250m
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Ref 1-2
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Route Summary
 A
gentle walk through varied
woodland following the
course of the Water of
Minnoch and the River
Cree. You can expect to
find a variety of wild
flowers and May is a good
time to see lots of wild
life - if you are lucky
you might even see otters.
The walk will finish at
the House O' Hill and
this will enable walkers
who would like to have
a meal in the recently
refurbished, and highly
acclaimed hotel. Transport
will be provided later
in the evening to Newton
Stewart.
Map OS Explorer
319
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Transport
Registration 11:30
Bus leaves Dashwood Square
12:00 (Journey 25 mins)
Return to Dashwood Square
18:30
Walk Leader
Richard Kay |
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Cree
Valley Woodlands
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Distance:
9km
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£ 5
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Ascent:
250m
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Ref 1-3
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Route Summary
 This
walk offers the opportunity
to see some of the historic
sites of Galloway in the
Cree Valley Community
Woodland project area
where native woodlands
are being restored and
developed along the valleys
of the Cree and its tributaries.
The walk begins in ancient
woodland at Drannandow
and climbs through woods
newly planted by RSPB,
past Neolithic chambered
cairns to the summit of
Knockman Hill. From here
there are wonderful panoramic
views: the Galloway hills,
the moors and fells of
Wigtownshire and over
Newton Stewart and Wigtown
Bay. This is followed
by a descent through woodland
past the site of a medieval
village and down to Minnigaff.
The walk is accompanied
by development officers
with expert knowledge
of the project.
Map OS Explorer 319
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Transport
Registration 13:30
Bus leaves Dashwood Square
14:00 (Journey 15 mins)
Return to Dashwood Square
N/A
Walk Leader
Andrea Kay |
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Walk Gradings
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Very strenuous
- A true mountain adventure, often
with difficult walking underfoot
in Galloway's wildest locations.
Distances are usually at least
16km (10 miles) and there is usually
around 1000m of ascent.
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Strenuous
- Open hillside with some steep
sections. Distances typically
10km (7 miles) to 15km (9 miles)
with between 500 and 850m of ascent.
Suitable only for those with a
good level of fitness.
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Moderate +
- Generally on lower land across
farm land, through forests or
on the coast, usually on paths,
but with some difficult sections.
Distances of around 10km (7 miles)
with typically around 300m of
ascent.
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Moderate
- Generally on lower land across
farm land, through forests or
on the coast, usually on paths.
Distances are generally 7km (4
miles) to 10km (7 miles) with
only minimal levels of ascent
but may include some exposed sections.
A number of these walks are led
by historical or wildlife experts
and hence are taken at a slower
pace to allow for items of interest
along the route to be discussed.
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