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Walking the Galloway Hills Ronald Turnbull

Walking the Galloway Hills By Ronald Turnbull

Walking the Galloway Hills by Ronald Turnbull


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Guidebook describing mountain walks in the Galloway Hills of southern Scotland, covering Trool, Minnoch, Doon and Talnotry. Offering solitude and rugged natural beauty, this rocky, heathery wilderness presents some great hiking opportunities suitable for experienced hillwalkers. Includes summaries of longer backpack/bothy trips.

Walking the Galloway Hills Summary

Walking the Galloway Hills: 35 wild mountain walks including the Merrick by Ronald Turnbull

This guide covers 34 day walks and one long-distance route in the wild and remote hills of Galloway. Although there are some shorter and easier routes, many of these hill walks are long and on rugged terrain, so are more suitable for experienced walkers. The walks cover the evocative areas of The Merrick, The Awful Hand, The Rhinns of Kells, the Minnigaff hills and Cairnsmore of Fleet, among others.

The guide uses OS 1:50,000 maps with detailed route descriptions and photos accompanying each route. Key information such as distance, time, and ascent are given. A harshness grade gives an indication of how rough the ground is expected to be, and suggestions of variants, shortcuts and ways to extend each walk are also given.

The Galloway Hills are small, but special. They stretch just 15 miles from west to east, and 25 miles north to south almost as small as Snowdonia. Within this largely pathless area there are 28 summits over 2000ft (600m) including four Corbetts. Plenty of background information is given on the region's fascinating and important history.

About Ronald Turnbull

Ronald Turnbull writes regularly for TGO, Lakeland Walker, Trail and Cumbria magazines. His previous books include Across Scotland on Foot, Long Days in Lakeland and Welsh 3000ft Challenges. He has written many other Cicerone guides, including Walking in the Lowther Hills, The Book of the Bivvy and Not the West Highland Way. He has lived in Dumfries and Galloway for the last 40 years.

Table of Contents

Map key Overview map Introduction Harshness and heather Geology of the Galloway Hills Wildlife and wet Free Forest of Buchan Forest park and biosphere Climbing and scrambling When to walk Getting here, getting around, staying the night Maps and GPS Safety in the hills Using this book Section 1: Glen Trool Route 1 Water of Minnoch and Glen Trool Route 2 Water of Trool Route 3 Around Loch Trool Route 4 Fell of Eschoncan to Bennan Route 5 Merrick and Rig of the Buchan Route 6 The Three Lochs Route 7 Craignaw Route 8 Craiglee and Rig of the Jarkness Route 9 Mulldonoch to Curleywee Route 10 Caldron of the Merrick Section 2: The Awful Hand Route 11 Kirriereoch Hill and Merrick Route 12 The Awful Hand: Shalloch to Benyellary Route 13 Shalloch on Minnoch Route 14 Craigmasheenie and Shiel Hill Section 3: Loch Doon Route 15 Craiglee of Doon Route 16 Hoodens Hill and Mullwharchar Route 17 Northern Rhinns of Kells from Loch Doon Section 4: The Glenkens Route 18 Garryhorn and the northern Rhinns of Kells Route 19 Cairnsmore of Carsphairn Route 20 Craig of Knockgray Route 21 Corserine from Forrest Lodge Route 22 Southern Rhinns of Kells Route 23 Mulloch Hill Route 24 Waterside Hill Route 25 Dunveoch Section 5: Talnotry and the south Route 26 Larg Hill to Curleywee Route 27 Curleywee by Stronbae Hill Route 28 Millfore Route 29 Cairnsmore of Fleet from the north Route 30 Cairnsmore of Fleet from the south Route 31 Clints of Dromore Route 32 Knockman Wood Route 33 The Thieves Stones Route 34 Wood of Cree Section 6: Expeditions Route 35 Not the Southern Upland Way Other routes Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B The bothies Appendix C Information points

Additional information

GOR010902502
9781786310101
1786310104
Walking the Galloway Hills: 35 wild mountain walks including the Merrick by Ronald Turnbull
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Cicerone Press
2019-07-15
208
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