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Walking in Dumfries & Galloway

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Entrance to a walk in the hills.

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Join a Dumfries & Galloway walking festival

Get active with one of Dumfries & Galloway’s walking festivals – one of the best ways to discover the region – and meet great people along the way.

Ross G on walk 8

The Moffat Hills

Merlin's Cave, the Devil's Beeftub, the Grey Mare's Tail - see mysterious and marvellous sights by going walking in the Moffat Hills.

the A708 in countryside near Moffat

The Lowther Hills

Take to the hills in the east of Dumfries & Galloway for some serious walking, fascinating history and a visit to Scotland’s highest village.

Wanlockhead, Lowther hills

The Galloway Hills

From the dramatic heights to the historical stories, the rugged Galloway Hills offer great walking among forests, lochs and moors.

a couple of walkers above Loch Trool in the Galloway Hills

Coastal walks

Dumfries & Galloway’s coastline offers 200 miles of walking, from the sandy beaches of the pretty Solway Coast to the cliffs of the rugged far south west.

sheepdog at Rockcliffe

Walking route brochures for Dumfries & Galloway

View and print one of the walking PDFs for detailed information on these great walks through Dumfries & Galloway.

Galloway Forest Park

Southern Upland Way

Take on the 212-mile challenge of Britain's first official coast to coast long-distance footpath, or sample the route with some short walks along the way.

the Southern Upland Way beside Dunskey Golf Course near Portpatrick

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