ROUTE STATS
Distance 15.5km (9½ miles) Total ascent 904m Time 6 hours Start/finish Durisdeer church (NS894037)
Nearest town Thornhill Terrain Steep-sided grass and heathercarpeted hills; some occasional boggy bits; a few rough paths and ATV tracks
Maps OS Explorer (1:25,000) 329; OS Landranger (1:50,000) 78 Accommodation Thornhill Inn, Thornhill (01848) 330326 www. thornhillinn.co.uk; April to October camping (and statics for hire) at Penpont Caravan Park, Thornhill (01848) 330470 Public transport Bus 102 EdinburghDumfries via T horn hill stops at Durisdeermill on the A702 Guidebooks Walking in the Southern Uplands, by Ronald Turnbull, pb Cicerone
Tourist info Thornhill offers all the essential amenities. Visit www. visitthornhill.co.uk
Best pub Thornhill Inn, as above