| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Facilitator: | |
| When: | 1st week of the month. |
| Venue: | Out and about |
A walking group covering walks of between 6 and 10 miles, some hills but also flatter walks. For those looking for something more strenuous than the Gentle Rambling group.
Next walks
Monday 3rd November, 10:00 for 10:30 - Edinburgh Road and Palnure Burn.
(see links below for details)
Forthcoming events
3rd November 2025
10:00 am
Outing
Extras for walkers
We have put a selection of links to websites that you might find useful and some other resources for you on a separate page for those times when you need some inspiration for walks in the area
Previous walks
Click on the walk title (below) for more photos
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Cally Wood to Sandgreen circular
After the storm of the weekend, it was great that the Walking Group could get out today for the planned walk. An impromptu change took place as we encountered fallen […]
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Whithorn Way 5: Whitefield Loch – Glenluce Abbey
After stormy Monday the next day was not too bad while members of Walking group walked the next Whithorn Way section, from Whitefield Loch to Glenluce Abbey (a distance of […]
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Glen Trool
July 2025. We returned to Glen Trool today for a fantastic walk along the Water of Minnock. Beautiful riverside and woodland paths and returning in forest tracks before coffee and […]
- October - Cally Wood to Sandgreen circular
- September - Cambret Hill Circular
- August - Whithorn Way 5: Whitefield Loch – Glenluce Abbey
- July - Glentrool – Minniwick Moss.
- June - Millfore (Galloway Hills)
- May - Garlieston-Rigg Bay-Cruggleton Castle
- March - Whithorn Way - Culshabbin to Whitefield Loch
- February - Stairhaven, Glenluce, Balkail Glen – circular
- January 2025 - Whithorn Way 3 (White Loch – Culshabbin)
- December - Nappers Hill and Cottage
- November - Minnigaff to Creetown
- October - Glen Trool
- September - Whithorn Way section 12 (alternative)
- August - Loch Trool circular
- July - New Luce and the Caves of Kilhern circular. A very select group of walkers braved the weather to complete the Caves of Kilhern walk in July, a walk across moorland and a little different from the more usual Machars terrain.
- June - Section 13 Whithorn Way, Isle of Whithorn
- May - Water of Minnoch (including White Cairn chambered cairn, and Roman Bridge)
- April - Cairnsmore of Fleet. Climbing in great weather with fantastic views over the Wigtown Bay, Newton Stewart, Creetown and across the moors of the Machars. We summitted in cloud and after lunch had a steady descent.