Mull of Galloway Trail

A 35-mile long-distance walk in Scotland traveling the length of the Mull of Galloway peninsula from the southernmost lighthouse tip to Glenapp Church on the northern extreme. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.

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Statistics and Files

Start: Mull of Galloway Lighthouse
Grid Ref: NX 157 303
Distance: 35 miles (56 km)
Climbing: 688 metres
Time: 15–18 hours
Duration: 3–4 days
GPX Route File Google Earth File About the Mull of Galloway (Wikipedia)

Ordnance Survey Explorer Map (1:25,000):
309 Stranraer and the Rhins

Summary

The Mull of Galloway Trail stretches from the dramatic lighthouse at the southernmost point of Scotland to Glenapp. For much of that distance, it follows the eastern coastline of the Rhins of Galloway, an unspoiled and remote peninsula taking in fine sandy beaches, quiet villages, and inland countryside.

From start to finish, the trail visits Lagvag, East Tarbet, Kirkmaiden Church, Maryport Bay, Cailiness Point, Drummore, Drummore Bay, Kilstay Bay, Terally Bay, Myroch Point, New England Bay, Balgowan Point, Logan Mills, Chapel Rossan Bay, Ardwell, Drumantrae Bay, Sandhead, Sandhead Bay, Clayshant, Stranraer, Leffnoll Point, and Cairnryan before finishing at Glenapp.

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