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Cornish Hill Trail


(Average user rating5 unrated 5/5)

About Cornish Hill Trail

Diversions in place on the east side of the trail due to harvesting. (Updated 20th May 2013)

The Cornish Hill trail takes you up the Cornish hill to a height of 467 metres, past the Cornish loch and down past the water of Girvan. This strenuous trail was upgraded in 2003, walkers should wear sturdy footwear and carry waterproofs, remember mountain conditions can change quickly.

How to get there:

Cornish Hill Trail can be started from Carrick - Loch Doon in Galloway Forest Park. Dalmellington is the nearest town or village.

From Dalmellington:

Loch Doon is situated one mile south of Dalmellington. Turn off the A713 - signed Galloway Forest Park. Follow this road for roughly 8 miles along the side of Loch Doon.

OS Grid Reference: NX 956396
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com

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Walkers on the Cornish Hill trail in Carrick Forest

Carrick - Loch Doon Facilities.
Parking ChargeInformation
Grade of trail:
Hill-walking boots or similarDemanding
Trail waymarking:
Length of trail:
3 miles
Approximate time of trail:
2 hours
Open or closed:
open
Click here to find out what else you can do in this forest.

Contact:

Galloway Forest District

01671 402420
e-mail: galloway

User Comments

5 Stars 5 Stars

started from the stinchar bridge, through the forest..totally peaceful, to the streams, the hills, the views. A splendid walk.

susan, 27/Sep/2012
5 Stars 5 Stars

This route makes an excellent MTB ride, though always give way to walkers and be polite

Rob, 15/Mar/2012
5 Stars 5 Stars

A very pleasant walk. We did it clockwise yesterday and were rewarded with some great views Northwards as you get to the loch. We took plenty of stops e.g for looking at tadpoles in the forest pools, and took about 2 h 20 minutes. The weather did change very quickly: quite warm at the start but cold and windy at the top (but all the more exhilerating for that).

Rob , 23/Apr/2009
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