Friday 16th August
Short Ride
Caerlaverock Short
Map Required Landranger 84
Distance 35.1 Miles
Route Notes
The last day is also the longest short ride but the point of interest can't be missed. Having passed through Dumfries you will arrive at Caeraverock castle. Here admission not only includes a fine moated castle but the grounds where there are signed nature trails.
Places of Interest
Caeraverock Castle (NY026656) (Special discounted rate) Built in around 1270 Caeraverock Castle is everyone's idea of a castle. Surrounded by a double moat and besieged by both Edward 1st in 1300 and retaken by Robert the Bruce in 1312. It was remodeled by the Earl of Nithsdale in 1634 but was wrecked and abandoned 6 years later. There is a children's adventure park, model siege engine and nature trail. Charge Adult 2.80, Senior 2.00, Child (5-15) 1.00 (10% discount on these prices) Free entry for Historic Scotland, English Heritage, CADN, Manx Heritage. Tel 01387 770244, 32 seat caf. Open 0930-1830
Food and Drink
7.5Dumfries
Plenty of choice16.6 Caeraverock Castle Cafe
Caeraverock Wildlife and Wetlands Trust Need to detour
Route Description
TL Turn LeftTR Turn RightSO Straight on
XR Cross RoadsTJ T JunctionSP Sign Post
| 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Exit the campsite to TL at TJ | No SP | NX 879775 |
| 2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | TR, cross Routin bridge | SP Dumfries 6 | NX 886798 |
| 3 | 1.8 | 3.5 | TR | No SP | NX 916795 |
| 4 | 1.1 | 4.6 | TL at TJ, pass through XR in centre of Terregles and leave village, pas war memorial LHS, sawmill RHS. Cross A75T, now on Terregles Street. | No SP | NX 921778 |
| 5 | Cross A road and along Church Street, at the bottom you should pick up signs for Sustrans route 7, follow this to the left, out of town and all the way to Caeraverock. If not then at the bottom of Church street, TL at XR, along A 756 to cross River Nith, as soon as cross should pick up Sustrans 7, if not then TR at XR, along B725/6, cross large roundabout and bear left along B725, follow this south to Caerlaverock | ||||
| Caeralaverock Castle RHS (NY 025656) 16.6 miles | |||||
| Having passed Caeralaverock Castle, follow B725 north again and enter Bankend | |||||
| 6 | 18.3 | TL (Eff SO) pass through XR (right turn dead end), then another right turn. | SP Glencaple, Dumfries 6 | NY 027685 | |
| 7 | 0.8 | 19.1 | TR, carry along minor road. Just before hospital; | SP Dumfries 5 | NY 019694 |
| 8 | 3.1 | 22.2 | TL | No SP | NX 992735 |
| 9 | 0.4 | 22.6 | TR at TJ, along B725 | No SP | NX 985731 |
| 10 | 0.6 | 23.2 | TL at XR, enter Kingholm Quay before following the river north, through Dumfries and onto the A711 at the west end of town | SP Kingholm Quay, Burns Heritage Trail | NX 980738 |
| 11 | 2.8 | 25.4 | TL at TJ, along A711 | SP Dalbeattie 13 (Route 7) | NX 957751 |
| 12 | 1.0 | 26.4 | TR, along Old Military Road | SP Lochfoot 3 (Route 7) | NX 945743 |
| 13 | 2.9 | 29.3 | TR at XR, CARE AT NEXT JUNCTION | SP Dumfries | NX 901737 |
| 14 | 0.8 | 30.1 | SO at XR (roundabout) cross A75T | SP Local Traffic | NX 903748 |
| 15 | 1.4 | 31.5 | TL at TJ, enter Shawhead | SP Shawhead | NX 909768 |
| 16 | 2.4 | 33.9 | TR at TJ and return to campsite | SP Dunscore 7 | NX 873760 |
| 1.2 | 35.1 | FINISH | |||