The map above shows six routes onto Cairnsmore of Fleet. Two routes come in from the A712 (Queen's Way) in the north, two from Clints of Dromore in the south east, and two from the A75 near Palnure (the Tourist Route). The Numbers on the map correspond to those on the main Galloway map and will take you to the relevant page for each route.
The red and white route is the Tourist Route onto the hill and is one of the most popular routes in the Galloway hills. It is linear - you come back the same way you went up. The red route is a circular route based on the tourist route. The parking for these routes is now much nearer to the A75 than as shown in the map above, but it is well signposted and there is much more parking space in this new car park dedicated to walkers.
The blue route is linear and comes in from the Clints of Dromore. The yellow route is circular and again starts from the Clints of Dromore but goes up by Loch Grannoch, Craigronald and Meikle Mulltaggart onto Cairnsmore.
The purple route is linear and starts from Dunkitterick Cottage where Alexander Murray was born in 1775 (the shepherd's son who became professor of Oriental Languages at Edinburgh University). The green route is also linear and starts from the obelisk monument to Murray and goes up over Craignelder. Again there is a web gallery of extra pictures for these routes.