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Rig of the Jarkness, Craiglee and the Glenhead Lochs
A circular hill walk in Galloway Forest Park from Bruce's Stone by Loch Trool along the Rig of the Jarkness to Craiglee and back by the Glenhead Lochs

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Map of a circular hill walk from Loch Trool along the Rig of the Jarkness to Craiglee and back by the Glenhead Lochs View of the car park at Glentrool and the information board there Views of Bruce's Stone, the information board beside it, and the early part of our route Pictures of the text on Bruce's Stone and view from it down Loch Trool View of a walking group assembled at Bruce's Stone Views of where to leave the National Cycle Route and head up onto Buchan Hill Views of Loch Trool and Muldonnoch before rounding the shoulder of Buchan Hill into the valley of the Gairland Burn Views around where we cross the Gairland Burn Views from the western edge of the Rig of the Jarkness into the valley of the Gairland Burn View from the west end of the Rig of the Jarkness over Loch Valley to Loch Neldricken Views of Benyellary, the Merrick and Craignaw from the Rig of the Jarkness View showing the isthmus between Loch Narroch and Loch Valley View from Rig of the Jarkness of Long Loch of Glenhead with the Round Loch of Glenhead beyond it Views forward and back along the Rig of the Jarkness Views of Loch Narroch and Loch Valley with the isthmus betwen them View eastward past Snibe Hill to the Silver Flowe and the Rhinns of Kells range beyond Views along the Rig of the Jarkness View over the Glenhead Lochs to Mulldonoch and Loch Trool from Rig of the Jarkness View of the Dow Loch View of the Snibe, the Silver Flowe and the Rhinns of Kells from Dow Loch View of Meikle Millyea in the Rhinns of Kells with the Silver Flowe from near the Dow Loch View along Dow Loch from near the outflow to the Dow Spout Summer and winter on the Dow Loch Views around the lochan near Craiglee with boulders Views from near the top of Craiglee Boulder waiting for Godot near Craiglee View towards the trig pint on Craiglee View down over Loch Dee to Clatteringshaws and Cairnsmore of Dee beyond from Craiglee Views of the trig point on the top of Craiglee Four views from the trig poing on Craiglee Route from Craiglee down to the Glenhead lochs Views from around Round Loch of Glenhead Views across Long Loch of Glenhead to the Rig of the Jarkness and Benyellary Getting down fom the Glenhead lochs to Glenhead The track back to Glen Trool Returning along the track back to the car park at Bruce's Stone
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