Hill Walking in South West Scotland
Galloway Hills - Scaur Hills - Lowther Hills - Borders Hills - Coastal and Other Walks
Hill routes to climb, coastal paths to walk, National Scenic Areas and places of historic interest for the active visitor looking for practical and informed local knowledge and, for those who can't get to Scotland's outdoors, the chance to see what it is like to be there through virtual walks in this less frequented area of Scotland.
The walks are described using plenty of pictures that take you sequentially along the routes from start to finish - with maps; where to park; historical and navigational information; and an attempt to convey the difficulties and joys of walking wild country - in a country that has enshrined in law the right to roam at will.

South West Scotland has 4 main large areas of hill country as shown in the accompanying map.
The most spectacular of these for size and remoteness is the Galloway Hills. Here you can find many routes which will give you a good hard full day's walking with plenty of spectacular views of hill and loch.
The Scaur Hills are probably the least frequented and least known about. They are mainly small in scale though quite shapely and make for relatively easy days on the hill.
The Lowthers offer more of a challenge than this but with a good mixture of easy and full day routes.
The Borders Hills area, like the Galloway Hills, is extensive and has several distinct ranges within the area, probably the most popular of these being the Moffat hills where there are some walks which would be hard to beat anywhere for visual interest on a 5/6 hour walk.
There are 3 National Scenic Areas in the South West of Scotland. You will find them listed together in Other Walks Since these walks are away from the main hill ranges they are ideal if you are looking for something less strenuous. Some involve almost no hill climbing at all.
Recently added Web galleries
Rig of the Jarkness and Craiglee - (18-05-08) - Silver Flowe and Dungeon Hill - (26-05-08)
Culter Fell Round (08-06-08) - North Manor Hills (16-06-08) - St Mary's Loch (25-06-08)
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Galloway - Scaur - Lowthers - Borders - Other walks.