01 There is not much more than a kilometre from the south end of the coastal village of Kippford to the north end of Rockcliffe, but to get from one to the other by car you have to drive inland to the A710 coast road which bypasses both of them. Between the two of them lies the 7th century vitrified fort of Mote of Mark. There is also some very pleasant open woodland between the two villages with two main tracks running between them - the Jubilee Path (which you can see in blue in the map above) and the shore path (which is shown in red between the two villages as part of the overall route taken in this web gallery). There are all kinds of smaller trails through the woods which connect both paths and there is also a path from the Jubilee Path which goes up over The Muckle (100 metres high) and which is shown in purple in the map above. This route also has it own variants for you to choose from.
Both Kippford and Rockcliffe are popular holiday villages and these paths between the two villages are very popular with locals and visitors alike; they are not at all demanding and, when the weather is fine, require no more than casual footwear. This area is under the control of the National Trust for Scotland.
There is a causeway to Rough Island from the south end of Kippford which of course you can only use around low tide. You should not go onto Rough Island during the breeding season - in the months of May and June. To go out to the island you will require wellington boots