If you head up from the Glen Trool car park beside Bruce's Stone, follow a chain of lochs (Loch Valley, Neldricken, Arron) up to Loch Enoch, camp there, next day go along the ridge from the Merrick to Shalloch on Minnoch then down to Loch Girvaneye, camp there and next day downhill to Stinchar Bridge. How you get back to Glen Trool is anybody's guess. Another way from Girvaneye would be to head through the lower lands to Loch Macaterick, follow the outlet water known as the Black Garpel, cross the Eglin Lane to Craigmawhannal then head up past the Wolf's Slochd to follow the Gala Lane up to the Dry Loch and the Dungeon Lochs by the Silver Flow. Camp there then head back up the hill to Loch Enoch again, and downhill back to Glen Trool. Or follow the glen down past the Silver Flow to Loch Dee and the Black Water o' Dee, meet the road and get over to Clatteringshaws. How you get out of there is up to you! Bothies at Backhill O'Bush near the Silver Flow, Tunskeen near Macaterick and one I can't remember the name of near Glen Trool, but it's a dump and only any good for getting out of the storm. As the previous poster has pointed out, it is very rough going indeed. Be careful of adders, there are a lot of them around there. Also be very careful not to start a moor fire, as these spread rapidly and get wildly out of control very quickly. Lives could be lost and squillions of pounds worth of forestry destroyed. Look out for wild goats, deer, otters, eagles, etc.
- Round Loch O' The Dungeon
- Long Loch O'The Dungeon
- Craignaw (L) and Dungeon Hill (R) from near Backhill O'Bush
- Silver Flow, looking down toward Loch Dee