A Dumfries Road Trip Day 3

[Jaywizz]

8. Bainloch Hill : 5.0km, 242m ascent
Gaining height easily on the forest track, there wasn't as much shade as I'd hoped for - sun still blazing. Passing a few boulders and a now-dry ditch, a pair of Grey Wagtails objected to us walking past their territory. This is probably one of my favourite summits of the weekend; there must be stunning views but again just too much heat haze.

Lovely open summit with heather and a few rocks

9. Killyleoch Hill : 3.5km, 147m ascent
Lush roadside vegetation hid any possible parking spot on the roadside so, after asking permission, we parked at the farm. Again, a farm track then easy walk across sheep pasture, over a stone dyke and so to the summit, the first where we could sit nearby in the shade of the conifers. Bliss.

Just about see the car from the summit (parked by the farm extreme right)

10. Hightown Hill : 1.4km, 116m ascent
Just good pasture with sheep and lambs again. Short grass all the way to the summit. A nice little walk to finish our Dumfries road trip.

Very low summit - but another high point for the trip! Credit for photo : McMole

In summary, the trip was a success, and, most important, thoroughly enjoyable. It was a 'road trip' (300 miles) and had required some research and planning beforehand, also very enjoyable. Many thanks are due to McMole for his research on parking places, walking routes, providing maps and compiling data after the trip. For the actual driving, McMole's 'other woman' (his Satnav) was most useful most of the time, although once or twice she refused to believe we were even on a road!!