Did the Drumlanrig Castle to Burnmouth circuit, following the River Nith, on a lovely sunny day. it's a superb riverside walk with great views to the Lowther Hills on the return leg of the route. I'm just writing this to let others know about some obstacles along the way. Storm Arwen brought down a lot of trees in the area, and as of now, some of these have yet to be removed from blocking the path. There's a warning notice on gate where you leave the main drive to head off into the woods. It warns of path closures and that the estate is still working to reopen the closed routes, but doesn't yet know when this will happen.

The walk starts off excellent following the River Nith as it heads through Carse Wood. But soon after passing Creel Bridge over the river, the first of the fallen trees are encountered. At this point I didn't know how many trees were going to be across the path, and if it would be possible to get through all of them. Fortunately, the fallen trees lasted for just under a mile of walking, and there was always a way past them, mostly easy enough with a small worn path to follow around, under and over them. Nothing ever difficult until the last blockage, where a lot of fallen debris was across the path. It got a little bit tricky and awkward at this point, where it's best tackled by keeping to the right, where you can make your way over the tree trunks and between the broken branches and eventually get to the end. Don't do as I first did...there's a path on the left which climbs the banking and looks like other walkers may have used this as a way around the trees...there's no way through, it's a dead end. Finally after this obstacle, you join another track with no more fallen trees to bother you.

From here, just follow the good track all the way to Burnmouth, then follow the minor road back to Drumlanrig...remembering not to miss the left turn at Burnsands!

Good walk, so I've added a few photos below.