Into the wild: STAGE FOUR - Gretna Green to Oban - 1,209 MILES

 

BASIC ROUTE -

106.  Gretna — Old Graitney — Redkirk — Browhouses — Torduff Point — Dornockbrow — Battlehill — Seafield — Waterfoot —
Annan — Barnkirk Point — Newbie Mains — Powfoot — Moss-side — Priestside — Ruthwell — Stanhope ......................................... 27 miles (2,901 miles).

107.  Stanhope — B725 — Bankend — Caerlaverock Castle — Scarn Point — Glencaple — B725 — Dumfries — A710 — Islesteps —
Whinny Hill — New Abbey .................... 25 miles (2,906 miles).

108.  New Abbey — Kirkbean — Southerness — Caulkerbush —Sandyhills — Port O’Warren Bay — Barcloy Hill — Rockcliffe —
Kippford — Barnbarrock — Dalbeattie ..................26 miles (2,952 miles).

109.   Dalbeattie — Palnackie = Screel — Auchencairn — Balcary Point — Rascarrel Bay — Barlocco Bay — Orroland Lodge — Fagra — Dundrennan — Mutehill — Kirkeudbright ............. 28 miles (2,980 miles).

110 - Kirkcudbright — Gull Craiz — Senwick House — Ross Bay - Meikle Ross — Fauldbog Bay — Brighouse Bay — Borness —
Muneraig — Kirkandrews = Knockbrex — Carrick — Sandgreen — Cally Mains — Cally Hotel — Gatehouse of Fleet .......................... 24 miles (3,004 miles).

111.   Gatehouse of Fleet — Skyreburn Bay — Dalavan Bay — Mossyard Bay — Ravenshall — Kirkdale Port — Carsluith —
Creetown — Blairs — Croft — Blackcraig — Newton Stewart ..................... 24 miles (3,028 miles).

112.   Newton Stewart — A7I4 — Wigtown — Bladnoch — Kirkinner — Inerwell Port — Port McGean — Garlieston — Rigg Bay —
Port Allen — Portyerrock Bay — Isle of Whithorn — Burrow Head Campsite ................ 31 miles (3,059 miles).

113.  Burrow Head — St Ninian’s Gave — Lochans of Cairndoon — Back Bay — Monreith Bay — A747 — Port William — West Barr
~ Chippermore Point — Cock Inn — Mull of Sinniness — Stair Haven —Glenluce ........... 28 miles (3,087 miles).

114.  Glenluce — A75—A715—Sandhead — Dyemill — Chapel Rossan Bay — Portacree — New England Bay — Kilstay Bay —
Drummore — Cailliness Point — Maryport Bay — Portankill — East ‘Tarbert — Mull of Galloway ............28 miles (3,115 miles.)

115.  Mull of Galloway - West ‘Tarbert — Port Mona — Portencorkrie - Clanyard Bay — Port Logan — Drumbreddan Bay ~ Ardwell Bay - Float Bay — Knockinaam Lodge —Portpatrick (Galloway Point Campsite) ...............27 miles (3,142 miles).

116. Portpatrick— Black Head — Knock Bay—Broadsea Bay —Strool Bay — Dally Bay —Corsewall Point — Milleur Point— Lady Bay
—Clachan Heughs — The Scar— The Wig ........................ 29 miles (3,171 miles.)

117.  The Wig —Stranraer— Cairnryan — Finnarts Bay —Portandea — Currarie Port = Downan Point — Ballantrae ............................ 24 miles (3,195 miles.)

118.  Ballantrae — Bennane Head — Lendalfoot — Girvan — Dipple — Turnberry — Maidens ........... 24 miles (3,219 miles).

119.    Maidens — Culzean Castle — Culzean Bay — Dunure — Bracken Bay — Heads of Ayr — Cunning Park — Ayr Youth Hostel ..............20 miles (3,239 miles).

120.  Ayr Youth Hostel — Woodfield Beach — Prestwick Beach — St Andrews House —South Bay — Troon — North Bay — Barassie - Irvine Bay Beach — Fullarton — Nethermains — Stevenston — Saltcoats — South Bay ............ 27 miles (3,266 miles.)

121.  South Bay (Saltcoats) — Ardrossan — North Bay....... 3 miles (3,269 miles).
122.   (Immobilized at Ardrossan North Bay).......1 mile. (3,270 miles).

123.  Ardrossan North Bay — Seamill — Ardneil Bay — Portencross — Stoney Port — Poteath — Southannan — Fairlie - Monument — Castle Bay — Largs - Largs Bay — A78 — Meigle Bay — Skelmorlie Mains Campsite ................ 21 miles (3,291 miles)

124.   Skelmorlic Mains — Skelmorlic — Wemyss Bay ........5 miles (3,296 miles.)

Fatigue fracture diagnosed; retired to Drymen with right foot in plaster
_for four weeks and one week ‘breaking in’ foot after plaster removed, climbing a Munroe a day!...... 24 miles (3,320 miles)

125.  Skelmorlie post office - Wemyss Bay — Inverkip—Cloch Point Lighthouse — Gourock — Greenock.......15 miles (3,335 miles).

126.   Greenock — Port Glasgow — Langbank — Erskine Golf Course — Erskine Bridge — Old Kilpatrick .......17 miles (3,3,352 miles).

127.  Old Kilpatrick — Bowling — Dumbarton — Cardross — Ardmore — Craigendoran .............. 17 miles (3,369 miles).

128.  Craigendoran — Helensburgh — Rhu — Shandon — Falsane Bay — Garelochhead — Mambeg — Greenlea — Clynder ............... 15 miles (3,384 miles).

129.  Clynder — Rosneath — Rosneath Bay — Kilcreggan — Cove — Peaton House — Trig (217 metres) — Lochan Ghlas Laoigh —
Portincaple — Arddarroch — Glenmallan ...........22 miles (3,406 miles).

130. Glenmallan —Craggan — Ardmay — Arrochar — Ardgartan ..............11 miles (3,417 miles).

131.  Ardgartan — Ardgartan Forest — Corran Lochan — Ardgoil Forest — Lochgoilhead — Douglas Pier - Cormonanchan —
Carrick ..................21 miles ((3,438 miles.)

132. Carrick — Knap— Finart Bay — Ardentinny —Gairletter Point —Blairmore — Strone — Kilmun — Dalinlongart — Sandbank —
Hunter's Quay — Dunoon — McColls Hotel (West Bay) ...................... 23 miles (3,461 miles).

133.  Dunoon — Bullwood — Dunan — Innellan — Toward Point —Ardyne Point — Port Lamont — Loch Striven — Finnart Point —
Invervegain — The Craig Bothy ................... 20 miles (3481 miles).

134.  The Craig Bothy — Loch Striven — Lochhead — Loch Striven — Ardbeg — Troustan — Baingortan — Coustonn — Strone Pomt — Bargchouse Point — Upper Altgaltraig —Colintraive ............... 20 miles  (3,501 miles).

135.  Colintraive — Auchenbreck — Auchnagarron — Ormidale — Lochead—Caladh Bay and Farm — Forest Trail — Rubha Ban —
Port Driseach — Tighnabruaich Youth Hostel ............17 miles (3,518 miles).

136. Tighnabruaich — Kames — Blair's Ferry — Carry Point —rdlamont Point— Kilbride Bay—Asgog Bay — Port Ghabhar—
Glenan Bay — Ardmarnock Bay — Auchalick Bay — Kilfinan Bay — Otter Ferry ............... 24 miles ((3,542 miles).

137.  Otter Ferry — Largiemore — Lephinchapel — Lephinmore — Lachlan Bay — Leack — Strachur Bay — Creggans — St
Catherines — Tigheladich ....................... 22 miles (3,564 miles).

138.  Ticheladich — Ardkinglas House — Cairndow — Ardgenavan — Dundarave Castle — Loch Shira — Inveraray — Dalchenna —
Battlefield Campsite .................. 20 miles (3,584 miles).

139.  Battlefield Campsite — Pennymore — Furness — Crarae Bay — Minard Castle — Loch Gair ........... 17 miles (3,601 miles).

140.  Loch Gair — Port Ann — Ballimore — Lochgilphead — Ardrisaig — Brentield Bay — Bagh Tigh-an-Droighinn — Clach an Easbuig ..................... 18 miles (3,619 miles).

141.   Clach an Easbuig — Stonefield Castle Hotel —Tarbert  ............ 7 miles (3,626 miles).

142.  Tarbert —Cruach Bhreac — Guallann Mhér —Cnoc na Méine —Skipness Castle —Skipness —Sgeir na Luing ........................... 11 miles (3,637 miles).

143.  Sgeir Luing —Claonig Bay — Port Fada—Crossaig— Cour Bay— Grogport — Grianain Island — Carradale.................................. 16 miles (3,653 miles).

144.  Carradale — Dippen — Waterfoot — Torrisdale Bay — Saddell Abbey — Saddell Castle — Ugadale Pomt — Black Bay —
Ardnacross Bay — Lower Smerby — Campbeltown  .................. 18 miles (3,671 miles).

145.  Campbeltown — Glenramskill — Davaar House — Achinhoan — Ru Stafnish—Johnston’s Point—Glenchervie— Polliwilline Bay — Macharioch Bay —Cove Point — Brunerican Bay — Dunaverty Bay {Southend}................ 19 miles (3,690 miles).

146.  Southend — Carskey Bay — Feorlan — The Gap — Mull Lighthouse — Corr Bhan — Trig 289 - Cnoc Moy — Ballygroggan — High Lossit— Machrihanish......................20 miles (3,710 miles).

147.  Machrihanish — Machrihanish Bay — Westport — Port Corbert - Bellochantuy — Dalkeith — Glenacardoch Point — Muasdale — Killean — Tayinloan — Ferry — Point Sands Campsite...................21 miles (3,731 miles).

148.  Point Sands — Rhunahaorine Point — Ballochroy — Dunsketg Bay — Clachan — Whitehouse — Rhu Point — Eseart Caravan
Site  ........................ 18 miles (3,749 miles).

149.  Eseart — West Tarbert— Avinagillan —'Vorinturk — Dunmore — Ardpatrick — Ardminish — Loch Stornoway — The Coves —
Kilberry Bay -— Port Ban Caravan Site ........................ 19 miles (3,768 miles).

150.  Port Ban—Stotfield Bay — Ormsary = Loch Caolisport — Ellary— Balimore — Kilmory — Castle Sween ..................................... 20 miles (3,788 miles).

151.  Castle Sween — Dunrostan — Daltot— Ashfield — Achanamara— Loch Barnluaggan —‘Tayvallich — Keillbeg — Port an Sgadain— Carsaig Bay ..................... 26 miles (3,814 miles).

152.  Carsaig Bay — Ardnackaig — Dounie— Ardnoe Point—Crinan — Islandadd Bridge - Duntrune Castle — Ardifuir — Benan
Ardifuir — Port Méine — Ormaig Bay — Kintraw — Ardfern .............. 25 miles (3,839 miles).

153.   Ardfern — Duine — Kirkton — Craignish Point — Craignish Castle — Bach Ban — Port Gaol—Lunga—Asknish Bay—Kames
Bay — Melfort— Kilchoan - 22 miles (3,861 miles).

154.  Kilchoan — Degnish — Caddleton — Ardmaddy Castle - Clachan Bridge = Loch Seil — Kilninver — Loch Feochan —
Cleigh — Kilbride — Lerags — Lochan na Croise — Gallanach Bay — Sound of Kerrera (Oban) ............22 miles (3,883 miles).