The Dumfriesshire Dales Walking Guide

The three Dumfriesshire dales of Nithsdale, Annandale and Eskdale are a rural playground of heather-clad hills, linns with tumbling waterfalls, babbling rivers and ever-shifting merse and firth. Time, then, to rediscover the charms of this peaceful corner of Scotland.Whether it’s a morning exploring the country’s highest village, an afternoon paddling the shores of the Solway or an evening gazing at star-filled skies, Darren Flint and Donald Greig’s hand-picked selection of 40 walks reveals what it is that makes this unassuming part of the world so special.