SC 1656
Buzzard Trail, Raiders' Road Forest Drive
1.6 miles (2.7 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: NX 647 700. Finish: NX 647 700. OS grid.
Take it with you: download the GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 61 m of climbing and 60 m of descent; highest point 113 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1656
- Distance
- 1.6 miles (2.7 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- Under an hour
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Total ascent
- About 61 m. Highest point 113 m
Getting there
- Car parks
- Car park (pay), 20 m from the start. Directions NX 647 700Car park, 120 m from the start. Directions NX 648 699
Getting back
We found no bus stop within 3 km of the finish and no station within 10 km (from OpenStreetMap), so plan a lift or a taxi back.
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 36 m in a kilometre (1 in 28), starting 1 mile in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Walked it? Log it
Walks nearby
- SC 1629Kennick Burn Trail1 mile. Starts 3.2 miles away
- SC 1249Threave Estate Walk2.5 miles, one way. Starts 8.7 miles away
- SC 1641Motte Trail, Cally Woods0.8 miles. Starts 9.1 miles away
- SC 1588Talnotry Trail1.8 miles. Starts 9.8 miles away
- SC 1643Polmaddy Settlement Trail0.8 miles. Starts 11.6 miles away
- SC 1648Woodland Trail, Barrhill Woods0.8 miles. Starts 12.2 miles away
Sources
Checked against forestryandland.gov.scot on 12 October 2026.
- Route line: Forestry and Land Scotland, Recreation routes, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Forestry and Land Scotland).
- Facts: forestryandland.gov.scot
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