SC 1625
Flycatcher Walk, The Hills
1 mile (1.6 km). Under an hour, easy.
Start: NX 929 733. Finish: NX 929 730. 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
Almost flat: about 38 m of climbing and 59 m of descent; highest point 85 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1625
- Distance
- 1 mile (1.6 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 38 m. Highest point 85 m
Getting there
- Bus stop
- Goldielea, 830 m from the start. Directions NX 937 732
- Car park
- Car park, 690 m from the start. Directions NX 935 731
Getting back
Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Goldielea, 780 m from the finish. Directions NX 937 732
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 25 m in a kilometre (1 in 40), from the start.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Walks nearby
- SC 1522Nith View, Mabie4.5 miles. Starts 1.4 miles away
- SC 1520Lochaber Trail, Mabie5 miles. Starts 1.7 miles away
- SC 1558Dalshinnie Glen, Mabie2.5 miles. Starts 1.9 miles away
- SC 1608Chinney Field, Mabie1.3 miles, circular. Starts 1.9 miles away
- SC 1587Plantain Loch Trail1.8 miles. Starts 10.1 miles away
- SC 1621Birch Trail, Dalbeattie1 mile. Starts 10.1 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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