Lochaber Trail, Mabie
5 miles (8 km). About 2½ hours, moderate.
Start: NX 932 706. Finish: NX 950 710. 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 313 m of climbing and 321 m of descent; highest point 217 m.
Breaks in the line are gaps in the mapped route.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1520
- Distance
- 5 miles (8 km). We measure 5.6 miles along the mapped line
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- About 2½ hours
- Difficulty
- Moderate (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Total ascent
- About 313 m. Highest point 217 m
Getting there
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Lochanhead, 1.9 km away (Directions); Dumfries station, 7.3 km away (Directions).
Getting back
Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Mabie Forest, 750 m from the finish. Directions NX 956 707
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 108 m in a kilometre (1 in 9), starting 2.8 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- SC 1558Dalshinnie Glen, MabieShares 1.7 miles of path with this route. Finishes on this route. This route finishes on it.
- SC 1608Chinney Field, MabieShares 0.9 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Mabie Forest car park. This route finishes on it.
- SC 1522Nith View, MabieShares 0.9 miles of path with this route. Finishes on this route. This route finishes on it.
Walks nearby
- SC 1625Flycatcher Walk, The Hills1 mile. Starts 1.7 miles away
- SC 1587Plantain Loch Trail1.8 miles. Starts 8.9 miles away
- SC 1621Birch Trail, Dalbeattie1 mile. Starts 8.9 miles away
- SC 1571Quarry Trail, Dalbeattie2.3 miles. Starts 8.9 miles away
- UK 028Romans and Reivers RouteNational trail, 52 miles, one way. Starts 12.3 miles away
- SC 1538Water of Ae Riverside Trail3.3 miles. Starts 12.5 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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