Nith View, Mabie
4.5 miles (7.2 km). About 1½ hours, easy.
Start: NX 943 716. Finish: NX 949 709. OS grid.
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Up and down
About 189 m of climbing and 229 m of descent; highest point 156 m.
Facts
- Code
- SC 1522
- Distance
- 4.5 miles (7.2 km)
- Publisher’s page
- forestryandland.gov.scot
- Walking time
- About 1½ hours
- Difficulty
- Easy (how we grade)
- Designation
- Regional route
- Region
- Scotland
- County
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Total ascent
- About 189 m. Highest point 156 m
Getting there
- Car parks
- Car park, 950 m from the start. Directions NX 949 709Car park, 950 m from the start. Directions NX 949 709Car park, 950 m from the start. Directions NX 949 709
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: the bus stop at Goldielea, 1.7 km away (Directions); Dumfries station, 5.9 km away (Directions).
Getting back
Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Mabie Forest, 740 m from the finish. Directions NX 956 707
What to expect
Steepest climb: about 57 m in a kilometre (1 in 18), starting 3.7 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
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Connecting routes
- SC 1558Dalshinnie Glen, MabieShares 1.2 miles of path with this route. Finishes on this route. This route finishes on it.
- SC 1520Lochaber Trail, MabieShares 0.8 miles of path with this route. Finishes on this route. This route finishes on it.
- SC 1608Chinney Field, MabieShares 0.6 miles of path with this route. Starts and finishes on this route at Mabie Forest car park. This route finishes on it.
Walks nearby
- SC 1625Flycatcher Walk, The Hills1 mile. Starts 1.4 miles away
- SC 1587Plantain Loch Trail1.8 miles. Starts 9.8 miles away
- SC 1621Birch Trail, Dalbeattie1 mile. Starts 9.8 miles away
- SC 1571Quarry Trail, Dalbeattie2.3 miles. Starts 9.8 miles away
- UK 028Romans and Reivers RouteNational trail, 52 miles, one way. Starts 11.5 miles away
- SC 1538Water of Ae Riverside Trail3.3 miles. Starts 11.7 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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