Daer Water to Thornhill Show path on map

Start location: A702, by Watermeetings ( NS 951 132 )

End location: Thornhill ( NX 879 956 )

Geographical area: Dumfries and Galloway, Strathclyde and Lanarkshire

Path type:

Path distance: 25.1km

Accessibility info: Suitable for pedestrians

Route Description

From the A702 at Watermeetings, take the road to the Daer Reservoir for 7km to Kirkhope Cleuch where there is good parking. Proceed S for 5km past Kirkhope by a rough track and SW up Thick Cleuch, over the col and down Tansley Burn. At NS 924 008, where the Tansley Burn joins Berry Grain, there is a choice of either continuing SW by Cample Cleuch to Burn Farm, or going W round Par Hill by a track high above Kettleton Reservoir to Burn Farm. Thence go by road to Thornhill.

OS Landranger 78 (Nithsdale & Annandale)