Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 5, 2024

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2.22 km

Bladnoch Stone Bridge and River

Highlight • Bridge

Distillery tours available just beyond the bridge!

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24.8 km

St Ninian's Chapel Ruins

Highlight • Religious Site

St Ninian was supposedly Scotland's first saint and has a cherished connection to the Galloway peninsula. This 13th Century ruin was built to welcome Pilgrims who wished to pay tribute to the Saint.

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30.3 km

St Ninian's Cave

Highlight • Beach

A scene from the Wickerman was filmed here...it's also a great place for a wee swim and the pathway there is delightful 😀

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36.1 km

Whithorn Priory Ruins

Highlight • Religious Site

Or Whithorn Priory, built here in the 1100s for Premonstratensian monks and later became the cathedral church of Galloway.

Not much survives today, but you can still follow the route …

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65.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

58.0 km

6.05 km

567 m

221 m

156 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

52.5 km

12.4 km

112 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (80 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 9 December

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9°C

47 %

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Bladnoch Stone Bridge and River

St Ninian's Chapel Ruins

St Ninian's Cave

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