Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Lena planned this outdoor adventure with komoot!

Discover your own fun with the #1 outdoor app.

Lena

Saved routes

Bruce's Stone – Merrick Runde von Glentrool Village

Lena

Saved routes

Bruce's Stone – Merrick Runde von Glentrool Village

Lena planned a hike

January 24, 2023

Bruce's Stone – Merrick Runde von Glentrool Village

Moderate

04:46

13.1km

2.7km/h

840m

820m

Embed

Comments

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Overview

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

99 m

Bruce's Stone Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Bruce's Stone commemorates Robert The Bruce and was unveiled 05/06/1929. The stone reads 'In loyal remembrance of Robert The Bruce King of Scots whose victory in this Glen over an …

Tip by

222 m

Start of the Merrick Trail

Highlight • Summit

This point marks the start of the Merrick Trail, a short walking trail to the summit of Merrick (the highest Donald in lowland Scotland). This trail weaves up Merrick via …

Tip by

2.06 km

Culsharg is a non-MBA bothy that sits on the Merrick Trail in the Galloway Forest Park. It's quite close to the road so probably a busy bothy, we didn't have time to stop and explore inside unfortunately.

Tip by

4.38 km

Benyellary Summit

Highlight • Summit

In some ways, this mountain is just 'on the way' up to Merrick but it deserves a Highlight in its own right! There are an abundance of lochs and lochans …

Tip by

6.59 km

The Merrick Summit

Highlight • Natural Monument

Rising from Galloway Forest Park, the first area in the UK to be given Dark Sky Park status, The Merrick is one of the five fingers of the ‘Range of …

Tip by

13.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.07 km

5.86 km

113 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.0 km

< 100 m

Route Details

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (830 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Comments

Want to know more?

Bruce's Stone – Merrick Runde von Glentrool Village

Bruce's Stone Memorial

Start of the Merrick Trail

Culsharg Bothy

Benyellary Summit

The Merrick Summit

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️