Jenny Noble's Gill, Langholm

Distance	Approximate Time	Height Gain	OS Map
8 kms	02:00 (hrs:mins)	50 metres	Explorer 323: Eskdale and Castle o'er Forest

Description

From the car park, walk towards the town centre and turn right over the road bridge across the Esk. Follow the same route as Walk 5 as far as the Skipper�s Bridge. Turn left, across the bridge, cross the road (with great care) and take the Penton road. In about 30 metres, go left up the signposted path. Steep at first, it eases to a fine curving path on a rising bank and soon reaches the old railway line. Turn right along the track bed for 400 metres of easy walking under a canopy of mature trees. At a fence, go through a kissing gate on the left and take the path rising to the left. After a steady climb it brings you out near the Round House. This, however, is visited on the return leg. For now, turn right on the broad track. Follow the track, firstly through trees, then with open hill on the left, through several gates and across fields to Broomholmshiels Farm. Walk out to the road and turn right. The road drops down to a junction. Turn right again here to start the walk back to Langholm. Wander along this road, which connects Langholm with Penton, round several bends and past Broomholm until, about 800 metres after the junction, and at the end of a cleared area on the right, you see a waymark on the right at a Buccleuch Estates sign saying �Jenny Noble�s Gill�. Take the path leading up the gill. The path climbs steadily and bends right to run alongside a field edge, with the wooded gill below to the right. The small valley is said to be named after an old lady who is reputed to have committed suicide by hanging herself. It is now a very pleasant walk much favoured by local people. The path reaches the line of the old railway, with two ladder stiles. The first is defunct but the second has to be crossed to continue up the path through more fine mixed woodland. At the top of the path, you regain the track used for the outward route. Turn left and retrace your steps back to the Round House. A path leads up to this squat stone tower, where a seat gives an excellent view down over Langholm. Return to the track and continue through the woods towards the town. The track reaches houses and becomes a tarmac road (Hall Path). Keep on this road as it drops to meet the A7. You can either simply walk back through the town centre to the car park or alternatively, take the first left (Townfoot) and turn right and left into Waverley Road to reach the riverside path. Turn right and walk along the riverside back to the road bridge over the Esk, where you must rejoin the A7 for a short distance to Kilngreen. This final section from Townfoot is not waymarked but is easy to follow.

Access Info

From Dumfries follow the A75 to Annan, from Annan follow the B720 to Langholm. For public transport from Dumfries, there are a number of services via Lockerbie and Annan with a change for Langholm.
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