Garnets Walk, Port William

Distance	Approximate Time	Height Gain	OS Map
3.5 kms	01:00 (hrs:mins)	50 metres	Explorer 311: Wigtown, Whithorn & The Machars

Description

Parking and Start at the side of the old mill buildings on the Whauphill/ Whithorn road close to the roundabout in Port William. The route was once a main road into the village but today provides a quiet corridor for walkers and wildlife. The overgrown verges and hedges are ideal for many plants and animals and on a sunny summer day you will see several kinds of butterfly. After a gentle climb, the slight elevation allows superb views along the coast and across the sea towards the Rhins of Galloway. The raised beaches of the Machars coast can also be seen created thousands of years ago when the land rose at the end of the last Ice Age. You will pass the old water supply tank for Port William and after passing three more fields the track turns sharp right (at a wooden bench) and carries you down to a minor road as a return to the town. Look out for the interesting erratic boulder in the field corner immediately after Moormains Bridge and opposite the small wood with the rookery.

Access Info

From Dumfries follow the A75 to Newton Stewart, from Newton Stewart pick up the signs for Port William, The Machars.
Public Transport services -
Dumfries to Newton Stewart - X75/ 500
Newton Stewart to the Machars - 415