Kirkcubright to Creetown 25.5miles
The day was cold and cloudy as I made
my way out of Kirkcubright via the splendid castle they have right
next to the river. I made my way along the B727 and at Gull Craig I
managed to walk 20 yards along a beach for the first(and as it turns
out) and only time this week, which was a bit of a novelty!
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| Kirkcudbright Castle |
So I walked on through Brogue and onto
Gatehouse of Fleet, at Gatehouse I picked up the A75 and I thought
the roads I'd walked along all week were bad, this was a whole new
level. The A75 is the main road for ferry traffic arriving from
Stranraer so the lorries came thick and fast. At Laggan there was an
escape road for 2 miles that runs parallel with the A75 and is such a
relief from the thundering truck coming towards you at 70mph!!! The
views from the escape road were spectacular and well worth the effort
to walk up and down hills for 2 miles. The final few miles to
Creetown were again along the A75 and very forgettable except the
Castle at Carsluith which seems so out of place next to a busy road.
When I arrived at the BNB for the night I had forgotten that I had
booked a room with a four poster bed at no extra cost so that was a
nice surprise and a bit of luxury to boot!
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| Mouth of the river Cree |
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