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Hillwalking and hiking routes near Delamford.

There are a number of established hillwalking and hiking routes around Delamford and some slightly further afield for the more adventurous. Between them, the nearby villages of Barr, Dailly, and Straiton have at least sixteen recognised walking routes. We offer transport to any of the walk starting points and pick you up where the walks finish if you wish. Maps of the route or personal guidance can be provided, as can a packed lunch to take with you, priced at £5 per person. Pricing for transport will vary according to distance.

To begin with, there are five walks featured on the Ayrshire Paths website which start and finish in the nearby village of Dailly, just a mile or so Northwest of Delamford. A description of each of these routes can be found here. The village of Barr, about four miles South of Delamford, also has five routes shown on the same website and these can be found here. Ayrshire Paths also give guidance for six walks around the village of Straiton, which is roughly five miles Northeast of Delamford, and more information on these can be viewed here.

To the Southeast of Delamford lies Loch Braden, Loch Doon and the Galloway Forest where there is a 17 km route from the bottom of Loch Doon into Loch Trool in Galloway. You can find more detail and a printable map of this walk here.

The Galloway Forest Park itself has over 20 official trails to walk which vary greatly in both length and difficulty. Details on each of these routes can be found on the Forestry Commission website here.

Then there is the Ayrshire Coastal Path which is split into twelve sections and covers almost 150 km of coastline from Glen App in the South to Skelmorlie at the North end. The Rotary Club of Ayr have produced an excellent guide book which contains a wealth of both geographical and historical information with 14 maps for this entire route. More information on each stage of the route and how to purchase the guidebook can be found on their website by clicking here.

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The view down the valley from the Hadyard Hill.