Why this ride
Repeated coastal bends, headlands and frequent viewpoint stops. It also links naturally to Galloway coast.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
South West Coastal 300
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 220 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 18
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Check weather, local closures, speed enforcement and single-track etiquette. Specific flag: wind; single-track sections.
Seasonal context
Apr-Oct
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Dumfries
Dumfries calls itself the Queen of the South, and its great claim to fame is a poet. Robert Burns spent the last five years of his life here, from 1791 to 1796, working as an excise officer and writing some of his best songs, including A Man's a Man for A' That. He died in the town at the age of thirty-seven, and the house where he lived, in a street now named after him, is a small museum with his desk and letters. His mausoleum, a domed Greek temple in St Michael's churchyard, draws pilgrims on Burns Night every January.
Read the complete Dumfries write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Dumfries sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Girvan.
2. Girvan
Planning note
Girvan comes up 60 km in. Next is Sanquhar.
3. Sanquhar
Planning note
At least 142 km in you reach Sanquhar. Next is Dumfries.
4. Dumfries
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Dumfries write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Dumfries, late in the day.