Walk dg121 Rhinns of Kells from Galloway Forest Park
This 13 mile, Grade 8 (Hard), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Forrest Lodge & will take about 8 hrs to complete.
Route outline for walk dg121:
Forrest Lodge - Galloway Forest Park - Fore Bush - Polharrow Burn - Lumford Burn - Craignelden - Craigrine - Corserine - Carlin's Cairn - Corserine - Millfire - Milldown - Rhinns of Kells - Meikle Millyea - Meikle Lump - Burnhead - Forrest Lodge - Galloway Forest Park.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
![]() 0 Munros |
![]() 1 Corbett |
![]() 0 Grahams |
![]() 0 Murdos |
![]() 4 Donalds |
![]() 1 Scottish Marilyn |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Corserine at 814m (2672ft). Corserine is classified as a Corbett (No. 132). Corserine is also classified as a Donald (No. 6) and a Scottish Marilyn (337th highest in Scotland, 363rd highest in the UK). The summit of Corserine is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Carlin's Cairn at 807m (2649ft). Carlin's Cairn is classified as a Donald (No. 8).
You will also reach the summit of Meikle Millyea at 749m (2458ft). Meikle Millyea is classified as a Donald (No. 14). The summit of Meikle Millyea is marked by a cairn 300m SW of an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.
Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:
- Millfire at 716m (2349ft). Millfire is Unclassified
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