The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
The trail
The Annandale Way follows the River Annan from the Devil's Beef Tub above Moffat to the Solway Firth at Newbiebarns, near Annan. It opens with the Beef Tub circuit out of Moffat, about 22 km, then runs south down the valley. Between Moffat and Hoddom Bridge it has two branches, by Lochmaben and by Lockerbie; this line takes the Lochmaben one. The official pages suggest four or five days.
Stages
A suggested split into 4 days of about 22 km (14 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Moffat to Moffat 22 km · 22 km from the start
- Day 2 Moffat to Lochmaben 29 km · 51 km from the start
- Day 3 Lochmaben to Hoddom 22 km · 73 km from the start
- Day 4 Hoddom to Newbiebarns 16.3 km · 90 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Chalk Rig Edge 500 m · 10.5 km from the start
- Kinnel Knock 227 m · 37 km from the start
- Almagill Hill · 62 km from the start
- Roland's Hill · 63 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway. 55.33134, -3.44879
Finish: near Newbiebarns, Dumfries and Galloway. 54.96833, -3.28429
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway · The start Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Lochmaben, Dumfries and Galloway · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Hoddom, Dumfries and Galloway · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Newbiebarns, Dumfries and Galloway · The finish Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
