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Biggar Group

We are the Biggar Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
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Overview

This is a lovely circular walk which starts by the Devil's Beef Tub above Moffat. With great views all round, the route starts by following the Annandale Way, going over Annanhead Hill, Great Hill, Whitehope Heights (a Donald), Whitehope Knowe, Barncorse Knowe, Earlshaugh, Crown of Scotland, and Foal Burn Head.

Saturday, 19 July 2025
Meeting time:
9:15 am
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
3:15 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
14km / 8.7mi
Ascent:
640.1m / 2100ft
Type:
circular

The name, Crown of Scotland, derives from the alliance made between between Robert the Bruce and James Douglas, following the former's murder of the Red Comyn at Greyfriars Kirk in Dumfries. (Wikipedia)

Features

  • Car parking available
  • Car sharing available

Meeting point

Grid reference:
NT 04201 37786
Nearest postcode:
ML12 6AD
what3words:
smarter.pylons.permit
Meeting time:
9:15 am

Bigga Corn Exchange

Starting point

Grid reference:
NT 05559 12705
Nearest postcode:
DG10 9FF
what3words:
doubt.left.acrobatic
Start time:
10:00 am

There is limited parking at the start of the Annandale Way just before the Devil's Beef Tub on the A701

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking