We are the Cunninghame Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Janice C
The walk starts from a car parking area behind the public toilets in Kirkconnel. The circuit of the village begins by heading away from the village up the scenic Baker's Burn before returning to the village by a minor farm road. It then follows the River Nith on the Mavis Bank Walk, before heading up onto the Libry Moor on a forestry road. There is quite a long incline on this section. We return back to the village on a core path and then follow the "back road" until we reach the Kello Water, which we follow on a grass path, until we reach the River Nith again. We follow the Nith along a riverside path that was constructed by the Kirkconnel Heritage Society until we return back to the village.
There are no stiles nor fences. Poles would be useful for a few sections of the baker's burn. Also gaiters for sections of long grass or possible mud, depending on the weather.
Meet at Morrison's Stevenston at 8.50 am for a 9.00 am departure. Go to the corner of the car park furthest from the supermarket doors. From here, we car share and offer lifts. For car sharing information, the round trip is 78 miles so £10 per passenger in shared cars is requested. I will meet you at Kirkconnel. Contact details: Janice C 07585955283 Please contact me if you are joining me on the walk and inform me if you are travelling directly to the start.
From Morrison's Stevenston, head to the Bellfield Roundabout, Kilmarnock. Take the A76 exit signposted Dumfries. Travel along the A76 until you reach Kirkconnel and go as far as the cross. You will recognise it by the Queensberry Hotel, which is a large pink building on the right. Turn left at the cross, and then immediately left again. There is limited parking behind the toilets as a new wooden fence has been erected behind the shop. if you travel slightly further along past the ambulance station, you will find another parking area on the left.
