Route: heading south on the B794 and then west and south round the coast on the A711 before diverting south for coffee at Balcary Bay. Then back to the main road to continue uphill past a viewpoint (of Skiddaw) and down via Dundrennan Abbey to Kirkcudbright for lunch. Heading north to the hydroelectric power station at Tongland before crossing the river to head north east on a minor road to Castle Douglas and the Sulwath Brewery. Then back on the military road.
Conditions: warm cloudy sun.
Pub: The Selkirk Arms, Kirkcudbright, for Sulwath The Grace. The Sulwath Bewery, Castle Douglas, for Galloway Gold.
