Walks from New Cumnock
Ayrshire · Scotland
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at New Cumnock Station.
Alternatively, view walks you can reach directly from New Cumnock by train.
New Cumnock to Sanquhar
Glorious views all around; rewarding views. A long route with lots of tarmac but lovely scenery. A quiet road climbs steadily out of New Cumnock onto a well-maintained forestry track, then a short, slightly unclear grassy path through long grass at the top, before cinder and tarmac tracks descend to Kirkconnel. A short stretch of the A76 (with pavement) and then quiet country roads into Sanquhar. Kirkconnel has a supermarket, toilets and a bench. The route passes a former quarry and wind turbines with a well-signposted work site at the top.
Lunch: Kirkconnel, roughly mid-route, has a supermarket and toilets.
Warnings: Pathhead has no pavement; the road is fairly straight with good visibility but care is needed for passing farm and windfarm traffic. One short section of long grass at the high point is a little unclear.
Walk details: Slow Ways.
