Castle · On the route
Annan Castle
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on WikipediaGalloway Tourist Route
The signed tourist route from Gretna through Dumfries and Castle Douglas, past New Galloway and north over the hills by Dalmellington to Alloway, just south of Ayr.
- Distance
- 94 miles (151 km)
- Type
- Point to point
- Where
- Dumfries and Galloway, Ayrshire
Follows the official route
Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.
Main roads
From the map
- Longest gap between fuel
- 19 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 12
- Curvature
- 95 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 17
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 62 to mile 82. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 26 to mile 46, at 131 degrees of turning a mile.
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.
Before you go
- Quiet roads through Galloway Forest Park with long gaps between fuel stops.
On the way
- Gretna
- Dumfries
- Castle Douglas
- Dalmellington
- Alloway
Ready to ride it?
Plan it with dates in the tour plannerBook this trip
1Places to stay
- Find a bed in GretnaWhere the route starts
- Find a bed in AllowayWhere the route ends
2Cover
Check your breakdown cover recovers a motorcycle, and from where. Some policies only cover you from home, or not at all on single track roads.
What to check before you buy coverPlaces to see on the way
Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.
Castle · 1 km off the route
Dumfries Castle
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia
Cave · 0.9 km off the route
Covenanters' Cave
Place of worship in Cargenbridge, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0
Castle · On the route
Edingham Castle
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Colin Kinnear, CC BY-SA 2.0
Castle · 0.4 km off the route
Buittle Castle
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Chris Newman, CC BY-SA 2.0
Castle · 0.9 km off the route
Kenmure Castle
Castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Francis Grose (died 1790), Public domain
Castle · 1 km off the route
Martnaham Castle
Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.