Auchinleck to Sorn via the Lost Village of Darnconner

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.77 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 154 ft
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    Descent: - 269 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 643 ft
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    Lowest point: 374 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 518 ft - The Boswell Centre, Auchinleck
  2. 1 : mi 0.44 - alt. 554 ft - Keep left
  3. 2 : mi 0.52 - alt. 551 ft - Keep left
  4. 3 : mi 0.58 - alt. 548 ft - Keep left
  5. 4 : mi 0.68 - alt. 538 ft - Stay high
  6. 5 : mi 0.75 - alt. 535 ft - Turn right off main track
  7. 6 : mi 0.89 - alt. 541 ft - Ford - if water too high turn left
  8. 7 : mi 1.05 - alt. 551 ft - Turn right to cross burn
  9. 8 : mi 1.09 - alt. 554 ft - Burn on your left
  10. 9 : mi 1.16 - alt. 558 ft - Up to overhead cables
  11. 10 : mi 1.18 - alt. 558 ft - Main path - turn left
  12. 11 : mi 1.27 - alt. 564 ft - Big metal gate
  13. 12 : mi 1.33 - alt. 571 ft - Left along road
  14. 13 : mi 1.62 - alt. 561 ft - Turn left
  15. 14 : mi 1.65 - alt. 564 ft - Turn right
  16. 15 : mi 2.07 - alt. 581 ft - Turn L along edge of deer fencing
  17. 16 : mi 2.12 - alt. 574 ft - Caution! Potential flooding in ditch!
  18. 17 : mi 2.28 - alt. 591 ft - Turn L around edge of water
  19. 18 : mi 2.51 - alt. 591 ft - Caution! Trip hazard!
  20. 19 : mi 2.57 - alt. 587 ft - Keep right - low path
  21. 20 : mi 2.85 - alt. 633 ft - Turn L along forestry track.
  22. 21 : mi 3.29 - alt. 630 ft - Continue straight on.
  23. 22 : mi 3.64 - alt. 623 ft - Keep right
  24. 23 : mi 3.83 - alt. 597 ft - Gate
  25. 24 : mi 3.92 - alt. 581 ft - Gate
  26. 25 : mi 3.96 - alt. 574 ft - Past Glenshiel House then left
  27. 26 : mi 4.02 - alt. 581 ft - Turn R when opposite Shiel Farm entrance
  28. 27 : mi 4.32 - alt. 449 ft - Continue ahead/ keep left
  29. 28 : mi 4.37 - alt. 430 ft - Go past shed then left
  30. 29 : mi 4.58 - alt. 463 ft - Turn right
  31. 30 : mi 5.09 - alt. 420 ft - Turn left for Sorn village
  32. E : mi 5.77 - alt. 384 ft - Sorn Parish Church and old bridge

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