Caerlaverock Nature Reserve and Castle

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Dog friendly walk passing by Caerlaverock Nature Reserve and going to Caerlaverock Castle.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.27 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 25 
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 11 m
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    Vertical drop: - 14 m
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    Highest point: 19 m
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    Lowest point: 5 m
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Description of the walk

Start: WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre, Eastpark Farm, Caerlaverock DG1 4RS

(S/E) Exit the car park and take the footpath on the right just before the gate of the WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre. Continue on this small footpath until seeing a path on your right hand side.

(1) Take that path surrounded by fields and continue straight until reaching a wooden path and a birdwatch hide.

(2) At the birdwatch hide take right and continue straight on the wooden path that will become a field path. Continue straight on this path crossing the marshes until reaching Castle Wood and a concrete road.

(3) Follow the sign for Caerlaverock castle and continue on this road until reaching the old castle and then Caerlaverock moat with its small car park.

(4) Once at Caerlaverock castle retrace your steps back to the car park.

Note the wooden path around (2) is circular so you can take it in both ways

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 8 m - WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre car park
  2. 1 : km 0.37 - alt. 7 m - right on the footpath between fields
  3. 2 : km 1.59 - alt. 5 m - birdwatch house
  4. 3 : km 3.34 - alt. 10 m - entrance of Castle wood
  5. 4 : km 4.17 - alt. 19 m - Caerlaverock castle
  6. S/E : km 8.27 - alt. 8 m - WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre car park

Practical information

Car park: WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre, Eastpark Farm, Caerlaverock DG1 4RS, Free

Toilet: At WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre

Little shops at WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre and at Caerlaverock Castle

Dog friendly: The walk is dog friendly but not WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre. No shadow and no water points. No stiles

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Reviews and comments

2 / 5
Based on 1 review
Reliability of the description
2 / 5
Clarity of route map
3 / 5
Route interest
1 / 5
yannherbert
yannherbert

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Busy trail : No

Not a very interesting walk, with very few people on the path through the rather tall vegetation. We ended up giving up and going to the castle by car.
On the other hand, the visit to the castle is interesting
Rq: we didn't manage to find our way back to the castle.

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FLOCH
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Hello,

a new walk entitled Caerlaverock Nature Reserve and Caerlaverock Castle has been posted in the Dumfries and Galloway area of Scotland :

Walk through Caerlaverock Nature Reserve to Caerlaverock Castle. Accessible to dogs.

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