Log No 154. Wed 9th Oct 2013 - Port Logan to Drummore, 17 miles (2400 miles walked)

When I got up this morning it was a fine day but by the time I had got the bus to Port Logan the wind had got up to gale force and there were heavy showers.


At least the wind was behind me as I left Port Logan at 09.50.

Thankfully the footpaths were good and couldn't be missed since they were actually farm tracks and generally had a sign at the road.

After the first hour and a half of tracks it was minor roads for the next hour and a half.

The road walking did have a large detour and I did contemplate cutting across fields but as most of them had cattle in I kept to the roads.

From Damnaglaur the road went all the way to the Mull of Galloway but I took a footpath to the cliffs to the west of the headland.

It was another good, signposted path and at the cliff top it followed the fence along the edge of the fields.

Nearly all the fences round here have signs on them warning they are electrified, I really should stop touching them to see if they are, the last one gave me a big jolt.

The showers were less frequent now and there were sunny intervals but it was quite cold in the wind.

The Mull of Galloway is Scotland's most southerly point and the lighthouse is generally open to the public but it was closed today, I went into the RSPB Visitor Centre and spent a few minutes talking with the warden.

I was now heading west and the north-westerly gale came close to blowing me onto the electric fence on a number of occasions.

This footpath is the start of the Mull of Galloway Trail which stretches 24 miles to Stranraer.

As Andy said on yesterday's log, this footpath sticks to the coast all the way to Drummore, nearly 6 miles of easy walking.

I got into Drummore just after 16.00 having walked 17 miles today.