Lincluden Abbey Ruins – Kirkpatrick Macmillan Bridge loop from Palmerston Park

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Lincluden Abbey Ruins – Kirkpatrick Macmillan Bridge loop from Palmerston Park

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Lincluden Abbey Ruins – Kirkpatrick Macmillan Bridge loop from Palmerston Park

01:59

30.6km

150m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.42 km

Lincluden Abbey Ruins

Highlight • Monument

The Lincluden Collegiate Church is the ruins of a collegiate church in the Scottish town of Dumfries in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway. In 1981 the building was included …

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8.75 km

Heathhall Junior Bike Track

Highlight • MTB Park

An excellent and well surfaced gravel track forest although it maybe small it has quite a few cheeky singletrack trails and a track in middle for kids to race around …

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10.4 km

Burnt Firs

Forest

20.7 km

Millennium Milepost 352

Highlight • Monument

The milepost sculpture you have selected was designed by Iain McColl.

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20.7 km

View of the River Nith and Distant Hills

Highlight • River

Great views in the evening and the walk along the river can be extended

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21.2 km

Coronel's Wood

Forest

22.0 km

Sir John Franklin Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

22.2 km

River Nith

Highlight • River

As Scotland's seventh-longest river, the Nith flows for over 70 miles before emptying into the Solway Firth.

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22.3 km

Kirkpatrick Macmillan Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

The bridge over the Nith just south of Dumfries town center on NCN route 7 built in honour of Kirkpatrick Macmillan, inventor of the pedal bike.

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30.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.3 km

4.64 km

4.30 km

4.15 km

2.87 km

1.30 km

Surfaces

18.1 km

5.08 km

4.11 km

2.49 km

763 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 20 October

12°C

5°C

79 %

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Lincluden Abbey Ruins – Kirkpatrick Macmillan Bridge loop from Palmerston Park

Lincluden Abbey Ruins

Heathhall Junior Bike Track

Millennium Milepost 352

View of the River Nith and Distant Hills

Sir John Franklin Memorial

River Nith

Kirkpatrick Macmillan Bridge

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