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The Royal Burgh Of Whithorn And District

Wigtown Book Town – River Bladnoch loop from Whithorn

The Royal Burgh Of Whithorn And District

Wigtown Book Town – River Bladnoch loop from Whithorn

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Wigtown Book Town – River Bladnoch loop from Whithorn

03:03

68.7km

370m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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219 m

Whithorn Priory Ruins

Highlight • Religious Site

Or Whithorn Priory, built here in the 1100s for Premonstratensian monks and later became the cathedral church of Galloway.

Not much survives today, but you can still follow the route …

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14.3 km

Little Hills Wood

Forest

20.0 km

Bladnoch Stone Bridge and River

Highlight • Bridge

Distillery tours available just beyond the bridge!

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20.0 km

Bladnoch Distillery

Highlight • Historical Site

Open to the public for tours. Sometimes they host events too.

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21.9 km

Maggie's Café

Highlight • Cafe

22.0 km

Wigtown Book Town

Highlight • Historical Site

My home town...they like to be crafty, this is part of the guise competition they had. If you like cake and books you'll like it here.

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23.1 km

National Cycle Network Route 73

Highlight • Trail

A quiet and smooth piece of tarmac that takes you into or out of Wigtown. The whole route stretched much further, so you can enjoy peaceful and low-traffic scenery all the way to Newton Stewart.

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45.6 km

River Bladnoch

Highlight • River

There's a get in point and a bench under the bridge of you fancy a dook or to sit and enjoy some food beside the river

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57.9 km

Airies Moss

Forest

68.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.2 km

14.5 km

3.00 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

48.1 km

20.4 km

203 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (80 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

14°C

9°C

53 %

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Wigtown Book Town – River Bladnoch loop from Whithorn

Whithorn Priory Ruins

Bladnoch Stone Bridge and River

Bladnoch Distillery

Maggie's Café

Wigtown Book Town

National Cycle Network Route 73

River Bladnoch

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