Southern Upland Way - Wanlockhead to Moffat

The Southern Upland Way is Scotland's first and only official coast-to-coast long distance route, running across the country from the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea. From Portpatrick on the west coast the route runs 341 kilometres to Cove and Cockburnspath on the east coast.

Time taken: 13 hours
Distance: 31.25 km
Ascent: 1005m

I continue my hike on the Southern Upland Way, Sanquhar to Moffat, after a peaceful night camping by Wanlockwater.

I pass through the village of Wanlockhead and have to climb the Lowther Hill to a height of 725m.
But that is just the start of the adventure, as the next few hours consist of many ups and downs across the hills until you reach 1005m.  I'd hoped to visit the Shop/Cafe at Wanlockhead Visitor Centre on my way out but unfortunately it doesn't open until 12.

Once The hills were thankfully are out of the way, I made my way to Brattleburn Bothy where I set up camp outside.  The bothy was unfortunately occupied but it didn't stop me going inside for a quick chat and a Hot Chocolate before bedtime.

The next morning I traverse the last few miles towards Beattock, following the busy A road into Moffat where I was picked up by a friend.  The next section, Beattock to St Mary's Loch was completed in 2016, so I skipped this and got a ride up to St. Mary's Loch/Loch of the Lowes.