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Cycle route 3
Dumfries, Scotland
Dumfries, Scotland

Cycle route 3

Length8.6 mi
Elev. Gain170.6 ft
Est. Steps20000
Created by Colin

Cycle route 3 Introduction

Cycle route 3 is a 8.6 mile (20,000-step) route located near Dumfries, Scotland. This route has an elevation gain of about 170.6 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Attractions Near Cycle route 3

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Gracefield Arts Centre

Tourist Attraction
Gracefield Arts Centre is located in Dumfries. The gallery's main building, a Category B listed building, was bought in 1951 by a committee of local people who raised the money needed for the purchase and to do the alterations necessary to change the former house, which was known as ‘Gracefield’ into an art gallery.

Dumfries Museum

Tourist Attraction
Dumfries Museum and Camera Obscura, located in Dumfries in Dumfries & Galloway, is the largest museum in the region. The museum has extensive collections relating to local and history from the pre-historic era. The museum also has the world's oldest working Camera Obscura. Admission is free, however a small fee applies for the Camera Obscura.

St Joseph's College, Dumfries

Place
St Joseph's College is situated on the Craigs Road in Dumfries, South West Scotland. It is a Roman Catholic secondary school. The school began as a Catholic boys' boarding school run by Marist Brothers. It is near St. Michael's Primary School and is one of four secondary schools in Dumfries.

Dumfries Academy

School
Dumfries Academy is one of four secondary schools in Dumfries in south west Scotland. It is a state funded secondary school for both girls and boys.The schools moto is "doctrina promovet" which translates from Latin to "learning promotes" which the school emphases within their "vision, values and aims".

Dumfries Castle

Place
Dumfries Castle was a royal castle that was located in Dumfries, Scotland. It was sited by the River Nith, in the area now known as Castledykes Park.A motte and bailey castle was built in the 12th century. The town was created a royal burgh by King William the Lion in 1186. The castle was enlarged and rebuilt in stone in 1214.

Diocese of Galloway

Place
The Diocese of Galloway was one of the thirteen (after 1633 fourteen) dioceses of the pre-1689 Scottish Church. The Diocese was led by the Bishop of Galloway and was centred on Whithorn Cathedral.In the Middle Ages there was only one archdeacon, the Archdeacon of Galloway. There are three known deaneries, the deaneries of Desnes (Kirkcudbright), Farines (Wigtown) and Rhinns.

Cargenbridge

Place
Cargenbridge is a hamlet located in Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom southwest of Dumfries.

Nunholm Cricket Ground

Place
Nunholm Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in Dumfries, Scotland. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1979 when Scotland B played a combined Central Lancashire League team. The ground held its first and to date only first-class match when Scotland played Ireland in 1988, which Scotland won by an innings and 43 runs.

Curriestanes cursus

Place
Curriestanes cursus (grid reference NX 95990 75170) is a large neolithic ditched enclosure on the outskirts of Dumfries, in the parish of Troqueer, Dumfries and Galloway. It is visible only from aerial photography. It is, along with Pict's Knowe, one of two scheduled monuments in Troqueer parish.

Maxwelltown railway station

Place
Maxwelltown railway station was a station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, located on the Dumfries-to-Stranraer direct railway line. It served the town of Maxwelltown.
Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

Route Details

Length

8.6 mi

Elev. Gain

170.6 ft

Est. Steps

20000
Created by
Colin
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