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About Colvend Walk
How to get there:
Colvend Walk can be started from Town Wood Car Park in Dalbeattie Forest which is part of Forests of the Solway Coast. Dalbeattie and Colvend are the nearest towns or villages.
Leave Dalbeattie on the A710, heading south towards Colvend. All forest walks start from the 'Town Wood' car park (which is the first car park on the left).
All bike trails start from the 'Richorn Trailhead' (which is the second car park on the left).
The nearest train station is in Dumfries.
OS Grid Reference: NX8559
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com
Wildlife
Birds: Many areas of the forest are being managed to help nightjars, which spend the summer months here. We have information about Nightjar
What's on in Forests of the Solway Coast
October
- Hardrock Challenge Saturday 3 October 2009 to Sunday 4 October 2009
Saturday 2 October 2010 to Sunday 3 October 2010
| Town Wood Car Park Facilities. |
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Trail waymarking:
Brown |
| Length of trail: 6 miles |
| Approximate time of trail: 4 hours |
| Open or closed: open |
| Click here to find out what else you can do in this forest. |
Contact: |
| Ae Recreation RangerRecreation Ranger 01387 860247 e-mail: dumfries&borders@forestry.gsi.gov.uk |
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User Comments
17/May/2010
Thanks for contacting us on this one. With the tree felling over, we have completed inspections of all the formal trails through Dalbeattie Town Wood and we are currently bringing them back up to standard. Hope you still continue to enjoy the trails.
5/May/2010