Dark Side
The Dark Side trail is currently closed due to forest operations. It will reopen at the end of January 2009. Apologies for any inconvenience this causes.
For full details of the Dark Side trail, including a trail map, see the entry on the 7stanes website - use the link on the
right hand side of this page to go there.
How to get there:
Dark Side can be started from Mabie Forest Car Park in Mabie Forest which is part of Forests of the Solway Coast. Dumfries and New Abbey are the nearest towns or villages.
From Dumfries, follow the A710 New Abbey road. The forest is signposted 4 miles south of Dumfries. (NOTE 'Mabie Farm Park' is signposted just before the entrance to the forest. There is no vehicle access to the forest from here.)The nearest train station is in Dumfries.
OS Grid Reference: NX950709