Moffat and Brattleburn
This is night No 26/2019 living in my caravan. Its my second night at the Moffat C&CC Site in the town of Moffat. Got up very early, around 0545, and took the dogs for a good walk along the riverside in Moffat, on the banks of the River Annan. It was a nice morning, cloudy but mild and hardly a breath of wind. After a shower and some breakfast, I was keen to go and walk a stretch of the Southern Upland Way from nearby Beattock to Brattleburn Bothy. Quite a nostalgic trip, as I'd walked from the Bothy to Beattock back in 2006 (?) when I walked the 212miles of the SUW. Started off with the short drive to Beattock, then up the hill to Earshaig. Stopped for a picture looking at Moffat. Parked up at Earshaig and followed the very familiar signs. The route first passes these lochans which have been turned into a fine picnic area. The path rises offering fantastic views across the Galloway Hills. A fine area with some great hillwalking and staggeringl...