Walk 2068 - Maxwell’s Otter and Monreith Beach

This walk includes a section of the Dumfries & Galloway coast together with a visit to the Otter Memorial to Gavin Maxwell who wrote Ring of Bright Water.

Suggested Maps

It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.

OS Explorer

Sheet 311

Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps.

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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.