Dumfries and Galloway Cycle Route

23 km road cycling loop166 m climbing1 h 36 minGPX

Brydekirk, Dumfries and Galloway, United Kingdom · Road

A rolling 23 km road cycling loop from Brydekirk, Dumfries and Galloway through Annan, with 166 m of climbing. Most of it (13.1 km) is on main roads without a cycle lane, 20.5 km where the limit is 80 km/h or more.

Signed route The waymarked Dumfries and Galloway Cycle Route (Sustainable Travel Team, Dumfries and Galloway Council 11), traced from OpenStreetMap and measured against the terrain model; no member has recorded it yet. Ridden it? Add your recording and photos.

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At a glance

Best for: Rolling day rides for confident riders at ease in traffic
Distance: 22.5 km; Loop
Elevation gain: 166 m; 7 m per km
Riding time: 1 h 36 min; moving time, estimated
Difficulty: Easy
Bike: Road bike; from the mapped surface
Surface: Paved; 100% paved · 0% unpaved
Traffic: Mostly main roads; 13.1 km on main roads without a cycle lane · 20.5 km where the limit is 80 km/h or more
Food & water: Longest gap 19 km; 12 cafés and restaurants · 4 shops
Best months: Jun to Sep; Brydekirk climate, 10 years
Navigation: GPX download; free, no sign-in
Start and finish: Brydekirk

Signs Of Former Use — Photo: James T M Towill · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation profile

Total ascent: 166 m
Distance: 23 km

Route description

Brydekirk
Annankm 3
Brydekirkkm 23

The Dumfries and Galloway Cycle Route is a 22.5 km loop starting and finishing at Brydekirk. Early on it passes near Annan at 3.1 km. The route climbs this section, with a 1.8 km climb from km 4.8 gaining 46 m at an average gradient of 2.6%, with a maximum of 4%. The highest point is 101 m at 9.7 km with the lowest point at 8 m near 2.7 km. The first half of the route contains 56% of the total elevation gain of 166 m.

Highlights

Climb from km 4.8 to 6.6 with 46 m gain
Highest point at 101 m at 9.7 km
Passes near Annan at 3.1 km
Loop starts and ends at Brydekirk

Along the route

Measured from the route line, the Copernicus elevation model and OpenStreetMap.

Places passed

Annan 3.1 km

Climbs

Climbs in ride order: where each starts, what this ride climbs, and the full named ascent
Climb	Starts at	On this ride	Top on this ride
Unnamed climb	4.8 km	1.8 km · 46 m · 2.6 % · max 4 %	72 m

High point 101 m at 9.7 km; low point 8 m. Passes beneath Spittalridding Hill.

Traffic, surface and gradient

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

This is not a cycle-track route: 58% is on main roads without a cycle lane, 20.5 km of it where the limit is 80 km/h or more. Riders should be comfortable sharing the road with faster traffic.

Roads: 58% main road · 36% minor road · 6% quiet street
Main roads: 13.1 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
Fast roads: 20.5 km on roads with a limit of 80 km/h or more
Main roads used: B722 (8 km), C49a (4 km)
Surface: Paved: 100% of the route is mapped as paved.
Gradient: 23% climbing · 21% descending · 56% flat
Longest descent: 3.2 km from 13.6 km, dropping 64 m

Food, water and services

Within a few hundred metres of the track, from OpenStreetMap. Opening hours change — treat this as where to look, not a promise.

The longest stretch without a café, shop or water is 19 km, from km 4 to 23. Along the route: 12 cafés and restaurants and 4 shops.

Food, water and shops in ride order

2.9 kmWell Pharmacy · pharmacy · on the route
3.1 kmCorner House Coffee · café · on the route
3.1 kmMorrisons Daily · convenience store · on the route

Need to bail out?

2.9 km — Annan (station), 400 m off route

Whether bikes are carried depends on the service — check before relying on it.

Worth a stop

3.4 km — Mote of Annan, Motte (archaeological site)
10.6 km — Bonshaw Tile Works (archaeological site)
18.1 km — Hoddom Church (ruins)

Know before you go

18.5 km with no café, shop or water from km 4 to 22.5
13.1 km on main roads without a cycle lane
20.5 km on fast roads with posted limits of 80 km/h or more

Routes are for inspiration. Roads, surfaces and conditions change — check locally and ride within your limits.

2 photographs from the road

Photo: James T M Towill · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Peter Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

About this route

Route line: Traced from the waymarked route’s relation in OpenStreetMap.
Elevation: Recalculated from the Copernicus GLO-90 terrain model every 50 m, not the device’s barometer.
Roads, surface, services: Measured along the line from OpenStreetMap extracts.
Best months: Ten years of ERA5 weather for Brydekirk (Open-Meteo).
GPX: Generated from the route line: track points only, no timestamps or personal data.
Page added: Thursday 3rd September 2026
Page last updated: Friday 4th September 2026

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