Cosses Country House
Walking & Cycling in South West Scotland
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Cosses Country House
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Walking and Cycling in South West Scotland
You can walk to the highest point in the area, about 7-8 miles round trip, from Cosses Country House. 'Beneraird', an outstanding hill of 1,435 feet, on which stands a considerable Cairn (stone fortification). The path to it is part of the old road from Ballantrae to New Luce, and the view from the summit is remarkable with vistas extending from the Isle of Man to Arran; Ballantrae lies to the Northwest, Lagafater and its gleaming lochs nestle in the depths of the south, and all around is a vast panorama of mountains, valleys and moorland with the Merricks and Mountains of Fleet to the east.
www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland Southern Upland Way
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This
part of Scotland has often been described as 'Scotland in Miniature',
you could be on a mountain ridge, a coastal path, a forest trail
or a moorland track. You may be following in the footsteps of saints,
pilgrims, Roman soldiers, cattle drovers or gold prospectors. One
thing is certain, you will enjoy a spectacle of nature never enjoyed
by those who stay in their car. 
The
variety of walks in South West Scotland covers all kinds of terrain
and accommodates all abilities. There are long distance hikes, garden
paths in great country estates, rambles by rivers and lochs, and
peaks over 300 metres to climb.
Walks
from Crosses Country House unfold magnificent views of the Kintyre
Peninsula, Arran, Ireland and Ailsa Craig.
Get
on your bike, cycle around Ayrshire, Arran, Dumfries and Galloway
and the views will take your breath away. Your bicycle has it's
ancestral origins here. A blacksmith called Kirkpatrick Macmillan
invented the first pedal cycle at Keir Mill on the Drumlanrig Estate
in 1840.