The Galloway Forest, in SW Scotland, is
Britain's largest forest park and covers an
area of 300 square miles. The diversity of
scenery includes moorland, mountains, lochs
& seashore. The Forestry Commission's Stroan
Loch car park is the starting point for two
waymarked forest trails.  The area is a
quiet and unspoilt part of Britain, but in
the 15th and 16th centuries it was known as
the Land of the Border Reivers and cattle
rustling and thieving was the norm. There's
a 10 mile Raiders' Road through the Galloway
Forest that includes Stroan Loch. A £2
charge (2007) is levied. The road is closed
from late autumn to early spring.

Landranger Grid Reference NX647701