The Scottish Government asked Dumfries and Galloway Council, like all local authorities, to map the paths considered to be key to the area. These are termed 'Core Paths', and give residents and visitors reasonable non-vehicular access throughout Dumfries and Galloway. Dumfries and Galloway Council adopted its Core Paths Plan on the 14th of February 2013.

Page updated: 06/03/2013

View all the core paths in Dumfries and Galloway using the Paths Map

Paper copies of the plan will be available to view in all Dumfries and Galloway libraries and Customer Service Centres from March 2013.

Paper copies of the report may also be purchased for a cost of £50 including delivery. Please contact the appropriate Access Officer below.

To see the report submitted by the Scottish Government's reporter please use this link  DGC Core Paths Report [591kb].

To see more background on the core paths planning process, please use this link  Background [77kb].

When the Council 'adopts' the Core Paths Plan, it means that the legal designation of the core paths has been adopted, not that the Council has taken over ownership of the routes.

Although the Council has no obligation to maintain the routes, it has a duty to make sure that they are adequately signed and in reasonable condition. The condition will vary according to the route, so a remote upland path might be quite be in quite a different condition from a flat path in a town. The Council will endeavour to have all the routes in reasonable condition by the end of 2015.