▨ Jamie McHale

Balcary Bay

Cliff hike and lunch · April 2024

We took a short hike today at Balcary Bay near Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway. The sun was out, the views were excellent. We stopped in at Balcary Bay Hotel afterwards for a quick lunch.

Here are the photos.

Start of the hike
Harriet sitting on the cliff
Hestan Island
Harriet looking over the bay
Pink flowers
Lichen
Wild flowers
Cliffs
Coastal path
Windfarm out at sea
Sheep on the headland

We did the longer of the two routes available around to Rascarrel Bay and Loch Mackie. It took us around two hours, covering around 5km, and this time included several breaks to sit and look at the views.

Loch Mackie
Walking back to the hotel
View towards the hotel and Hestan Island
Balcary Bay Hotel

And here is a short GoPro video of the walk: