Balcary Hill

Balcary Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this hill: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Balcary Hill

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Balcary Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 54.82325, -3.83039. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balcary Hill

• Orchardton Tower · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~8 km · Must-see
• Dundrennan Abbey · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gelston Castle · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~13 km · Must-see
• High Banks · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~14 km · Must-see
• Buittle Castle · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~16 km · Must-see
• Douglas Mausoleum · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~16 km · Must-see
• Auchenskeoch Castle · fort · Lancashire · ~17 km · Must-see
• Edingham Castle · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~17 km · Must-see
• Carlingwark Loch · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~17 km · Must-see
• Raeberry Castle · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~17 km · Must-see
• Kirkcudbright Parish Church · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~18 km · Must-see
• Stewartry Museum · museum · Dumfries and Galloway · ~18 km · Must-see
• Threave Castle · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~20 km · Must-see
• Little Ross · river spot · Scotland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Criffel · viewpoint · Dumfries and Galloway · ~23 km · Must-see
• Parish Church of Crossmichael · church · Dumfries and Galloway · ~25 km · Must-see
• Loch Arthur · lake · Dumfries and Galloway · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sweetheart Abbey · fort · Dumfries and Galloway · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Balcary Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Balcary Hill

• Criffel · viewpoint · Dumfries and Galloway · ~23 km · Must-see
• Clints Crags · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cairnsmore of Fleet · viewpoint · Dumfries and Galloway · ~46 km · Must-see
• Caer Mote · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fellbarrow · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~49 km · Must-see
• Burnbank Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~50 km · Must-see
• Knock Murton · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~50 km · Must-see
• Low Fell (summit) · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~51 km · Must-see
• Blake Fell · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dent · viewpoint · Lancashire · ~53 km · Must-see

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