Moffat is at the centre of a great walking area being surrounded by a huge expanse of wild hills in every direction.  Moffat has recently joined the Walkers are Welcome scheme. 

Lying at the midpoint of the Southern Upland Way coast-to-coast route, there are hundreds of square miles of hills, glens and lochs within ease reach of the town.

To the east up towards Moffat Dale are some excellent high-level routes, which include a number of Corbetts (hills over 2500ft) .

The drama of the famous Grey Mare's Tail waterfall is stunning especially when looking down into the abyss from the upper path. Combine this with a traverse of the tops above Loch Skene and you have a days walking hard to beat anywhere.

 Loch Skene

Hart Fell at over 800m dominates the town to the north. It can be approached from any side but a personal favourite is via Saddle Yoke and The Black Hope horseshoe.

A few miles to the north can be found the Tweedsmuir Hills the highest of which is Broad Law at 840m. Again there are some tremendous days to be spent here. John Buchan immortalized much of the area in his novel The Thirty-nine Steps.

To the west are the Lowther Hills, which stretch over to Wanlockhead and beyond. Though not as high they offer a level of solitude which is hard to find these days.

If the hills sound a bit strenuous then there are plenty of low-level routes around Moffat. The Garpol Glen is an easy walk from the town, up over the Moffat Golf course and across the Evan Water. Take a look at the ruins of Auchen Castle at one time held by both the Earls of Moray and the Earls of Morton and dates back to the thirteenth century.

Hill walkers and mountaineers wanted to help with the Carrifran Wild Wood project

Moffat Ramblers Group Regular programme of walks in the Moffat area

Walking World very detailed descriptions of local walks and beyond available for a small fee but this covers down loads of all the OS maps and photos necessary for all the routes. With over 3500 walks to choose from in Britain and 30 walks within 30 miles of Moffat and probalbly 30 walks within 30 miles of your home.  Well worth it.
Walking Britain less detailed descriptions of the walks but still 6700 pages of walking information. Very easy to use and it is free.
D & G Country some stunning images of Galloway
Outdoor Scotland

Hill walking

Moffat Mountain Rescue Very interesting web site with some good images around the Moffat area.

Moffat Mountain Rescue team in action