Foot Luce Walking Tours

Foot Luce Walking Tours Small-group hosted walking journeys through the rich history and stunning landscapes of SW Scotland. Local knowledge and skilled, supportive guides.

Rebalance in nature, make time to take care of you and your physical and mental well-being. Foot Luce Walking Tours offer experienced, informative guided walking journeys through history and the stunning natural landscapes of the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere, South-West Scotland. Intimate groups of just 1, 2 or 3 people per day guarantee guests the personal touch while discoveri

ng a variety of hidden gems in a beautiful area of Scotland far too often missed on mainstream itineraries. These tours are the ideal experience for anyone dreaming of exploring wild, uniquely historic places in Scotland, but aren’t confident in getting out there alone. Experienced, informative official Biosphere guides Ken and Leah Chynoweth-Tidy share with their guests a genuine love of the great outdoors and knowledge around local communities, the natural environment and history of Galloway dating back to Neolithic times. Foot Luce Walking Tours cater for a variety of fitness levels and are inspired by the passion of its welcoming guides for the history and natural beauty of Galloway. They’re keen to introduce others to the area to discover and fall in love with it as much as they have. Foot Luce Tours are dedicated Leave No Trace practitioners, ambassadors and volunteers for the Southern Upland Way and proud partners with the UNESCO Biosphere Community, a designation that recognises the area’s world class environment, stunning landscapes, wildlife and cultural heritage.

01/05/2026

📽👣🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️ Video 2 of last weekend's 8 hour Walking4Warriors challenge adventure along part of the 215 mile cross-Scotland Southern Upland Way! After walking out from Balmurrie Farm, then up and down across windswept, lonely moors, past the neolithic tumbled-stone remnants of the large burial chamber know as Carn na Gath (Cairn of the Cat) and then picking our way through the wet bogs in the middle of Kilgallioch Forest, we reached a favourite spot to rest at Purgatory Burn. In medieval times, lepers would make their final journey across the burn to spend their final days further a few miles on at the Wells of The Rees. This was named Purgatory as the lepers were never allowed to return once they'd crossed over the burn.

26/04/2026

After 5 hours of dog walking, hiking and kist refilling out on the Southern Upland Way on Friday, we gave ourselves (ANZAC Day) Saturday off before setting off today on our 6 hour Walking4Warriors challenge in support of veterans and first responders. 6 hours from Balmurrie out to the Beehive Bothy on the Southern Upland Way turned into 8 hours on the end as we had to do some tree fall and forestry clearing brash from the trail along the way. We didn't see another soul all day once we set out across the moors, sphagnum bog, forest trails, wooden footbridges and grassy knolls.

I think everything below our waists hurts right now, but here's us setting off this morning with fresh legs and determination. More vids and photos to follow.

Now, where did we put the ibuprofen... 😜😆

19/04/2026

One year since we completed our 6-hour Walking4Warriors challenge! Stay tuned because we have brand-new 2026 shirts and we have another 6-hour challenge planned in the coming weeks!

And if you'd like to join us in support of veterans and first responders, please let us know!

11/05/2025

📽🎬🌞🌿 Continuing our Walking4Warriors Easter Saturday 6 hour challenge video journey for you, at our very welcome lunch and turnaround spot at the Beehive Bothy on the Southern Upland Way. We first discovered this very special wee building in 2021 and have since then have spent some lovely peaceful nights staying over out here on our own under the stars. There is usually a wee resident mouse aboot, but we didn't hear him/her while we were there that day. Join Leah Jett as she takes you for a wee keek inside this unique home away from home for walkers 😀👀

30/04/2025

📽🎬🌞🌿 Continuing our Walking4Warriors Easter Saturday video journey for you, arriving at our very welcome lunch and turnaround spot at the Beehive Bothy on the Southern Upland Way. We first discovered this very special wee building in 2021 and have since then have spent some lovely peaceful nights staying over out here on our own under the stars. Stay tuned and we'll show you next what's inside!

26/04/2025

😀🌲💪✌A week ago today we were out Walking4Warriors on the Southern Upland Way and had finally reached the Beehive Bothy so we could enjoy a rather late lunch. To say we were hungry by now was an understatement! 🤩 The reward after the sacrifice of endurance and self belief, in support of the ethos of our veterans and first responders throughout history. Lest We Forget 🙏🌹

25/04/2025

😳🌲Two hours into our Walking4Warriors challenge on Easter Saturday, we had to switch to Southern Upland Way volunteer ranger mode and spend the next 90 minutes handcutting back as much of the Storm Eowyn winter stormfall blocking the Way as possible. These conifers are incredibly dense, sappy and spiky so it was an extra challenge definitely added in to our big day out! We were very pleased to create easier access for other walkers who will be following in our footsteps. Still a bit of a commando course, but much better than being almost impossible to get through!

🐝🌿 Next stop of the day - the Beehive Bothy! We were a little late for our lunch stop and pretty hungry by 2.30pm 😁

23/04/2025

Short rest and snack stop at Purgatory Burn🌲🌊👫 Walking4Warriors Southern Upland Way Easter Saturday 2025 ✌💪🌼🐇

Kilgallioch Forest to Purgatory Burn🌲🌊👫Walking4Warriors Southern Upland Way Easter Saturday 2025 ✌💪🌼🐇
21/04/2025

Kilgallioch Forest to Purgatory Burn🌲🌊👫
Walking4Warriors Southern Upland Way
Easter Saturday 2025 ✌💪🌼🐇

21/04/2025

✌🌞🐇 Quick stop after crossing the open heathmuir before plunging through the next, boggy Kilgallioch Forest section to Purgatory Burn. Walking4Warriors Southern Upland Way

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