Approach notes

From Straiton take the Newton Stewart road south and turn off at Stinchar Bridge. Follow the minor road past the infant Water of Girvan for 1.3km, take the first right along the Forest Drive, then next right to the car park in 100m, NX 40746 95291

The quickest route is to go straight through the trees at the end of the car park for 200m to join a faint path above the Water of Girvan at NX 40692 95194. This improves after a bench. Continue to a forest break 100m past a small bridge at NX 40875 94688. Follow this to its end at NX 41157 94366 and continue until Craigmasheenie can be seen to the south. Follow a faint path across flat ground and continue around the left side of a flat and boggy area to reach the base of a broad gully which is followed to the crag. The crags lie on the east and west sides of the summit. 2.8km    1 hour

A simpler but slightly longer approach is from Stinchar Bridge, to follow the good path over Cornish Hill to Cornish Loch, from where Craigmasheenie can be seen 1km to the SE, over the finest of Galloway tussocks.