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Turn left along the shoreline for 250 metres to the loch’s southwest corner, and here rejoin the main route.

For the main route over the Dungeon Hills, at the corner of Loch Valley look out for the smaller path on the right, which runs up to the left of the Mid Burn. Cross the stream, then follow it up to the outflow of Loch Neldricken.

A very small wet path follows the loch’s southern shore. After 500 metres, opposite a long promontory from the northern shore, turn uphill. Follow a broad spur-line up east onto the ridge of Craignaw. Along the broad crest the going is rather good, with slabs of bare granite leading up to Craignaw summit cairn.

The way off Craignaw is a little awkward even in clear weather. The best way down is to head just west of north (effectively, due north magnetic) over a small rise to find the top of a steep grassy valley. Head down this (still north) for 150 metres until below a band of rocks. Now contour left, with a slight rise onto a flat-topped spur. Here is the boulder-sprinkled slab called the Devil’s Bowling Green. Follow the spur’s flat top northwest, until a small path leads north down off its end to the col at Wolf Slock. Wolf Slock is named ‘Nick of the Dungeon’ on Harvey’s and OS Explorer maps.