The footpath heads towards the main A75 road which crosses the River Cree south of the town, turns right to go along a very small tributary of the Cree, before running along the edge of the A714 as a traffic-free pedestrian / cycleway. For the length of this roadwalk the River Cree undulates across the landscape to your left, taking in a series of ox-bows that if walked must add a fair distance. From opposite the Inks of Machermore, which is where the footpath runs parallel to the main road, to the next turnoff at Lamachan View, it is approximately one mile.
To your left as you enter this small road, are the Drums of Barr, location of one of many St Ninian's Wells in Scotland. The well consists of a considerable spring that runs forward to fall into the River Cree at what is known as St Tringan's Creek, the name probably a corruption of St Ninian. The small road swings round to the right, passing an old quay known as Carty Port. The port was the location of a tile and brick works, one of the last ceramic drainage tile works in Scotland, before closing in the 1970's.
To the back of the Moss of Cree lies the large Moss of Cree Forest. Spanning some 700 acres, it consists mainly of Sitka Spruce and Lodgepole Pine, forestry crops suitable to the acidic conditions.