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Darnaw’s Dragonfly Monument

April 26, 2014

5.8 miles  4h 30m  ascent 340m Route: Quarry SE of Clatteringshaws, Low Craignell, Craignell, Darnaw, Dragonfly Monument Then we set off again over two very desolate hills that have for names, as Sammle told me, Craignell and Darnaw. We were high up on them and keeping … Continue reading →

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SUW14: The Two Towers

April 21, 2014

12.4 miles  607m ascent  5h 34m; max elevation 487m on Middle Rig Route: SUW Tibbie Shiels to Traquair Sunshine at last. Though we started with a grey sky, the sun eventually showed its face and gave us a great day. … Continue reading →

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SUW13: the footsteps of poets

April 12, 2014

11 miles   523m ascent   4h 57m; max elevation 466m on Pikestone Rig Route: SUW Potburn to St Mary’s Loch Springtime on the Southern Upland Way. I took a T-shirt along in case it was warm and sunny when … Continue reading →

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The Loch Urr Marilyns

March 29, 2014

Fell Hill   4.2 miles  2h 1m  265m ascent;  Bogrie Hill  2.5 miles 1h 29m  221m ascent These are a couple of wee hills either side of Loch Urr. I imagine in better visibility the views would be better and … Continue reading →

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The Wiss

March 9, 2014

4.6 miles  2h 8m  ascent 346m Route: Tibbie Shiels-SUW-Wester Rig-Long Moor-The Wiss-Nether Hill This was a simple walk. My plan was to start at Tibbie Shiel’s Inn, head south along the SUW for about a mile, over Wester Rig and … Continue reading →

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Broughton Heights

March 1, 2014

6.9 miles  3h 45m  ascent 669m Route: Broughton Place-Broomy Side-Pyked Stane-Broomy Heights-Hammer Head-Trahenna Hill A first outing to this group of wee hills. I was considering taking in all three Marilyns but opted for two instead. There was sunshine with … Continue reading →

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SUW12: Across the watershed

February 22, 2014

11 miles   5h 58min  881m ascent; max elevation 637m Croft Head This section took us from D&G into the Borders and over the watershed from rivers flowing to the Irish Sea to those heading for the North Sea. We … Continue reading →

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SUW11: Daer to Beattock

February 9, 2014

10.6 miles  465m ascent  5h 59m; max elevation 562m Hods Hill Route: SUW We wimped out on Saturday. Sorry, having considered the weather forecast and awoken to howling winds battering hailstones against the windows we rescheduled for Sunday. A good … Continue reading →

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