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Author Archives: drow 'n smirr
Cramalt Craig and its Tops
12.7 miles 6h 23m ascent 997m Cauldstane Rig-Lair Knowe-Greenside Law-Shielhope Head-Notman Law-Dun Law-Cramalt Craig-Hunt Law-Pykestone Knowe-Clockmore Being the end of May, Summer had shown itself at last. I parked by the viewing area by the Megget reservoir under full cloud … Continue reading
Beninner by the bridges
9.3 miles 4h 49m ascent 770m Black Shoulder-Beninner-Cairnsmore of Carsphairn There is plenty of parking space in the lay-by across the road from the Green Well of Scotland. A new information sign just inside the first gate, has … Continue reading
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Ellers Cleuch Round
5.3 miles 2h 53min ascent 496m Strawberry Hill-Garelet Dod-Ellers Cleuch Rig-Din Law A bad weather day: drow ‘n’ smirr, with strong winds. I drove past the Menzion stones on the way in and parked at end of Fruid reservoir. … Continue reading
The Garden Path: Windy Gyle and the Cheviot
13.9 miles 5h 47m 780m ascent Windy Gyle-The Cheviot-Auchope Cairn My final Donald, hence my grin in the photograph above. Though this was my longest drive for a Donald-bagging outing, in time if not miles, we still found … Continue reading
Glensherup Round
7.9 miles 3h 43m ascent 539m Innerdownie-Whitewisp Hill-Tarmangie Hill-Cairnmorris Hill-Ben Shee This was a straightforward route starting from the reservoir; through the forest to Innerdownie; along the ridge to Whitewisp Hill and Tarmangie Hill; across the shallow col to Cairnmorris … Continue reading
The Western Ochil Donalds
15.6 miles 6h 30m ascent 1093m Blairdenon hill-Greenforet Hill-Blairdenon Hill-Ben Buck-Ben Cleuch-Andrewgannel Hill-King’s Seat Hill An early breakfast, then up the road. I parked, as before, in the Ochil Hills Woodland Park, near Alva. A red banded way-marker shows the … Continue reading
Wet and Dry: Scaw’d Law and Glenleith Fell
7.53 miles 3h 12m ascent 552m Glenleith Fell-Scaw’d Law-Durisdeer Rig With a forecast of upland gales, new walk specifications came into play: not too far from home; no walking across steep sections where being blown over would be dangerous; a … Continue reading
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The Louther Hills
9.6 miles 4h 52m ascent 703m Comb head-Cold Moss-Lowther-Green Lowther-Peden Head-Dungrain Law I like to look into the origins of the names of the places I visit but I haven’t been impressed by suggestions that Lowther takes its name from … Continue reading
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Tagged Donalds, Grahams, Spring, SUW
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