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Author Archives: drow 'n smirr
Raikin the Foulbrig
10.5 miles 4h 35min ascent 645m Deer Law-Black Law-Greenside Law Though a relatively short walk this one needed three maps. To be honest it was an out-right Donald bagging expedition, but also an opportunity to try out my new piece … Continue reading
Lotus Hill
3.75 miles 1hr 54min ascent 262m A nice short walk, but best done during a drought. There was a deer standing in the car park when I arrived, as there was the last time I parked there. I had … Continue reading
Good samaritans from Dollar Law
13.5 miles ascent 929m 5h 42min (add 2.3 miles and 160m if you don’t get a lift) Talla Cleuch Head-Broad Law-Cramalt Craig-Dollar Law This walk starts near the Megget Stone. I managed to park 100m to the Megget side of … Continue reading
Across the Gameshope Burn
10 miles 5h 45min ascent 990m Nickies Knowe-Lochcraig Head-Molls Cleuch Dod-Garelet Dod-Erie Hill-Garelet Hill This walk started with a choice: to walk from Talla Linnfoots to the Megget Stone at the beginning of the walk (park at Talla Linnfoots) or … Continue reading
Conquering the Raven’s Fortess
10.1 miles 6h 53m Ascent 973m Carrifran Wildwood-Carrifran Gans-White Coomb-Firthhope Rig-Rotten Bottom-Cape Law-Under Saddle Yoke-Saddle Yoke-Peat Hill Most of the hill names around here have an English ring to them, and though their origins are often Norse, their … Continue reading
Posted in Dumfries & Galloway
Tagged Corbetts, Donalds
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The Striding Arch Challenge
10.42 miles 5h 48min 780m ascent Bail Hill (Arch)-Green Hill-Mullwhanny-Colt Hill (Arch)-Benbrack (Arch)-Conrick (Arch) My challenge was to walk through each of the four Sandstone arches at Cairnhead, north of Moniaive on the same day. The Striding Arches were designed by Andy … Continue reading
The Crown of Scotland
8.34 miles 3h 50m 534m ascent Annanhead Hill-Great Hill-Chalk Rig Edge-Whitehope Heights-Whitehope Knowe-Lamb Craig-Crown of Scotland Thunderstorms were forecast for the west, so I headed for the Moffat Hills, where it was to be raining but quite warm. … Continue reading
Posted in Borders, Dumfries & Galloway
Tagged Annandale Way, Donalds, Wee Hills
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There’s gold in them there hills
8.6 miles 3h 50m Ascent 604m Wanlockhead-Black Hill-Green Hill-Stood Hill-Willowgrain-Cogshead-Glengaber Hill Wanlockhead sits high in the Lowther Hills. It is the highest village in Britain and has a pub that claims to be the highest in Scotland. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Paths, Ruins, SUW, Wee Hills
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