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Go on, make my day

June 19, 2011

4.8 miles 2h 33m. 244m ascent The Clints of Dromore The forecast was for a cloud base at 450m so I decided to give the bigger hills a miss. I have grown tired of climbing into mist where I can … Continue reading →

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Mullwharchar

June 12, 2011

9.8 miles 4h 45m 680m ascent The remotest hill in Galloway? I’d been longing to climb Mullwharchar for a while, but the routes were off-putting. I didn’t fancy tramping up the Gairland Burn when it had been raining all week … Continue reading →

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Lousie Wood Law

June 5, 2011

6.75 miles 3h 30m 580m ascent This walk started at the Glenochar Bastle House car park. Mine was the only car there, and I didn’t see another soul all day. The Bastle House and Fermtoun Trail is marked out by … Continue reading →

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Daer Again

May 29, 2011

6.4 miles 2h 45m 450m I started half way down Daer reservoir near a farmhouse and a small promontory named on the OS as the mound. There was no obvious parking space at Kirkhope Cleuch so I headed a little … Continue reading →

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Lonely Donalds in the mist

May 15, 2011

8.5 miles 500m ascent 4 hours A less than perfect forecast, and the met office almost got it right. Cloud covered hill tops, correct, and showers, incorrect. Heavy persistent rain. Loki, god of mischief, was working overtime today. My camera … Continue reading →

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Alhang by Map and Compass

May 8, 2011

4.7 miles 2h 43m 407m ascent As I drove to Netherholm of Dalquhairn my path was crossed by calves, lambs, hares and deer. The walk was a curtailed outing. I had initially intended a wide circle taking in Dodd Hill … Continue reading →

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Nature and Nurture

May 1, 2011

Portrack Gardens 2.3 miles Crichope Linn 2.8 miles Today was a compare and contrast walk. The Garden of Cosmic Speculation at Portrack is open just one day per year, and today was the the day. There are photos in the … Continue reading →

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Winding down with Walla Crag

April 27, 2011

5.9 miles 3h 3m 403m ascent Our fourth and final day was a free choice. On previous days we had thought about Blencathra, since Elaine fancied climbing it and it would be on the way home. Injuries from the earlier … Continue reading →

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