Category Archives: Dumfries & Galloway

Cairnsmore of Fleet from Dromore

May 5, 2012

11.8 miles   5h 28 mins  933m ascent Cullendoch-Door of Cairnsmore-Knee of Cairnsmore-Cairnsmore of Fleet-Meikle Mulltaggart-Craigronald-Loch Garroch Cairnsmore of Fleet’s Donald tops, the Knee of Cairnsmore and Meikle Mulltaggart were my main targets for the day. They could be had via … Continue reading →

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Coran of Portmark

April 22, 2012

12.3 miles  6h 25m  719m ascent Loch Doon-Coran of Portmark-Bow-Knockower-Black Craig-Loch Doon The primary aim of this walk was to climb Coran of Portmark, since previous visits to the Rhinns of Kells had come off over Cairnsgarroch, leaving Bow, the … Continue reading →

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The Blackcraig

April 15, 2012

9.8 miles  5h 44m   900m ascent Blackcraig-Blacklorg-Meikledodd-Alwhat-Cannock Hill-Craigbraneoch A beautiful day so I set off for the Afton hills. I parked the car on the Afton road before Craigdarroch Farm and got kitted out under the watchful eyes of … Continue reading →

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Kirriereoch

March 29, 2012

6.8 miles    3h 40m     ascent 605m Tarfessock-Kirriereoch Kirriereoch and Tarfessock had been on my to-do list for a while. Unfortunately my research suggested there was no easy way up these two hills. The walk from Slaethornrig looked … Continue reading →

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Blackhope Round

March 25, 2012

9.8 miles    5h 9min   ascent 970m Saddle Yoke-Hartfell Rig-Hart Fell-Falcon Craig-Swatte Fell-Nether Coomb Craig The Moffat hills are whalebacks, which from a distance look like drumlins that have grown into giants. This walk shows another terrain, the steep … Continue reading →

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Dundrennan Abbey

March 4, 2012

4.2 miles     about 1h 45m     110m ascent Dundrennan-Port Mary-Fagra A short low level walk to escape the snow showers that had been forecast. As it was, we had rain, hail, biting cold winds and warm sunshine, … Continue reading →

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Last of the Ettrick Donalds

February 25, 2012

8.7 miles   4h 24m  842m ascent Selcoth-Croft Head-West Knowe-Loch Fell-Windfell Nick-some SUW One problem with the western Ettrick hills is access. Moffat Water is too wide to cross except over bridges and the Ettrick valley is a long drive. … Continue reading →

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Windy Standard in the snow

February 12, 2012

9.5 miles   4h 28m   ascent 511m Afton-Jedburgh Knees-Windy Standard-Blackgrane-Millaneoch-Wedder Hill A walk in the snow. Windy Standard has eluded me on a previous walk which I abandoned in bad weather. As you can see from the picture, the … Continue reading →

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