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- Quintinshill and the River Sark
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Tag Archives: Donalds
Lousie Wood Law
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
Daer Again
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
Lonely Donalds in the mist
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
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
What Roman Fort?
9.1 miles 720m ascent 3h 43m 2 Donalds The first dry weekend for a while, so we decided to make the most of it. Rendezvous at the forgettable lay-by between Holywood and Auldgirth then off to Dusrisdeer in sunshine, under … Continue reading
Lowthers in White and Green
7.31 miles 2h 45m 531m ascent Wanlockhead nestled in the green-brown mist covered hills smothered in drizzle. We swaddled ourselves in waterproofs, spied the southern upland way sign and set off up the track. The rain gradually changed to sleet … Continue reading
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Brass Monkeys on Hart Fell
7.2 miles 685m ascent 3h 37m Blue skies….Hart Fell beckoned. The old Edinburgh road was passable and we parked at the community hut near Newton. Once past the first kissing gate we found what was in store for us; 6 … Continue reading
The Cold Hill
7.75 miles 498m ascent 3h 46m Descriptions of this walk on the net include such comments as “Beware! Much of the ground on this route is horrific- tussock grass, boggy, rocky and felled forest areas. Its hard work” and “the … Continue reading