Tag Archives: SUW

SUW14: The Two Towers

April 21, 2014

12.4 miles  607m ascent  5h 34m; max elevation 487m on Middle Rig Route: SUW Tibbie Shiels to Traquair Sunshine at last. Though we started with a grey sky, the sun eventually showed its face and gave us a great day. … Continue reading →

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SUW13: the footsteps of poets

April 12, 2014

11 miles   523m ascent   4h 57m; max elevation 466m on Pikestone Rig Route: SUW Potburn to St Mary’s Loch Springtime on the Southern Upland Way. I took a T-shirt along in case it was warm and sunny when … Continue reading →

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The Wiss

March 9, 2014

4.6 miles  2h 8m  ascent 346m Route: Tibbie Shiels-SUW-Wester Rig-Long Moor-The Wiss-Nether Hill This was a simple walk. My plan was to start at Tibbie Shiel’s Inn, head south along the SUW for about a mile, over Wester Rig and … Continue reading →

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SUW12: Across the watershed

February 22, 2014

11 miles   5h 58min  881m ascent; max elevation 637m Croft Head This section took us from D&G into the Borders and over the watershed from rivers flowing to the Irish Sea to those heading for the North Sea. We … Continue reading →

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SUW11: Daer to Beattock

February 9, 2014

10.6 miles  465m ascent  5h 59m; max elevation 562m Hods Hill Route: SUW We wimped out on Saturday. Sorry, having considered the weather forecast and awoken to howling winds battering hailstones against the windows we rescheduled for Sunday. A good … Continue reading →

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SUW10: The roller-coaster section

December 8, 2013

11.1 miles   676m ascent   5h 17m; max elevation 725m Lowther Hill Route: SUW Wanlockhead to Daer Reservoir (From the highest village in Scotland, along the Lowther roller-coaster, to the headwaters of the River Clyde.) Another rainy day on … Continue reading →

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SUW9: Sanquhar to Wanlockhead

November 30, 2013

8.7 miles  3h 45m  ascent 596m; max elevation 483m, slopes of Highmill Knowe Route: SUW Sanquhar to Wanlockhead, and detour to Black Loch A cold dry day with occasional sunshine and the odd glimpse of blue sky. This was a straightforward … Continue reading →

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Southern Upland Way: The Western Marches

November 24, 2013

The western section of the SUW, from the North Channel at Portpatrick to the River Nith at Blackaddie Bridge is 91.5 of the SUW’s 212 miles, though our journey clocked up 99 miles with 3669m ascent. The SUW took us … Continue reading →

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