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Recent Walks
- Torr Point and Red Haven in 24 degrees
- O’er Burnswark Hill, we cheerily roam’d
- Quintinshill and the River Sark
- The Debatable Lands on the King Charles III England Coast Path
- Two roads diverged in a yellow wood: Annandale Way – Lockerbie variant (part 2)
- Two roads diverged in a yellow wood: Annandale Way – Lockerbie variant (part 1)
- The Comedy Way: 3 – bring me sunshine
- The Comedy Way: 2 – the two chimneys
- The Comedy Way: 1 – another nice mess
- Butterhole Hill: Another of Monica’s neighbours
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Tag Archives: Wee Hills
Windy Standard in the snow
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
(Sans-)Bodesbeck Ridge
8.1 miles 4h 8min Ascent 629m Here I am at 2012 feet in 2012. Herman Law, Trowgrain Middle, Mid Rig, Andrewhinney Hill, Bell Craig, Mid Rig. The Bodesbeck ridge runs SW-NE beside Moffat water. The NW face which looms over … Continue reading
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Tagged Donalds, Grahams, Wee Hills, Winter
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Cairnharrow’s Jewels
10.6 miles 758 m 6h 12m Cairnholy-Barholm Hill-Ben John-Cairnharrow-Cambret Hill Despite having to defrost the car, and turning up in cold weather gear, most of this walk was tee-shirt weather. I parked at Cairnholy where there is space for … Continue reading
The Seventy-five
I’ve been limited to short walks of late with little to report so I thought I’d write something a little different to keep my hand in. I had hoped to be out and about this weekend but Mrs Drow ‘n’ … Continue reading
Hot Blast in the Mist
2.2 miles 100m ascent Barstobrick Hill and the Neilson Monument A straightforward walk. I parked at the Barstobrick visitor centre where I had hoped to get some information on routes for walking. Various signs suggested that maps for walks … Continue reading
Heart, Mote and Slab
6.4 miles 1h 55m 174m ascent This was a brief stroll through Dalbeattie Forest in pleasant weather. We had previously walked the Dalbeattie to Colvend path (once in rain, once in sunshine) but this time started at the … Continue reading
Go on, make my day
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
Rehabilitation on Glen Hill
The crutches had been returned. The limp was fading. I didn’t think I could yet run or attempt a penalty kick but I was only 3 minutes slower than usual on the Georgetown circuit. It was time to try my … Continue reading
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Tagged Low Level, Wee Hills
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