Big rolling summits, easy grassy going (on the high ground at least), wide open horizons and some surprisingly empty country - if you walked here every weekend it might get monotonous, but for occasional visitors there's a lot to be said for the hills between Moffat and Peebles. This route combines two of the area's three Corbetts in a manageable day. First up, a there-and-back leg to Broad Law, a little uneventful in itself but with a top-of-the-world view that takes in Skiddaw, The Cheviot and Arthur's Seat among many others. Once back at the road, head south into the White Coomb range, where the combination of craggy corries and high plateau would not look out of place in the Cairngorms. With a lot more effort, or a wild camp along the way, the area's third Corbett, Hart Fell, could also be added from here.
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Difficulty: DifficultDistance: 13.83 miles (22.25 km)
Total ascent: 1,015m
Steepest Gradient: 26% (1 in 4)
Time: 7 – 8 hours (Walking)
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Summits
Broad Law 840 mNickies Knowe 760 m
Lochcraig Head 800 m
White Coomb 821 m
Molls Cleuch Dod 784 m
Carlavin Hill 726 m
Additional Information
Start/Finish:Layby at high point of road between Talla and Megget Reservoirs (there's more parking space a few hundred metres downhill to the west), NT150203
Nearest town:
Biggar or Moffat
Terrain:
Boggy on the low ground, short cropped turf on the ridges - it's like walking across a giant golf course. Paths vague in places but there's usually a wall or fence to follow.
Seasonal variations:
Brilliant ski touring hills
Weather and Hill Conditions: mwis: Southern Uplands
Public transport:
Good luck
Guidebooks:
The Corbetts, SMC
Maps:
OS Explorer 330 (1:25,000), OS Explorer 336 (1:25,000), OS Landranger 78 (1:50,000), OS Landranger 79 (1:50,000), OS Landranger 72 (1:50,000) Directory Listings:
Find more Listings near this route Tourist info:
Moffat (01683 220 620); Biggar (01899 221 066); Abington (01864 502 436)
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