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Headed back to Megget reservoir and the Cramalt Burn track that T and I previously went up to get to Dollar Law in the mist and rain back in Nov'20 but this time it was clear and just me on my lonesome. Decided against revisiting Dollar Law and instead headed for Cramalt Craig. $matches[2] $matches[...

With East Lothian along with the rest of the mainland in Tier 4, I had to restrict my walking to within the county. Eventually decided on a return to Lammer Law. This time I would be taking my new Christmas pressie from W - a pair of Lexi trekking poles. The last few times I have been out, I have en...

The route

A path by a babbling burn

John Knox's pulpit

East Lomond and East Lothian from the summit trig.

On the way down

The Bonnet Stane

Atmospheric day. Felt like something out of King Arthur or Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Views were limited from the tops but still a fun day. $matches[2] $matches[2] $matches[2] The route partly follows the John Buchan Way. There's two memorial benches on the way. The birth years of both match m...

@iangpark - thanks for responding to my post. To be honest it was a wee while ago and so I can't really remember for sure if I really did hear chainsaws.

@prog99 - thanks for reading my post and responding. Thanks also for the parking suggestion.

Met up with T. First chance to do so since Ben Lawers. Weather forecast not great. Round Biggar seemed about the best. Cloud and rain the whole way up and down. Also really windy at the top but it was still good to get out. Took the straightforward route up the track and back. Couldn't see a thing a...

A quiet Monday morning, managed to park really easily not far from the stile. Nobody around at all. Just followed the path up through the trees and then headed along the track. $matches[2] $matches[2] $matches[2] $matches[2] $matches[2] The only hairy bit was trying to get on to the hill itself. Mis...

The map

Setting Off

Turning the corner

On to the track

First sight of the hill

Looking back down the path

Up a little higher, looking back down the path

You said this was the top!

Looking North to Gawky

Starting to clear?

Oh no it's not! (clearing that is). Gathersnow hill to the South

Wind turbines to the West. Somewhere!

20 mins later, still not clear so heading down.

Path is down there. Somewhere?

Oh, there's the path.

Culter has some snow too.

Glad I did not come down that way.

Tinto!

$matches[2] L agreed to accompany me on windy Sunday afternoon. W and I used to birdwatch in the area before him and E came along. Headed along the Roman Road following superstar_tradesman route and on up the SE slope of the hill. There was a big digger there that looked like it had digging holes f...

Same routes as before but a year and a day later and this time L and E. No dolphins either this time. Shame. E was really brave about the heights.

Thanks Sgurr for the comment and suggestion.

Hum'ed and haw'ed over whether to do Dollar Law, Broughton Heights or this and in the end settled on Drumelzier after all. I had previously been up Pykestone. I decided to travel the reverse of the Walkhighlands suggested traverse of Pykestone, Middle and Drumelzier but only go as far as Drumelzier ...

The route map $matches[2] After Ben Lawers with T and the sore limbs aftermath, I decided that my regular jaunts up Bishop were not quite as preparing me as well as I hoped for future munro expeditions with him so I decided to take the steep route up Bishop. I had done this a few times in the past b...

Well the first time was back in December 1991 with the Geography Dept. so here I am almost 29 years later doing it again. Went with T this time in a socially distanced fashion. Car park very busy despite it being a Monday. Thought the hill would be really busy too but in the end it was not too bad. ...

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Cramalt Craig via Dun (not Donald) Law

Icy Lammer Law again but this time with Xmas pressie in hand

West Lomond and those stones

Broughton and Trahenna in the mist

Re: Culter Fell

Re: Black Mount - where's the gap?

Dollar Law via Cramalt Burn

Black Mount - where's the gap?

Culter Fell

Mendick Hill - found a gate that misses the farm

Fast Castle - a year on

Re: Bishop - the steep way and longer way back

Drumelzier, just Drumelzier

Bishop - the steep way and longer way back

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