I thought it might be useful / interesting to keep a record of how busy it is on the hills this summer - might help inform others for future visits.
Date: Saturday 17 April (first weekend of free travel)
Weather: Sunny
Route: Ettrick Hills horseshoe
There was only 1 other car at the car park at 9am, but 7 cars (i.e. pretty much full) when we got back at at 2.30pm. I would guess that is busier than normal for this area. There is more space to park further back along the road, however.
The walk itself was very quiet - only saw 1 other person as the rest were probably behind us and walking the same route in the same direction