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Tops covered: West Kip, East Kip, South Black Hill and Scald Law
Stage 1
Map at the start point - straightforward little walk
Tree-lined, straight as an arrow
Woods on the left
Open moorland
Stage 2
Left to right: Carnethy hill (573m), Scald Law (579m), East Kip (534m), West Kip (551m)
South Black Hill lies between East Kip and Scald Law and is hidden from this viewpoint.
West Kip
Stage 3
Views from West Kip: looking across the ridge to the next tops
From foreground to background: East Kip, Scald Law (left) and South Black Hill (right), Carnethy Hill
Views from East Kip: fork in the path - left main path leads to Scald Law, right faint track leads to South Black Hill.
Looking back on West and East Kip
Not difficult / really straightforward to include South Black Hill.
On South Black Hill, looking towards Scald Law and Carnethy Hill
Stage 4 -
Trig point on Scald Law
Continue on the ridge line, in the direction of Carnethy Hill
Return path to Threipmuir: on the old Kirk Road
Stage 5 -
Whitewashed house at The Howe
Looking back on the path you would've descended from
Lots of stepping stones to keep your feet dry
Water feature within beautiful Green Cleuch
Stage 6
Back on the beautiful tree-lined walk at the very start
Route overview