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Hill of Fare - the Route to the Summit

Hill of Fare - the Route to the Summit


Postby Andy Milne » Mon Aug 16, 2021 10:28 am

Sub 2000' hills included on this walk: Hill of Fare

Date walked: 15/08/2021

Time taken: 4.25 hours

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We were surprised to be the only car at Raemoir when we parked up at 9:30.
We followed the WH route all the way up, but I had noticed most other reports seemed to indicate a game of 'hunt the summit' generally with a GPS.

Having done exactly the same, by mistakenly following a path off the the right, when the track bears left at @ the 470m contour level, and using a GPS to try and find the summit, I thought I would ease any one else's pain, as I found the summit after a bit of heather bashing
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Summit Cairn

I then followed a faint track back from the summit cairn to the main path - this is the track you need to take, so please take note.

As the track bears left at @ the 470m contour level - KEEP ON THE TRACK bearing left.
After @10 m you will find a small pile of rocks on the right hand side of the track, next to a faint track
TAKE THIS TRACK
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Track to the summit


The GPS position I had for this was NJ67132 02852 (photo of the GPS to confirm the position)
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The rest of the walk was pleasant as the sun tried to break through, and gave my back a decent work out as I continue to recover from fracturing vertebrae at the end of May
Andy Milne
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