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Hare Black and Bell's

Hare Black and Bell's


Postby past my sell by date » Sat May 14, 2022 2:46 pm

Sub 2000' hills included on this walk: Black Hill (Pentlands)

Date walked: 01/05/2022

Time taken: 6.5 hours

Distance: 15.9 km

Ascent: 684m

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Having done the North and Southern sections of the (near) Pentlands, I was left with Hare Hill, Black Hill and Bell's Hill to do.
I started again from Silverburn, but level with the quarry I headed L on a track which joins the "Red Road" near the bottom of Eight Mile burn

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The track heading L below Black Hill South is not shown on the map
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Looking W along the track towards Quarrel Burn reservoir
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Junction with the Red Road
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The row of mature beeches beside the track were not yet in leaf
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two views across this beautiful rural valley :)
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The farm at Eastside nestles below West Kip
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At the high point the Red Road heads West of North
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Looking directly across to my first objective Hare Hill, there is an obvious track leading to the summit: I headed straight for it crossing the footpath that leads down past the waterfalls: this area at the head of the Logan burn is drained by a fan shaped series of ditches, and found the going quite dry
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Views of the Pentland Way chain of hills from near the low point

Views from Hare Hill summit
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Summit cairn with Black Hill behind
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There is an old quarry at the top
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The Kips
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Scald Law, Carnethy and Turnhouse hills
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East Cairn hill

I walked easily down grassy slopes with a final steep descent into Green Cleugh, crossed the Cleugh, climbed the track up the other side towards Harlaw - and branched off R just before the stile . The track climbed steeply for about 25m and then levelled off beside a fence heading roughly E . I came to an open gate and headed L up a narrow footpath through the heather which climbed gradually NE to join the big landrover track that climbs this hill. A very painless ascent :D
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A close up view of Black Hill from the slopes down Hare Hill: my route can be seen L of centre
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Hare Hill from the lower slopes of Black Hill with continuation of Green Cleugh on its R
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Looking back West through the gate
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Looking back down the heather path
I stopped briefly at the insignificant flat summit - not even worth taking a photo - and continued down the big track that led on towards Bell's Hill. After a hundred metres or so I took a couple of pics
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A big track continued NE towards Bell's Hill
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A wider view: Castlelaw and the N Pentlands behind: Glencorse reservoir on the R
The track descended into Den Cleugh (I seem to be there every weekend :lol: ) and I climbed the familiar track to Bell's Hill
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The grassy track up Bell's Hill
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Carnethy Hill, Scaldlaw and the Kips from the flat summit of Bell's Hill
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Looking back to Black Hill
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Detail showing the track down Black Hill
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Castlelaw and the North Pentlands
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Harbour Hill: I found that there was a direct track to the head of Maiden Cleugh:
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Looking down Maiden Cleugh to Glencorse
I took the "bypass" track - it's fine in the dry - and followed the familiar route to the "corner of Bonaly woods
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The path heads north beside the woods surrounding Bonaly Reservoir
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Approaching Bonaly woods: It's an easy descent from here
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