Notman Law, Cramalt Craig and Clockmore

[jgregor]

We parked in the Cramalt car park by the Megget Reservoir, and walked along the road to the point where the Cramalt Burn runs into the reservoir. From here we took a track following the Cramalt Burn upstream.

Walking along the road by the Megget Reservoir

Walking up the track by the Cramalt Burn

The Cramalt Burn

Approaching the head of the Cramalt valley

Our first hill of the day was the Donald Top Notman Law. The track leads right along the bottom of it to the west. We were looking for a way up that didn't involve wading through the heather on a steepish slope. We found what looked to be a dried up stream bed that did the job.

Our route up onto Notman Law

Once up the slope we headed over to a fence and followed it the rest of the way to the summit. The great bulk of Cramalt Craig was visible in outline only, sheathed in cloud. That was our next stop, and I was hoping for good views from it, unlike last time I visited it from Dollar Law. However, there it was, looking like it had pulled the duvet up over it's head, despite the forecast indicating it should have been up by now.

View SE from Notman Law summit

Cramalt Craig all but lost in the clouds

We followed a path by the fence north off Notman Law, then cut across west to meet the track again. We followed this until it met the track coming south from Dollar Law as it made the gentle climb up Dun Law, and on up onto Cramalt Craig. From which, once again, we were to have no grand views.

Dun Law

Cramalt Craig summit cairn - alas, no view again!

We descended south then south-east towards Clockmore, which stands next to the reservoir, and was to be our last hill of the day. Once below the clouds again, we did get some stunning views of the reservoir, St Mary's Loch and the surrounding hills to the south.

View of the head of the Megget Reservoir, coming down from Cramalt Craig

Clockmore, overlooking the reservoir

St Mary's Loch and Megget Reservoir

Broad Law

Notman Law, and our route up to it

Clockmore doesn't have much of a summit area - rather flat and boggy - but the descent on it's southern, reservoir facing side is lovely, and we stopped there to sit in the heather and enjoy the views for a spell.

The dam, viewed from Clockmore

We turned east to follow the more gradual slope down to a sheep field, then south towards the road. One awkward fence and a steep banking later, we made it back to the road near the car park.

Almost down - one last steep slope to go

[sakura1989]

Nice photos and report - you had braw weather for it!