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Culter fell circuit

Culter fell circuit


Postby Coop » Wed May 08, 2024 4:21 pm

Route description: Culter Fell circular, near Biggar

Fionas included on this walk: Culter Fell, Gathersnow Hill

Donalds included on this walk: Culter Fell, Gathersnow Hill, Hillshaw Head, Hudderstone

Date walked: 08/05/2024

Time taken: 7 hours

Distance: 23.3 km

Ascent: 1023m

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A circuit of Culter Fell, 4 Donalds and 2 Donald tops
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Culter fell summit, nothing to see yet!!!


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Heading from Culter fell, I'll be taking the good path on the left to head up to Coomb hill 1st and then onto Gathersnow Hill


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Culter reservoir


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Mist came in again on Coomb Hill 😄

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Looking back to Coomb hill as I head up to Gathersnow hill

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Gathersnow Hill looking over to Culter fell and Chapelgill hill.

The fencepost wasn't in the cairn. I stuck it in and propped it a wee bit - looks better imo

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Hillshaw Head with the Talla and fruid reservoirs in the distance

Down from here and onto the windfarm track and upto the trig of Coomb law - no.5 today - one more
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Coomb laws trig and a pic for the wind farm enthusiasts

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Coomb law

Back onto the windfarm track and it's a long way from here to Huderstone.
You can cut off and up bit earlier than I did - end up at the same point!!
I cut off at the high turbine and cut up to the fenceline and followed this to Hudderstone .
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Hudderstone " summit " with Tinto.


And now the long descent, enjoyable though - good walk
Cheers
Coop
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