After my exploits in the Borders earlier in the week I decided to make the most of the lingering high pressure and head south again. After studying the map I decided to go a bit further afield, thought about The Merrick but didn't want to travel all that way for a single Corbett. I noticed Corserine could be combined with a couple of Donalds so that was the plan.
Posted my intentions as usual and Jac (jac the lassie) popped up out of the woodwork and offered to keep me company. We arranged to meet at the car park intending to start walking by 9am, we were both early which is surprising because I had forgotten how bendy the A702 is once you leave the M74 and head SW, hardly got a chance to put my foot down


The initial part of the walk is through the forest along forest tracks, care was needed as the were plenty of ice patches trying to entice you into a slip up

On reaching the edge of the forest you are confronted with a fence, not a problem for us humans, but Jac had to lift her 2 dogs over the fence, very carefully as barbed wire in situ to make it more challenging. The greyhound Bella wasn't too much of a problem for obvious reasons but Ben her Black Lab required a few more muscles.
Once across the fence the way ahead is fairly obvious and the way ahead was very spectacular, it reminded me of Corrie Fee

The trudge up to the summit of Corserine was hard going, very similar to my tough day earlier in the week, every step was guess work, how far down would one's foot sink


After all the hard work we reached the large cairn on Corserine, however the Trig point was on the far side of the huge summit plateau which in clag could be a navigational challenge


Jac and I were really surprised that we hadn't seen another human being yet, the weather was amazing, gloves weren't utilised all day and on the ascents fleeces were removed and the sun actually seemed to be generating some heat

On the final summit of Meikle Millyea (interesting name) because it was the most southerly part of the walk the view were outstanding, we could even see England


After reaching the final summit of the day we thought the descent would be straightforward, how wrong. Firstly the snow seemed to be even deeper and softer, both of us managed to find a hidden water hole



After crossing the style, the next task was to try and reach the track, that involved tackling an obstacle course

Fallen trees had to be clambered over prior to reaching the track that would take us back through the forest to the car park. A word of warning the track back to car did seem to take quite a long time and care should be taken to make sure you head in the right direction.
A big thanks to Jac for her company, hope I didn't slow you down too much

If anyone hasn't been down this way you really should make an effort, you won't be disappointed

It would be interesting to see what these hills are like when all the white stuff has disappeared.
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