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Ettrick Horseshoe

Ettrick Horseshoe


Postby rohan » Sun Nov 29, 2015 12:37 am

Fionas included on this walk: Capel Fell, Ettrick Pen

Donalds included on this walk: Bodesbeck Law, Capel Fell, Ettrick Pen, Wind Fell

Date walked: 23/11/2015

Time taken: 6.5 hours

Distance: 15 km

Ascent: 895m

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Dry to start but low cloud on most of the summits. Went clockwise round. Missed spotting "cairn" on top of Wind Fell and almost missed "cairn" on Capel Fell. Light snow covering meant reasonably firm ground. Thought about detouring over to Loch Fell but weather not encouraging. By the time I reached Bodesbeck Law the weather turning wet, cold and poor visibility. Fairly straightforward compass bearing to find Bught Hill and then the track back down to the car, by which time it was continuous rain and wet.
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