Windlestraw Law SW Top

[McMole]

I left home with the intention of bagging a stray Donald Top in the Moffat Hills, but when I arrived in Innerleithen the B709 was closed for repair/resurfacing or whatever for another week. That section of road does need improvement, so I didn't begrudge having to change my plan. I switched to a pre-prepared plan B, and headed north instead of south on the B709. About 2 miles north of Innerleithen there was enough hard standing beside a passing place for me to park off the road.

This is just before the 1:25,000 map shows a track heading NE up towards the SW top of Windlestraw Law. This was a top I'd missed when I'd been up the main summit a couple of years ago and my plan B objective.

Looking back at my car.

At about 370m heading up the track beside the forestry.

It was an uncomplicated walk meeting the first sparse snow cover at about 300m. The track continued on through a gate to continue all the way to the snow-covered summit. There wasn't much depth to the snow and the fences a good growth of frost on them.

Windlestraw Law SW top summit cairn (summit is a tussock 75 m to the SW)

Retracing my steps

There were sunny patches and good visibility, but the chill wind didn't encourage stopping, so I was half-way down before I stopped by a shed on legs beside the forest for a snack.

The shed on legs!