Of Corse it was easier with a bike
Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 7:36 pmThis little outing was yet another chance to say hello to another Borders hill on my way home from down south. As usual I didn't have as m uch time as I would like so I opted for Corse Hill, George couldn't make it but Parminder volunteered to keep me in check and make sure I didn't get lost.
I had posted a question on FB as to whether a bike would be beneficial and the general consensus was maybe. When you look at the GPS map on here it looks as if there is a good track virtually to the summit, so executive decision we would take bikes.
My route would start by the wonderfully named Carrot Cottage which is probably the nearest road or start point to the summit.
I advised Parminder I would probably reach the Carrot about midday and he was waiting patiently for me.
Parking could be a problem as there is possibly enough space for 3 or 4 cars.
Our parking, there was another car but it was away when we returned
Looks like that notice has been in situ a while
We missed this sign as we were on our bikes and almost walked into the gardens of the houses just past the sign
The grassy path is not really for cycling on, so a bit of pushing was the order of the day
Certainly not a well trodden path
Parminder armed with his camera pouch, his camera wasn't over used
First obstacle, gate doesn't open fully
Over the burn with the overnight rain in it
Not sure the burn is big enough for a canoe, even after lots of rain
Nice back garden at one of the Carrot houses
Looking back to the houses
Plenty of sign posts, we opted for the shorter route as that was updated in my phone
This was just about the steepest part of the day
Now it is time to jump on the bikes
More signs of the overnight rain
Nearly in amongst the machinery
There are plenty of tracks leading to all the turbines
Parminder is in the photo demonstrating how big these monsters are
Our first sight of the trig, it is only about 200m from where we left our bikes by the nearest turbine. Due to the very short walk to the summit we didn't bother locking the bikes
Video taken on the summit of Corse Hill
The only vehicle we saw
A few camera photo's from the summit looking towards the central belt
After the photo's it was time to get back on our bikes, the descent on the track was fairly rapid and we soon reached the grassy path. After just over an hour we were back at the cars and then it was time to head east and negotiate all the East Kilbride roundabouts. Thanks to Parminder for making the effort to accompany me.
It was an enjoyable walk but I somehow doubt I will be revisiting Corse Hill.
