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I set off from the end of the public road and followed the track into the forrest off to the right.
The track takes a gentle meander through the forrest and winds slowly uphill to pop out near the top of the ridge with the reward of the first sight of Bodesbeck Law.
and turning round a great view of Ettrick Pen, the final hill of the day.
I continued on and within an hour reached the first summit of Bodesbeck Law and was rewarded with a stunning view towards Saddle Yoke.
The route is pretty well marked and follows a fence line for the entire duration of the walk, although it was pretty boggy in places.
After a short coffee stop and taking in the views I pushed on towards my next target of Capel Fell which I spotted as I descended Bodesbeck Law.
Along the way a great view of Croft Head
and a great view of Hart Fell and Saddle Yoke
I reached the summit of Capel Fell after roughly 2 1/2 hours of walking with only a stick to mark the highest point. I didnt linger long and after 4hours the summit of Loch Fell was reached.
Another short break followed and then on towards the summit of Ettrick Pen, which was reached
after 6 hours of pretty tough walking.
It was all downhill from here with a fine valley walk to top off a great days walking in stunning surroundings.