Beinn Sgritheall
This post is not published on the Walkhighlands forumMunros: Beinn Sgritheall
Date walked: 16/08/2019
Distance: 11.7km
Ascent: 1080m
Views: 388
Meall a'Bhuachaille
This post is not published on the Walkhighlands forumCorbetts: Meall a' Bhuachaille
Date walked: 15/06/2019
Distance: 8km
Ascent: 590m
Views: 375
Leum Uilleim
This post is not published on the Walkhighlands forumCorbetts: Leum Uilleim
Date walked: 15/05/2019
Distance: 10km
Ascent: 530m
Views: 414
Still no bull!
Sub 2000s: Dungavel Hill
Date walked: 12/01/2019
Time taken: 0.4 hour
Distance: 2.5km
Ascent: 190m
My first hill of 2019, and it's set the bar pretty low for walk report complexity and excitement! The only real thrill of anticipation was dealing with Dungavel's fearsome bovine guards, but like others who have recently tackled the hill, there was no bull, cows or calves to be seen…just the warning notice.
I had a look at this hill a couple of summers ago, after I'd been up Cairn Table, but that day the rain and wind had really come on strong, so I decided to give it a miss. This time, the forecast was more benevolent, so after a morning parkrun, I was ready for some more exercise and another go at Dungavel. I parked at the cattle grid on the high point of the minor road between the B7055 and Roberton.
From here, the route to the top is pretty straightforward—east up faint ATV tracks that quickly peter out, then as the slope steepens, slanting up to meet the fence that runs ESE to the summit. The wind was coming from the W so it was easy going after the slope eased off, and I was soon at the summit, with its recumbent trig point.
Tinto and the higher Culter hills were in cloud, and rain clouds blocked the view to the west, but otherwise Dungavel is a nice place to admire the upper Clyde Valley. The descent route was a slightly more direct version of my ascent, and I was soon back at the car, having avoided the rain that arrived soon after.
Getting to 100 sub 2ks this year might be a bit ambitious, but it was good to be back on the hills again.
I had a look at this hill a couple of summers ago, after I'd been up Cairn Table, but that day the rain and wind had really come on strong, so I decided to give it a miss. This time, the forecast was more benevolent, so after a morning parkrun, I was ready for some more exercise and another go at Dungavel. I parked at the cattle grid on the high point of the minor road between the B7055 and Roberton.
From here, the route to the top is pretty straightforward—east up faint ATV tracks that quickly peter out, then as the slope steepens, slanting up to meet the fence that runs ESE to the summit. The wind was coming from the W so it was easy going after the slope eased off, and I was soon at the summit, with its recumbent trig point.
Tinto and the higher Culter hills were in cloud, and rain clouds blocked the view to the west, but otherwise Dungavel is a nice place to admire the upper Clyde Valley. The descent route was a slightly more direct version of my ascent, and I was soon back at the car, having avoided the rain that arrived soon after.
Getting to 100 sub 2ks this year might be a bit ambitious, but it was good to be back on the hills again.
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