Colt Hill

Colt Hill is not far east of the Southern Upland Way and can be visited by a detour. Its summit is distinguished by one of the Striding Arches sculptures by Andy Goldsworthy.

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Region: Dumfries and Galloway

Altitude: 598 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Colt Hill Striding Arch, from Cairnhead

Walker-friendly accommodation in the area

Dumfries and Galloway Hotels

Dumfries and Galloway B&B

Dumfries and Galloway Cottages

Dumfries and Galloway Hostels

Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for Colt Hill

There are 145 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Colt Hill. They have contributed 9 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report	Author	Date walked	Likes	Hills
Some South West Subs	weaselmaster	6/9/20	5	S19
Striding Arches, Moniaive	ExpatEddie	16/6/19	3	S1
Striding Arches near Moniaive	Kepler306	28/2/24	2	S1
Colt Hill utilising 2 wheels	Fife Flyer	31/8/19	2	S1
Equinox energy	Hbomb242	22/3/21	1	S1
Colt Hill & an Arch & Wether Hill & some Turbines	Johnny Corbett	29/4/13	1	S2
The Striding Arch Challenge	nxmjm	8/7/12	1	S1
Striding arches	GBrooks	5/6/12	1	S2
Striding Arches	Ezzywuke	30/6/12	0	S1

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