Culter Fell
A month between updates, I knew that was going to happen! So what is new, yesterday I went walking for the first time since July. I decided to climb Culter Fell in the Scottish Borders.
Culter Fell from above Glenkirk Farm
I mostly followed the route in the SMC Corbetts book
. I parked the car off road just before Glenkirk Fam (note that there is no longer a locked gate, just a sign stating there is no parking further up the road) and then proceeded through the fields and up Chapelgill Hill. There was not much to see on the summit so I walked on to Birnies Bowrock where I was granted a great view north west to Tinto. From here I followed the fence line across King Bank Head and Glenharvie Moss and on to the summit of Culter Fell. There was a stiff breeze on the summit which was very chilling so I didn’t hang around for long, from the summit I descended to the south over Moss Law and Holm Nick. On the descent I had a lovely view of Coulter Reservoir.
I continued heading south following the ATV track up to the summit of Gathersnow Hill, at this point the weather turned and the clouds rolled in reducing visibility to about 100 meters and a light rain started to fall. To get back to the car I walked along the tops over Coomb Hill, Broomy Law, and Glenlood Hill, finaly descending down Barrow Rig towards Glencotho Farm before picking up the road and heading back to the car.
The total trip was just under 15 kilometers with an ascent and descent of 1000 meters. I used the OS 1:25000 Sheet 336 Biggar and Broughton map. Photographs are available in the Gallery.
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