Hart Fell And The Moffat Hills
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- An ascent of various hills in the Moffat area of Dumfries & Galloway.
Primarily an ascent of Hartfell with a wild camp atop Whitehope Heights.
An late start to this one, a little abnormal for me. We parked up at the Moffat Public Car Park and prepped for departure.
The walk starts here as this is the start to this section of the Annadale Way which is the route I was following for the majority of this walk.
Leaving the car park and following the Annan Water River for a short while, you then leave this path and cross a field to a more fixed road. (The Old Edinburgh Rd). This is followed until a fork is met where you proceed left and follow this till you go through a gate and continue a less used track.
Following this for sometime it gains height slowly until you reach the A701 road. Care has to be taken crossing this road as it's very fast and popular with motorists and bikers. Crossing the road you start your short ascent of Ericstane Hill. A great view point of which to see the challenge ahead.
After Ericstane, you reach the Devil's Beef Tub view point which is a fantastic vantage to take in the Devil's Beef Tub and all it's splendour. I was surprised as to how short the ascent of Annanhead Hill was but no less spectacular for it. This would be a great hill for the whole family as it asks very little physically but gives so much visually.
After the short ascent, it isn't long before you're pushing on again to Great Hill and Chalk Rig Edge. There is then a short descent and re ascent to gain Spout Crag. It's at this point I made the decision not to push on to Hart Fell that evening and set up camp on Whitehope Heights. A fantastic view point for the whole area.
The following mooring I pressed on to gain Whitehope Knowe and descended (fairly steeply) to the gully of a new tree plantation. I nipped through the large wooden gate and made the short walk along to the Strong Cleuch Burn and replenished my water stocks. Heading back to the gully, I prepared myself as I knew the nbext ascent to Hart Fell was a steep one.
After a short time I crested to the top of Hart Fell 808m and took the time on top to revel in my accomplishments! After a short break and a bite to eat, I pressed on.
I have to say, on this day and with the weather being so favourable, I can't say I've had many better vistas than the section descending Hart Fell. The dramatics and down right drastic ness (if that's a word) is jaw dropping. It was hard to keep my footing as I struggled to keep my eyes off it.
Fast progress was made right along the ridge of Falcon Crag, Swatte Fell, Blue Cairn and finally to Greygill Head. It was at this point I said goodbye to the Moffat hills and made the last short descent to the farm track back to town.
There's a fair bit of a road hike here to get back to the car park but worth it for the lovely houses and shops in the area.
I really enjoyed this trek and would happily return to this area and attempt more of the surrounding hills.
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I know those hills very well. My younger brother and I walked up the Grey Mares Tail to White Coomb, Saddle, Yoke and Hartfeill. Hartfell has a small cave called the 'Covenanters Cave' where people used to worship in secrete in the days of King Charles II. You got some cracking weather for your hike.
@@alisdairmclean8605 that’s a great bit of info! I absolutely loved the area and will hopefully be returning soon! The weather was bang on for me also. Such a great trip. Thanks for watching. 😊
Another great day out and about. Take care
I've been looking at routes on the hills north of Moffat and this has been a great help - looks like terrain that can be walked over all day if conditions are kind. I hope I get the weather like you did. I really liked the video, thanks very much for creating it. Cheers.
Thanks so much for the kind words. It was a really enjoyable walk and a part of the country I’m sure to visit again. I can thoroughly recommend the area. Just beautiful!! Thanks for watching. ATB.
Looks like a great adventure Stevie. You certainly picked the right weather for that one, I'm sure you were doing that when I was doing the last couple of munros. Great video as always. ATB
Great trip! enjoyed that with my coffee this morning! Looked like a challenge, with filming, navigating and looking after Luna! its not easy. A lovely part of Scotland and whilst the hills are big grassy lumps they don't fail to impress! cheers again. Paul.
Thanks Paul. I thoroughly enjoyed that trek and glad I got to share it. Thanks for watching. ATB. 🙂
16:40 stunning sky! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks 🙏🏻 was a peach of a camp ⛺️ 👍🏻
another great video mate. Always looking forward to the next one. All the best!
Thanks so much mate. Glad you enjoyed the video! ATB.
Great film.
Thanks so much 😀
Some big miles mate , I’ve done Hart fell from ericstone and cappelgill but both a decent hike. Skylarks are probs the birds your dog was chasing lol . Looks like you had decent weather for it atb Dave
Thanks Dave. Was an amazing walk. Absolutely looking to return to the area. Such a beautiful place. Thanks for watching. ATB.
Cracking weather. I’d love that chair on my trips: as long as someone carried it for me :-) atb gordon
I needed that chair come the end!! 😂 thanks for watching Gordon. ATB. 😊
Hi Stevie just subscribed. I was up that route last year ,it's a pretty long walk out of Moffat before you get onto the beef tub! As you say great walking once your up on the hills. Did you or the dog pick up any ticks ? Walked the area a few times and never seen one. Cheers
Hi David. Thanks for subscribing. It was a fantastic walk and really enjoyed the views. Me and Luna 🐕 didn’t have any ticks. Certainly not that I found. Not sure if it was the time of year or what.
Cheers