No photos from Saturday, I didn't take any on our two walks, one in Gelt Woods and the other along the Tyne at Newburn.
Sunday we headed north to Langholm on a walk found on the walk highlands website -
www.walkhighlands.co.uk/galloway/mid-hill.shtmlIt measured 7.65 miles and 392m of ascent when we walked it and recorded it on viewranger.
We parked in the big car park and the weather didn't seem too bad when we set off. The forecast had said cloudy with sunny spells with rain later. It was cloudy, we got no sun and it rained sooner rather than later!
A look back to Whita Hill and Langholm
A bit of road walking
It was a quiet road passing a few houses, then we accessed a track through a gate that would lead us to the foot of the climb up Calfield Rig
Naze Hill and Mid Hill from Wauchope Bank
Whita Hill from Wauchope Bank
It had been raining on and off and it got more steady when we reached the foot of Caldfield Rig so it was on with full waterproofs. The way up was through long rough grass so we would have put the waterproof trousers on anyway.
Looking back from the way up Calfield Rig
We could see weather fronts to the south and we thought it was coming our way. The ground was less rough underfoot now but still wet and boggy.
Going over Calfield Rig top
Those things on the hill ahead are wind turbines capped by clag. The hill is called Clagberry Hill
Looking back to Calfield Rig
We stopped for some lunch and a brew before we got to Craighope Head but we deployed the storm shelter to get out of the rain for a while.
On the way to Black Knowe
We saw a runner going up to Naze Hill then back again towards us and we said hello to him near the stile at the fence. We all agreed it was a lovely day.....not
Mist clipping Mid Hill
We would be over there after Black Nowe. We summited Black Knowe in mist so I didn't bother to take a photo then we retraced our steps back to the fence and made our way up Mid Hill. It was very wet underfoot here.
On the way up Mid Hill
Mist beyond Clark Fell
Mid Hill summit in the clag
Pigeon?
It is a pretty pigeon if it is.
Mist over Langholm and Hog Fell seen in the middle
We dropped down ward and over to Meikleholm Hill
A view of the higher mountains from the way to Meikleholm Hill
The cloud lifted for a while and we had views. There had been the odd peep of views all the way around and we felt robbed because this would have been a very nice walk with good views if the weather had been better.
Langholm and Whita Hill
Wild flowers near Langholm
These flowers were lovely and we think they'd been planted by the householder here and not really "wild" but very nice all the same. A bit of a soggy walk but better to be out than not.
Looks better for this weekend, fancy another trip over the border beefy?