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Name:Windy Standard
Hill number:1744
Height:697.9m / 2290ft
RHB Section:27C: The Glenkens to Annandale
Donald area:Carsphairn Hills
County/UA:Dumfries and Galloway
Catchment:Dee (Kirkcudbright)
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Graham, Donald,
Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,G,D,DN,Y)
Grid ref:NS 62014 01467
Summit feature:trig point
Drop:212m
Col:486m  NS632014  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 77
(1:25k) 328S
Survey:Abney level/Leica RX1250
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 348 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
https://www.strava.com/activities/10499490004Graham22b04/01/2024
Parked near Glen Afton Water Works then using mainly wind farm tracks to Windy Standard and Dugland via Wedder Hill, Millaneoch Hill then onto Keoch Rig and Moorbrock HillLongwojo29/08/2023
RIB, Bran HFB25/02/2023
Snow on summit, Baltic, with ChrisHutchie19/01/2023
From Keogh Rig. Wind farm road then grassy track by fence up to plateau. More wind farm road then grass to summit trig. Solo.Dangerous Dave03/10/2022
From Afton Reservoir car park on wind farm tracks to Wedder Hill then along ridge to summit.Winterfloodian21/09/2022
Parked at the entrance to the Moorbrock Estate, hiked to Moorbrock House, then took the track above the treeline and around the west slope of Green Hill. Followed a grassy track up the North slope of Green Hill and onto Moorbrock Hill. Then down to meet the Windy Rig windfarm (just completed, turbines are massive, though sparsely spaced out) tracks over to Keoch Rig. Followed a fenceline up to Windy Standard, then used the tracks of that older windfarm (these turbines are tiny in comparison), to gain Dugland. From I dropped down to Clennoch bothy for some lunch out of the sunshine. Hiked straight back along the track to regain my outward route. Very sunny day with modest gusts, but the flies were out in force, 06:35hrs all in.chillyman818/07/2022
Limited verge parking at start of new road to Moorbrock (NX640953). Moorbrock. If you take the first track after the residences on W side of Poltie Burn (unmapped), you can still get onto the track around Green Hill via some wide firebreaks which snake up towards it, then a short brush through the trees. ATV track to Moorbrock Hill, Alwhat, then new wind farm road over Keoch Rig, Windy Standard, Trostan Hill, Dugland on old wind farm roads, back to Windy Standard, down new wind farm road to Hags of Poljargen, then scree and pathless deep grass to Mid Hill of Glenhead, An Tx and deep grass on to Dodd Hill. Descended W on obnoxious veg to get to new wind farm road ASAP, which led back to the entrance gate to the Moorbrock estate.Isbjorn15/06/2022
Wind turbine central!! Climbed while doing a round of the Grahams/Donald's around Afton Reservoir.Jossker14/05/2022
From parking area just south of Afton water station, walked 100-200m then found minor signposted path uphill to right which joined wind turbines access track, followed all way to Wedder Hill, then paths across to summit.willyross06/05/2022
From Cairnsmore of Carsphairn. From CoC descended north then east to the col (point 465), involving a couple of deer fences and some churned up ground. Better ground towards the col south of Alwhat, where the new wind turbines start. Over Keoch Rig with a turbine virtually on the summit, then initially gravel then grassy tracks to the older wind farm on Windy Standard summit. Descended over Bawnhead and yet more new wind turbine roads to the dammed lochan at the head of Polliferie Burn, then good tracks back to Craigengillan.Owen B17/04/2022
From Blackcraig Farm for a round of Blackcraig Hill, Blacklorg Hill, Meikledodd Hill, Alwhat, Alhang, Windy Standard, Black Hill and Struther's Brae.rhalstead17/04/2022
CK SheilaS31/12/2021
From Alhang on Glen Afton round. Low cloud prevented a view.PeterD12/10/2021
3 of 8: From Millaneoch Hill using the SMC book route. Note the electric fence. With Karen.ChrisR02/09/2021
Weather fair.MountainMac30/05/2021
Round of six Donalds from Glen Afton - Blackcraig, Blacklorg, Meikledodd, Alwhat, Alhang, Windy Standard - back using wind farm tracksColin Crawford22/05/2021
Drove wind farm road from NX547984, parked at a turbine (NS 6195 0135).jonglew09/05/2021
Round of Afton Water from car park 300m from damsarahk01/05/2021
Windy Standard Round 11. 34.5km, 1834km ascent, 10.5hrs. One to forgetHuwel27/02/2021
Circuit of Afton hillsthekirkie pirate26/09/2020
Afternoon walk from Afton Filter Station with Judy and terrier Treacle. Waymarked track going uphill at NS629048 brought us to graded windfarm track which we followed until final turbine on flank of Millaneoch Hill NS630021. Climbed easy fence and followed up Blackgrane to turn towards Windy Standard wind farm to join another access track almost to summit trig. Operated ham radio for SOTA on summit using HF Morse / Voice.G4OBK (Phil)06/09/2020
Glen Afton round with Rob, Rosie and Lily. Followed the SMC guidebook route. Lovely part sun, part cloud warm day with a cooling breeze.alexmaclennan16/08/2020
Glen Afton to Windy Standard mainly on wf roads. Then over to Dugland and out to Upper Hill. Long haul round to Craignane (all wf roads) then back over to Glen Afton. 18 miles and 3000 feet in almost perfect conditions.SS15/08/2020
Solo. From parking at road end in Glen Afton. After ascending Black Hill, Wedder Hill and Millaneoch. From Millaneoch followed fence on left-hand side towards Windy Standard. Big mistake! Fence is electric and rather impregnable. Retreated to col with Millaneoch where electrification rather curiously stops abruptly. Up right-hand side of fence and easily to summit of Windy Standard. Back to starting point. Weather fine.pwbellarby31/07/2020
11th and penultimate hill of 12 on a 33.3km route from the Glen Afton road, climbing Yarngallows Knowe, Struthers Brae, Auchincally Hill, Strandlud Hill, Milray Hill, Craignane, White Hill, Meaul, Upper Hill and Dugland heading Nne to rejoin track and following it just South of the 601m spot then across rough ground East to rejoin track heading below Trostan and and then continuing Ene for the summit over the track then steeply to the Trigpoint. Descent Nw then Nne onto track heading for Black Hill, my final top of the day...Dazingdale22/09/2019
Parked in woods just beyond water works (11:05). Walked towards dam then took faint track up hill to wind farm road above. Followed this to col then along the ridge through the windmills to just beyond Wedder Hill. Then path along fence led along ridge to road SE of summit and past smaller windmills to trig. Back same route. Fair views, occasional drizzle. Finish 14:20. Fortunately I like windmills (or at least what they're for) and they provided an easy route.dbb30/07/2019
With RobLynfa Penygarn07/07/2019
fa, solo, sunny and breeze on the tops, wet underfoot on the hills, with some land rover tracks, 25.5km, 9hr from clennoch bothy to new cumnock via, tracks, hillside to keoch rig with a new mast on its top, past the putting stone to windy standard along the wind farm tracks, down to a col and along a fence then up to Alhang, alwhat , meikledodd hill, then across a new track not marked on the maps or viewranger, blacklorg hill, blackcraig hill and down to quintin knowe to pick up the track down to blackcraig farm, then the minor road all the way to the train station in new cumnockrum doodle 07/06/2019
Solo trip to wind farm central. Bright and breezy. Why they had to plough up most of the surrounding peat in this particular wind farm escapes me.Invicta1422/05/2019
from Afton Waterworks via Windfarm access roads to Wedder Hill, then up the ridge. Afterwards round ring of Donalds to Blackcraig Hill. Mostly easy going.IanHHill19/05/2019
Great views. The wind farm tracks to Wedder Hill get you within easy reach of this top. Headed down to 624040 on the wind farm tracks and then up to Black Hill. Solo.bolton05/05/2019
Final hill in a good walk from Blackcraig Farm including Blackcraig, Blacklorg Alwhat and Alhang. Certainly lived up to it's name.MichaelF27/03/2019
Parked in front of large green prefab in Craigdarroch & up Struther's Brae & Black Hill. From Black Hill, continued along the wind farm track to the most southerly turbine & the end of the track at 630022 - SSW along fence line to the adjoining wind farm & a short walk along track before heading up to trig point. Reverse to junction at 625040 & then followed track back to Craigdarroch. (S)gerrybowes23/01/2019
Driven in same as Carole Engel, so short hoof up to top. 1200th HuMP summit. Deeply poignant day. Four of us met for the height checking of Dugland to confirm Alan Dawson's previous survey & its Re-instatement as a Donald top and lunchtime blether over tea and coffee in Norman Wares camper van. David Batty collapsed and died on his walk out east back to his car.vegibagger20/11/2018
Round of Windy Standard, Alhang, Alwhat, Meikledodd, Blacklorg and Blackcraig.PGCE24/09/2018
Solo, P at Afton WTP and walked up signed path on R to meet construction roads of expanded Windfarm: spoke with manager who advised route to WS (OS map is completly out-of-date) over Lamb Hill and Wedder Hill on wide tracks. Found path over Millaneoch Hill, col with wooden gate and up to ridge, turning R to reach trig pillar of WS. Threat of rain which didn't come to much. Returned to col to turn SE down to boggy col with Alhang. First visit to WS was on 28/01/2006 with Jackie and the Beatties, coming from Dalquairn up SE ridge. Third visit, 22/03/2022,solo same route to WS as second but continued W down to tracks out to Dugland recently promoted 612m as D/T; returned by contouring NE base of WS to col Millaneoch (wooden gate is missing) and by atv and tracks to Afton P.jacobus20/08/2018
Final hill in circuit of Afton water - down from Alhang along the fence to col, then up diagonally left (about West I think) to reach fence line over to summit. Beware the electric fence close to the summit. Summit is amongst the Wind farm, with a trig point. Descended through a forest ride to nearest track which led us down through wind farm and back to reservoir. Forest ride was very steep but got you onto the tracks quickly. Nicer way would be over Webber hill with the views (if you like wind farms!!)nickywood119/08/2018
Loop of Glen Afton from water works (car park closed but plenty room) taking in Black Hill, Struther's Brae, Windy Standard, Alhang, Alwhat, Meikledodd Hill, Blacklorg Hill, Cannock Hill and Craigbraneoch Hill. Excellent walking though lots of new wind farm stuff (restricted currently as construction site).SS14/07/2018
Cycled up to and along Afton reservoir, then further up Afton Water. Excessive wind turbine development and tree felling debris.Topographer5719/05/2018
From Afton CP via William's Castle, then Black Hill, Wedder Hill, Millaneoch Hill, Windy Standard, Jedburgh Knees, Trostan Hill, Dugland, across the Clennoch Burn to Keoch Rig and return. Afton is now surrounded by the sprawling and expanding ugliness of Brocklog Rig wind farm. To add insult to injury, construction workers were putting up a radio mast on the summit of Keoch Rig as I arrivedNick Down124/03/2018
From nr. Darnscaw, up from the west, down to the northquadbarrel03/12/2017
First of five Donalds. Warm and sunny. Lots of construction traffic and noise.Play2End09/08/2017
Afton Res, roundFlatfield04/09/2016
Circuit of Afton reservoir.Grinner28/08/2016
ghaley21/08/2016
On a circuit of the Afton Hills. Dry, reasonable visibility. 90 minutes to the top from the road end.Roblex05/08/2016
From Alhang. Part of an 11 summit clockwise circuit of Glen Afton. On to Milaneoch Hill.Minto05/06/2016
sore foothornet04/04/2016
Acw round struthers brae, black hill, jedburgh knees, windy standard, trostan hill, dugland,keoch rig, millaneoch hill, wedder hill,cannock hill, craigbraneoch hill, from afton water works.robertphillips27/12/2015