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Logged Descriptions (logged by 328 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Blackhope Scar and the Moorfoots. Walkhighlands route | hummusg | 04/02/2024 |
From the hillwalkers carpark by gladhouse res. Then round of hills in generally heavy rain, bog underfoot and a timeshigh winds. | cjo | 09/12/2023 |
From Gladhouse Reservoir. Hirendean Hill, the Kipps, Blackhope Scar, Bowbeat, Dundreich, Jeffries Corse. Good views from Dundreich but boots sodden. | TRG318 | 27/09/2023 |
From NW, cycled to easternmost point of Portmore Loch, then forestry and faint 4WD tracks up to summit | Topographer57 | 05/09/2023 |
Quick hike after work, parked near Scots Pine Restaurant | SootAndShale | 11/05/2023 |
From Gladhouse Reservoir parking near Moorfoot Farm. The Kipps,Blackhope Scar,Browbeat,Dundreich, Jeffrey Corse. | Longwojo | 05/05/2023 |
Morfoots trip for high point project | ryancomet | 25/03/2023 |
Blackhope Scar circuit from Glashouse. 
2 of 6 | thekirkie pirate | 17/03/2023 |
With Jack 
Run from Moorfoot Farm | fellie | 12/03/2023 |
Moorfoot round from S of Gladhouse Reservoir. Torfichen Hill, Blackhope Scar, Bowbeat Hill, Dundrech. Descent to River South Esk and track back to start. Icy cold wind and partly frozen ground, views to Firth of Forth. | RobertP | 25/02/2023 |
From the WSW, parking area for 2-3 cars 100m N of Cottage Bank (NT 24455 48132). Farm access road to Boreland then track leads all the way up. On to Jeffries Corse, Bowbeat Rig Head, Bowbeat Hill, Hog Knowes and return for a 10mile round. | jonglew | 20/02/2023 |
WH route in winters conditions | kenmorti | 20/01/2023 |
Did a trio of Moorfoot Donalds starting near Moorfoot Farm. Not too bad underfoot for September - could be awful though. | jigglybones | 18/09/2022 |
From Gladhouse reservoir per Walkhighlands' route | Crib Goch | 31/08/2022 |
After Blackhope Scar, Bowbeat Hill and Bowbeat Rig Head, following ATV track from wind farm, then headed to fence and to trig and HP. Back down to Gladhouse reservoir on good tracks. | PeterD | 15/05/2022 |
Stoney parking area 100 m N of the dwellings on the side road off the A703 at NT244480. Up roads to Boreland. The first 200m of the mapped track immediately N of the thin strip of trees does not exist on the ground – but it can be found just above the enclosed pasture Then followed to Dundreich and Jeffries Corse. | Isbjorn | 09/05/2022 |
Came over from Bowbeat Hill and Bowbeat Rig Head. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 26/04/2022 |
As others from Eddleston via Boreland & the track to Dundreich. Very wet & misty. Soggy tramp over to Bowbeat Hill & Emly Bank. Back by same route to dry out. | NotReallyABagger | 05/10/2021 |
Grand day out from Eddleston up Dundreich Hill and Jeffries Corse. Then down to Portmore Loch for walk around loch and detour to Northshield Rings. | Fife Walking | 18/07/2021 |
yorkielad | 14/07/2021 | |
Trail Run, cold windy, wet, boggy | Huwel | 13/12/2020 |
Crap weather all over, so I nipped up the Moorfoot Hills south west of Penicuik to get three Donalds. 
 
Accessed from the Gladhouse Reservoir I walked through Moorfoot Farm and past the ruined Hirendean Castle to ascend into a bog as I missed the track which would have bypassed this. The first Donald was Blackhope Scar (651m) which is also classified as Graham, then south west through a windfarm to the featureless summit of Bowbeat Hill (626m). More bog followed once clear of the windfarm then the cairn and Trig point on top of Dundreich (622m), from which there were great views of the hills above Biggar, then north of the Pentland Hills and Edinburgh. 
 
There was strong south western wind making it very cool at times, but dry all day, 5:15hrs all in. | chillyman8 | 28/10/2020 |
From Eddleston. Nice approach. Dundreich, Jeffries Corse, Across the bog and windfarm roads to Browbeat, then dropped down to forest tracks. Headed out via Cardon Law. With B and R. | jenx | 08/10/2020 |
4 of 5: From Bowbeat Rig Head. With Karen. | ChrisR | 08/09/2020 |
Cairn and trig point | Lewis | 06/09/2020 |
Fortunately, I was dropped off at the south side of Gladhouse Reservoir, the car park has not yet been reopened by the water company after COVID and also there were lots of “warning plague” messages (which I assume had been put up during the height of lockdown by the villagers) as you entered Moorfoot but all was well. Up to Blackhope Scar, shrouded in mist, and then through the windfarm (ignoring the “No unauthorised personnel” signs). Bowbeat Hill is pretty insignificant being right next to a wind turbine. By the time I got to Dundreich the cloud had gone and there were 360 degree views of Edinburgh, Fife and the Pentland hills. | tsharp | 17/07/2020 |
From Westloch via Portmore Reservoir | RobB | 26/11/2019 |
From Bowbeat Hill to turbine 1 then ATV tracks most of the way via the east of the head streams of Leithen Water. | Moorponder | 14/10/2019 |
With Iain. First of Moorfoot round. | iangpark | 12/08/2019 |
Final summit of three | vegibagger | 08/07/2019 |
From Blackhope Scar on way back to Moorfoot. | MichaelF | 24/05/2019 |
23rd Donald | lojzi860621 | 04/05/2019 |
Parked by the church in Eddleston at 243472 - Up alongside wall & then track/tarmac road to Boreland - NE along track before heading up to gate at 260483 - Up track & then, keeping to left side of wall, well-used ATV track across W. flank of Brown Dod & up to the summit cairn. Continued to Bowbeat Hill. (S) | gerrybowes | 19/03/2019 |
07.50 bus from Edinburgh to Eddleston. In bright sunshine with snow on the ground, up past the kirk and along to Boreland Farm. Across the field behind the farm diagonally uphill to gate by strip of forestry. Straight up by the trees to summit of Milky Law. Over to stone wall then followed this towards Brown Dod, taking track around to the east side. In the snow, unable to find direct path towards Dundreich marked on map so headed to top of Brown Dod and then direct to top of Dundreich. Came down via ATV track across spur, steep in parts, linking up with farm track to Boreland and then to Eddleston. An absolute treat! | the pigguy | 02/02/2019 |
Start of marked hill track above Boreland farm not immediately obvious (gate diagonally across field beyond trees). | Tony S | 21/01/2019 |
CK | SheilaS | 01/01/2019 |
Another visit to the dull Moorfoots. Donald number 100 on my fifth round | Colin Crawford | 20/10/2018 |
Anticlockwise tour of 3 Donalds with Kirsty & Robert from Gladhouse; clear at top with excellent views. | barnz48 | 02/09/2018 |
From Gladhouse Res out to cottage and up Hirendean Hill. Very dry making going good to Blackhope Scar by fence from The Kipps. Then across to wind farm and Bowbeat Hill before taking atv track towards Dundreich (bit of heather bashing but not bad). Return by Jeffries Corse and good track to Gladhouse Cottage. | SS | 08/07/2018 |
Small carpark (and nice campervan spot) by Gladhouse Reservoir. Good track south then up onto plateau. ATV track disappears leaving some tricky ground across to summit eg boggy, tussocky plus a few peat hags for added fun! Then over to Bowbeat. | AndrewFinnimore | 20/02/2018 |
From Eddlestone and Boreland Farm | benalder284 | 10/12/2017 |
Solo;P at Moorfoot Farm, walking S on track E of River South Esk to end, then ascending zigzag track/atv path. Followed to end on ridge far too far S, 0.5 km from start of Wind Farm - way off planned route and had to go NW over boggy and rough terrain to reach trig on D. Retraced SE to windfarm track and continued round to Bowbeat Hill. Weather improved from high mist in morning to glimpses of sun in afternoon. First visit was solo on 02/01/2009. | jacobus | 07/11/2017 |
Weather fair. | MountainMac | 13/08/2017 |
Up the path beside Eddleston Church to Boreland Farm, then along and up the quad tracks. | Pete R | 17/04/2017 |
Last of the day. Saw the view at long last. Nae bad. | Play2End | 05/02/2017 |
Alone. Circuit from Gladhouse Reservoir. | Grinner | 15/01/2017 |
10th hill of 11 today on a challenging route from Peebles to Leadburn via Venn Law, Maisingland hill, Whiteside edge, Cardron Law, Hog Knowes, Bowbeat rig head, Bowbeat hill, Blackhope Scar down into Long Cleave and out on track over the moor to Jeffries Corse North top and then easy walk on the broad ridge to Dundreich. I took the long descent to the reservoir. | Dazingdale | 05/05/2016 |
Moorfoot round. | ngthack | 12/09/2015 |
Walk from Gladhouse Reservoir for a round to Blackhope Scar. Quite rough under foot in parts, windfarm tracks further round were helpful, but would rather not have the farms personally. | nickywood1 | 04/05/2015 |
Walked up from Eddleston through Boreland Farm. A steep pull up quad tracks saw me on top. Stunning Views. Have wanted to do this hill for 50 years. Finally made it. Took in the Northshield Rings on the way back. | BigJ | 15/03/2015 |