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Name:Croft Head
Hill number:1894
Height:636.2m / 2087ft
Section:28B: The River Tweed to the English Border
Classification:Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,G,D,DN,Y
Drop:194m
Col:442.2m  NT 1596 0582  
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Entry no.Date recordedGrid Ref.Feature / Observations / SurveyRecorded byStatusSubpointLatest review
1551713/10/2016NT 15311 05648  F: CairnIan Baines
Summit
GJ
1602908/10/2016NT 15307 05645  F: Ground by fence strainer 2m NW of fence junction
O: No cairn present
DSM
Summit
GJ
2614115/09/2018NT 15306 05586  F: Patch of heather south of fence line
O: beyond gate and fence junction and summit not obvious
PDC
Subpoint
1GJ
3957023/07/2016NT 15308 05646  F: grass
S: Leica RX1250
alda
Summit
Jim
-731830/01/2005NT 15309 05649  F: cairnRC
Summit
-731924/05/2009NT 15310 05648  F: cairnAye Jimmy
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Croft Head, Loch Fell, Wind Fell, Hopetoun Craig, Ettrick Pen, Bodesbeck Law, White Shank, Smidhope Hill and Capel Fell from Selcothhummusg19/02/2024
Quite a long out and back walk to here and Capel Fell from Moffat hostel. Dense cloud and intermittent heavy drizzle but pleasantly mild for the time of year though.Alex C15/02/2024
weaselmaster22/12/2023
Sick Kid22/12/2023
Tonester16/11/2023
IMacd4505/11/2023
sarahk04/11/2023
clanbonham04/11/2023
From West Knowe on route to Capel Fell. 6th in clockwise circuit of the Ettrick Hills. Steep grassy descent NNW to the Southern Upland Way track. Did a bag drop at the wooden bench at the start of the climb up Croft Head which made for quick easy progress up an excellent path to the summit gate!! Quick decent back down track for a wee rest on the bench and ruck sac back on for the ascent back up to Capel Fell.Jossker16/10/2023
Jim B15/10/2023
anguscow14/10/2023
From Selcoth Fishery (parking with permission) up a steep landrover track beside the Steinstane Burn to Croft Head summit. Then joined SUW path for zig zag descent down Cat Shoulder. Ascent of Capel Fell on ATV track following fence on south east shoulder. Descent on tussocky grass following fence down south west shoulder. Easy crossing of the burn at bottom of Bill Cleuch to join landrover track for walk back to Selcoth.Fife Walking01/10/2023
solitaryfellwanderer03/09/2023
BrianMatthews17/08/2023
Selcoth (parked with permission by water tank before road turns right to fishery) - Croft Head, West Knowe, Loch Fell, Lamblair Knowe, Wind Fell, Capel Fell, Sailfoot Law & Broken Back.sclater11/08/2023
AlanD26/06/2023
prwild01/06/2023
1 & 4 of 4: Out: parked where the SUW leaves the road at Bellshaw Pool. Return: from Ettrick Pen after dropping down to Over Phawhope. The lower SUW was closed. With Karen.ChrisR24/05/2023
GavinTheobald 320/05/2023
Sailfoot - Capel Fell - White Shank - Potburn - Ettrick Pen - Loch Fell - Croft Head - Sailfootdavidpettit8407/04/2023
jgregor02/04/2023
andy6308/03/2023
Pommyjon28/01/2023
Graham Banks21/01/2023
Iloveducks05/01/2023
Circuit of Marilyns and tops from Sailforth. 1 of 6thekirkie pirate13/11/2022
Round of 4 from Fishery to N. 4/4. Steep up from S, should have gone up track to E.davechaffey29/10/2022
I had a late afternoon / evening walk from Sailfoot taking in Croft Fell and Capel Fell. Very enjoyable walking and views.meltdiceburg21/08/2022
Parked at end of public road near Potburn for the Ettrick Horseshoe. Counter clockwise taking in White Shank, Smidhope Hill and Capel Fell. I wasn't looking forward to the outlier of Croft Head, but the ascent up West Knowe, was worse, as there is decent zig zag path up Cat Shoulder. From it was easy over Loch Fell, Wind Fell then Hopetoun Craig and one final pull up Ettrick Pen. Which had the first proper summit feature of the whole day, a large cairn. Dropped down to the NW to pick up the forestry track, then past Over Phawhope bothy and back to the car 8hrs after setting off.chillyman831/07/2022
Huwel31/07/2022
stevent080911/07/2022
Started from the turning circle at the end of the minor road leading to the head of the Ettrick valley and followed the SMC route taking in the summits of Ettrick Pen, Hopetoun Craig, Wind fell, Loch fell, West Knowe, Croft head, Capel fell, Smidhope hill and White shank. A tough and long walk taking seven and half hours for the Twelve and half mile with 4000ft of ascent. Route finding was generally easy following fencing but a brutal descent of West Knowe is needed to reach the valley floor.WAYNE ROWLETT01/05/2022
now on the high route of SUW. Very windy day, used lee side of fence.oatcake24/04/2022
jfwilson21/04/2022
With L & RJanet M03/04/2022
Rod M03/04/2022
Lindsay M03/04/2022
AFD9002/04/2022
Delyoung22/03/2022
pwithnall02/01/2022
ScottyBoy7610/11/2021
Set off from Selcoth following tracks initially then straight up to Capel Fell. Then followed tracks to Wind Fell, Loch Fell, West Knowe and Croft Head before heading back to Selcoth.jigglybones16/10/2021
Colin Crawford16/09/2021
Robin5612/09/2021
bobhem2508/09/2021
Went from Selcoth Farm in Moffatdale. Followed track marked on OS 78, intermittent. Met a Shooting Party and was invited to change my route, which probably made the walk easier overall. Climbed up to the ridge and found a track for the descent via the next valley [Steinstane Burn] which joined/turned into the curving track marked on the map and I think this would be the easiest route of ascent.IanHHill06/09/2021
Very steep ascent from path beneath Capel Fell.johninthehills04/09/2021
Warm and sunny day for the walk up from Selcoth to nab a couple of geocaches.Walker Dan27/08/2021
After Capel Fell through spectacular scenery along SUW, then returned to Potburn.Lionel Bidwell26/08/2021
Susan Bidwell26/08/2021