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Name:Lamachan Hill
Hill number:1697
Height:716.7m / 2351ft
RHB Section:27B: Carrick and Galloway
Donald area:Galloway Hills
County/UA:Dumfries and Galloway
Catchment:Cree, Catchment Boundaries, Dee (Kirkcudbright)
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Graham, Donald,
Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,G,D,DN,Y)
Grid ref:NX 43536 76996
Summit feature:boulder in grass
Drop:453m
Col:264m  NX449786  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 77
(1:25k) 319
Survey:Abney level/Leica RX1250
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Curleywee, Lamachan Hill and Larg Hill from Glen Trool with John. Parked at Bruce's Stone car park, and headed E along the track, following it S then E again. Left the track to head directly up the N slopes of White Hill (horrible tussocky terrain). Terrain got better as we got up to the top, and headed across to Curleywee. Then across the Lamachan Hill via Scars of Milldown & Bennabrack. Decided to tack on Larg Hill as the winds weren't as fierce as expected and it didn't add much time on, and there was a faint path all the way between them. After Larg hill, returned to Lamachan and headed N and NE taking a twising route back down to the track, across more of the awful tussocky terrain (ankles beware). On reaching the track, we stopped to shed a layer, put the sticks away and grab a bite, before the 2.5mi back to the car. Total time 6:25min, with a stop at Bruce's stone.mproudfoot03/02/2024
A very tough and unpleasant climb up alongside the Shiel Burn. Walking better once above Nick of the Lochans. With Frances.langskill28/07/2023
See https://scotlandhills.net/graham-lamachan-hill-and-a-few-tops/hill walker03/03/2023
Took the tent to Castle Douglas for the weekend, parked at Auchinleck on Saturday 18th June. Headed westerly around forestry tracks before gaining Garlick Hill (trig has no reference plague) then north to Larg Hill, east across Lamachan Hill, Curlywee and Millfore (trig had no ref plague either). Then turned south to Drigmorn and back in car, 09:45hrs all in, dry all day, but a cold strong wind. Tried these hills in March but fallen trees blocked my ascent up a fire break, hence the circular route around Garlick Hill.chillyman818/06/2022
Drove gravel forest road from Auchinleck to junction at NX 442758. Along forest road W, first firebreak R, then steady ascent onto SE ridge of Larg Hill, over the shoulder to Punch Well Brae (a superb vantage point with views to the coasts), then along the ridge to Larg Hill, Lamachan Hill, Scars of Milldown and a surprisingly straighforward ascent of impressive Curleywee, before visiting Brennan Hill and returning W along an old land rover track on the near side of a deer fence, which led back to the forest road. A memorable walk with grandstand views into the Awful Hand range.Nick Down129/05/2022
Circuit of hills S of Loch Trool from Loch Trool car park. Followed track to c 1km W of Loch Dee, and took rough ground to reach bealach to W of Curleywee. Traversed to Bennan, back to bealach and then on to Scars of Milldown, Lamachan Hill, Larg Hill, Craignaw, then some contouring round Lamachan Hill to climb Mulldonoch. Descended NNW down to path on S side of Loch Trool (very steep in lower section) and E to join ascent route. Showers, some short spells with sunshine.RobertP21/05/2022
From Bruce's Stone. Track east then south to Sheil Burn. The forestry up the burn has now been cleared. There is a very faint path up the east side as far as and slightly beyond the fence line through the tussocks. Not great but not as bad as feared. Kept to the east of the burn all the way. Cloud base 500m asl, it would have been very confusing without the OS map and compass on the phone especially on the featureless plateau.Owen B16/04/2022
From Bruce's Stone via Mulldonoch and on to Bennanbrack on a reasonable track.sclater18/03/2022
Parked car at Bruce's Stone and walked to Shiel Burn which was completely overgrown with pine trees. Ended up taking a long diversion through difficult terrain to get back to the burn up near the Nick of Lochans and then Cambrick Hill to Nick of the Brushy and up to Larg Hill where I felt that my first bag of the day was well deserved. Lamachan Hill and Curleywee were much easier. Down to White Hill and back to Cycleway 7 which was also hard work due to the terrain. Walk back along the track in the dark.tsharp11/01/2022
CK SheilaS29/12/2021
From Mulldonach with Degsy and Steve Smith. Cloud descended. East to Curleywee.bolton11/11/2021
Adapted route on https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/galloway/lamachan-hill.shtml with alterations to first section to avoid path overgrown with bracken by walking East along Southern Upland way until a new track was found, then when path up right side of Caldons Burn disappeared, branched right up Mulmein Burn initially using convenient track through clearfell, then to col between Lamachan Hill and Larg Hill, then dogleg out to Punch Well Brae. Note very rough on ascent/descent 8hrs for the round.PeteF12/09/2021
Not part of today's plan... mission creep! Drove forest road, parked Black Laggan (NX 4683 7780). Track to White Laggan, up to White Hill -> Curleywee -> Scars of Milldown, then decided on a whim to pop across to here. Bennan Hill on the return for a 10.6km round.jonglew04/09/2021
From Glen Trool Bruce's stone CP. Long walk in due to low cloud. Route turned out too complicated to mention. But bagged Millfore -> Lamachan ->Larg Hill -> Curlywee. Should have taken a MTB - doh. 10 hours.Jhimmy29/08/2021
From Glenhead. Up Shiel then east to Mulldonach, to follow ridge. Clag.Iloveducks27/08/2021
I met up with my mate Gavin for our annual walk in the area whilst he is down for his holidays and we drove round to The Cauldens car park which we left at 5.30pm heading along the southern path of Loch Trool. Like other we bushwhacked straight uphill when we felt the time was correct and it was brutal in the extreme, especially on such a warm night. After what seemed an age we finally arrived at the summit cairn. We took a few photographs then started uphill again to the summit of Lamachan Hill before finding a tortuous tussocky route back down to Glen Trool and eventually the car which was reached in darkness at 11pm.3 kinnears02/07/2021
Weather fair.MountainMac18/06/2021
From Bruce's Stone car park, up Southern Upland Way to around NX436790 then up east side of Shiel Burn. Hard going rough terrain, not helped by new grass growth masking the tussocks. Route and write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.com/2021/06/millfore-and-lamachan.htmlGayle11/06/2021
From Larg on way to Curleywee.MichaelF18/05/2021
Walk from Auchinleck: Black and White Bewees, Bennan Hill, Curleywee, Lamachan Hill, Mulldonach, Larg Hill and Garlick Hill. 16 hard miles on a fantastic day.jigglybones14/04/2021
From Glen Trool. 26.77km, 1457m ascent, 8hrsHuwel25/02/2021
From the east, after Larg Hill. With B and R.jenx18/10/2020
Parked at Bruce's stone car park near Loch Trool, and gained the high ground by way of the waterfall being fed by the Sheil burn. First popping up Mulldonoch before contouring round Lamachan to the col with Larg hill, visiting the summit of Larg hill and then following the wall and a grassy track to Craignaw. Once I retraced my steps back to the col I continued up to Lamachan hill and then over the Scars of Milldown to reach Curleywee. Returning back to the car by descending White hill which was rough going to reach the Southern upland way. Just over Fourteen mile in Seven hours.WAYNE ROWLETT11/10/2020
From Glen Trool via White Hill, and Curlywee, back down via Mulldonoch with A.PeterD01/09/2020
Parked at track junction (approx 441754) - Sunday morning so no forestry workers about. Went N along W side of deer fence: open fell reached easily. Curleywee, Bennanbrack, Lamachan and Larg Hill.PGCE17/11/2019
Drove up track a couple of kilometres then out and up Bennan Hill, followed by Curlywee, Scars of Mildown, Bennanbrook, Lamachan Hill and Larg Hill then down to firebreak and relatively short walk to car.SS06/07/2019
Walked from Bruces Stone CP and up to col between L H and Bennabrack. Very hard going through deep, wet tussocks. Afterwards to Millfore, bypassing Curlywee.IanHHill16/05/2019
Beginning from Loch Trool I followed the forest track and the turned off and made my way up to the summit of Curleywee (674m). From there I dropped down to Bennan Hill and White Bennan Hill before then climbing back up to Bennanbrack and onto the highest point of the day at Lamachan (716m). I then dropped down to Mulldonanch and finished with a difficult descent through tussocks and felled forest to Loch Trool. Including a walk around the Loch at the end I clocked up about 15 miles on a dry sunny day.meltdiceburg22/04/2019
From Glen Trool's Merrick trailhead in perfect weather. Cycled down and back up to top of forest, then directly up the north face. Kahtoolas for steep slippery wet ground and gaiters for long wet vegetation. Higher up it gets better. Flat summit area.Topographer5715/10/2018
Second of the day. Now on to Curlywee.Play2End11/09/2018
From Glen Trool car park and directly up from the north.Winterfloodian07/06/2018
Parking area at end of Loch Trool road (416804) & up Mulldonoch & Larg Hill. From Larg Hill, back to Nick of the Brushy & then good path up to large summit boulder. Continued to Scars of Milldown & Curleywee. (S)gerrybowes06/06/2018
Largs Hill, Lamachan, Bennanbrack, Curleywee, white hillLongwojo06/06/2018
G and Aarthurwhittaker12/03/2018
3rd of round of 4.iangpark09/12/2017
Alone, circuit south of Glen Trool.Grinner16/07/2016
C/W round of cairngarroch, millfore, milfore sw top, gairy of pulnee, bennan hill, scars of milldown, lamachan hill, craignaw, mulldonach from craigencallie house.robertphillips12/06/2016
On a backpack from Craigencallie Ho.mick29/05/2016
Revisit on way from Mulldonach to Craignaw.agentmancuso28/05/2016
Start at Grid 527776. bike to Grid 449786 take to the open hillside up to Lamachan Hill.smocks and denims31/03/2016
The hardest of the Donalds in my view. Extremely hard way up, long walk in and the wettest of the wet.nickywood113/07/2015
A glorious day, with views of Isle of Man, Arran, and half of Scotland and England. Walking over Curleywee and over the top of Lamachan is a great stroll, really easy, even on the steep bits. Getting onto and off the hills from the forest road from Glen Trool is another matter. It is unbelievably rough going for the first 1000 feet or so, and this is one of the very few times I have regretted wearing trainers rather than boots. The rough stuff would probably be easier at any time when the vegetables are not in full growth mode, i.e. any time other than mid-summer! Anyway, it was worth the suffering - overall it is a brilliant walk.Gill03/07/2015
3rd Hill of 5 today on an alternative Southern Upland way route from Bargrennan to St. John's town of Dalry. I wasted a lot of time climbing Borgan Hill and then I traversed the slopes to get to Craignaw and then the long and tedious slog over Mulmein Moss and Mulmein Burn to the Trig and from there to the summit.Dazingdale09/05/2015
Second ascent occurred when walking solo from Larg Hill over LH to Curleywee. P at Glen Trool, requiring using SUW out and back but good weather. Third visit was solo on 18/06/2019, whilst passing again from Larg Hill to Curleywee.jacobus08/05/2015
Solo.Dangerous Dave25/04/2015
From Glen Trool. Rough ascent alongside Sheil Burn, then improving. Galltywenallt01/09/2014
selfdavidsbatty31/08/2014
From Bruce's Stone car park round of 4 Grahams/Donalds. Route up stream not at all clear polus problems finding this first summit due to cloud. Mislead by a cairned top to west of Lamachan which is not picked up by contouring on map. Wasted an hour on this but after lunch all cloud cleared from tops and a good finish to the daydickscroop05/06/2014
Part sun, cold, strengthening wind, warm, good views.iangalbraith13/05/2014
On a three day backpack circuit from Glen Troolalistairpooler20/04/2014