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Name:Windlestraw Law
Hill number:1800
Height:659.2m / 2163ft
RHB Section:28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed
Donald area:Moorfoot Hills
County/UA:Scottish Borders
Catchment:Tweed
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Graham, Donald,
Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,G,D,DN,Y)
Grid ref:NT 37128 43091
Summit feature:no feature: ground by fence junction 40m SW of trig point
Drop:459.7m
Col:199.5m  NT 0393 3681  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 73
(1:25k) 337
Observations:this ground is 0.2m higher than base of trig point (NT 37155 43119)
Survey:Abney level/KR 2x Hand Level/Leica RX1250
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 424 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
beckybags21/03/2024
A Peckish21/03/2024
With Nikko and Romeo, I parked just south of Blackhopebyre Farm on the B709. We walked along a track up Glentress Rig to Windlestraw Law, then along to Bareback Knowe and returned down along the fenceline to Glentress Farm, then back up the B709. Some grey clouds and hazy in the distance, but thankfully dry all day. This was Nikko's first a Fiona, Donald & Donald Top, that's him now done one of all the lists of the Full House.chillyman825/02/2024
Windlestraw Law, Bareback Knowe and Whitehope Law. SMC routehummusg23/02/2024
IMacd4524/11/2023
jgregor19/11/2023
Parked S of Blackhopebyre, took track up Glentress Rig and on to revisit Windlestraw Law. Contu=inued to Bareback Knowe and Dod Hill (ascent surprisingly rough) and descent NE to road at Glentress.RobertP18/09/2023
Windlestraw Law and Bareback Knowe from B709 roadside parking.rhalstead17/09/2023
up the track from Blackhopebyre, limited parking by gate.BLACKHILL08/09/2023
See https://scotlandhills.net/marilyns-near-innerleithen-and-peebles/hill walker05/09/2023
brianb05/09/2023
a grey day but worst rain avoidedoatcake14/07/2023
East up good track just south of Blackhopebyre more or less all the way to top.Jossker27/05/2023
Three Donald round from near Blackhope. Windlestraw, Bareback Knowe and the steep ascent to Whitehope LawLongwojo06/05/2023
Parked on a gravel patch on the verge 400m south of Blackhopebyre. The track initially very good becomes very wet and peaty around 450m, better again higher where the gradient steepens. Eventually it becomes a path through the heather near the fence and grouse butts leading to the trig point which is not quite the highest point.Owen B29/04/2023
eddieh29/04/2023
dunx200507/04/2023
MKInnes19/03/2023
Roadside verge parking between Glentress and Blackhopebyre (NT 3420 4364). Up to Whitehope Law, Middle Hill and then Eastside Heights first. From there followed fenceline ~4km round to here over soggy ground but with an atv track to follow mostly. On to Bareback Knowes, Dod Hill and return for a 16.3km round which completed the Donalds and Donald Tops.jonglew25/02/2023
Delyoung11/02/2023
anguscow03/02/2023
With Rod, again from Walkerburn, out just bypassing Kirnie Law, over Priesthope Hill then by Glede Knowe and Bareback Knowe to Windlestraw Law. Returned by Middle Hill.SS24/01/2023
weaselmaster10/12/2022
Sick Kid10/12/2022
1/3 Marilyns. Parked about 400m south of Blackhopebyre. Easy bag, but a bit boggy in places. Decided to abandon the Donald round in favour of Marilyn bagging halfway round.Jhimmy08/10/2022
Tonester07/10/2022
Track from west is good almost to the top, unusually my ascent time was well below SMC time. Solo. A farmer stopped to suggest i open his gate and park in field rather than narrow pullover next to fence, since speeding timber lorries have smashed wing mirrors. Rained on reaching summit but wind had dried me before i got back down. Photogenic lighting. Had over priced fish & chips in Traquair Hotel, Innerleithen where they employ a pea-miser to serve portions of less than an egg cup full.Nick Canute27/09/2022
colazione22/09/2022
Jim B14/08/2022
AFD9015/07/2022
Pommyjon03/07/2022
Limited parking at Blackhopebyre (NT344440). ATV track S then E up Glentress Rig to Wallet Knowe, fades to path to top of Windlestraw Law. Good ATV track 25m SE of fence to SW top of Widlestraw Law.Isbjorn13/06/2022
Climbed with my daughter on a beautiful dry Sunday afternoon from Innerleithen on the Windlestraw horseshoe to Walkerburn. Our first DT was Bareback Know. Followed by our first Graham - Windlestraw! No other walkers enroute.bumfit29/05/2022
Stow-Yardstone Knowe-Stony Knowe-Seathope Law-Maiden Law-Windlestraw Law-Stow. Descent via Mossy Rig and then over col between Scroof Hill and Dunlee Hill.campagvelocet11/05/2022
6.6 mile walk from Colquhar farm. Followed Siller Road track up to col then ascended on ATV tracks fairly steeply onto Bareback Knowe and onto Windlestraw Law. Returned back to Siller Road col and ascended Dod Hill descending grass slopes back to Colquhar. Clear and sunny but very windy above 550m. Good views in all directions. Obviously no one about. 632m ascent. Earlier that day we bagged Mountbenger Law.DanTrig20/03/2022
Matt07/03/2022
Whitehope Law, Dod Hill, Bareback Knowe and Windlestraw Law. On the way down from Whitehope I baulked a bit at the “bridge” which was just 2 telegraph poles at GR 342437 so walked downstream and crossed over at the bridge at Glentress.tsharp22/12/2021
jgregor05/12/2021
Robin5601/11/2021
bobhem2514/10/2021
With Frances. I had to correct a navigational error at the start as we headed up the wrong track. We were lucky that the rain that rolled in from the south and east stayed away from us. In part this walk was a fitness check before the St Cuthberts Way next weekend as well as catching the Donald Top at Bareback Knowe.langskill12/09/2021
Gallovidian05/09/2021
Colin Crawford14/08/2021
 yorkielad16/07/2021
Parked on verge at NT341436, S of Blackhopebyre, on to track up Glentress Rig and Wallet Knowe (increasingly churned by ATVs higher up) continuing directly up to summit of Windlestraw Law, then SW along fence line to summit Bareback Knowe (summit unmarked), then along another fence NW towards Glentress, ending back on road just SW of the Glentress cottage, and returning along road to carkdbennett03/07/2021
PeteF24/05/2021
From track just S of Blackhopebyre Fm which I followed most of the way. Interesting summit architecture looked like an automatic weather station.MichaelF23/05/2021
pollystac15/05/2021
I was chasing the ‘good’ weather today and I headed for the Scottish Borders just north of Innerleithen. This was only a short walk, 3:30hrs, to get Windlestraw Law (659m) a Donald & Graham, then Bareback Knowe (657m) a Donald Top. I parked on the B709 near Blackhopebyre Farm, then walked up a track along the Glentress Rig to Windlestraw Law and returned along the Glentress Burn. There was a couple of light showers, higher cloud, but there was still some views.chillyman809/05/2021
EasternHiker09/05/2021