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Name:Eildon Mid Hill
Hill number:1938
Height:422m / 1385ft
RHB Section:28B: The River Tweed to the English Border
County/UA:Scottish Borders
Catchment:Tweed
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Y)
Grid ref:NT 54822 32288
Summit feature:viewpoint by trig point
Drop:172m
Col:249.9m  NT 4905 2686  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 73
(1:25k) 338
Survey:obvious summit
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The second of this group today. Had the added bonus of having a trig to tick off too.Hirta13/03/2024
Eildon Hills, from Melrose. Walkhighlands routehummusg04/03/2024
The 3 Eildon tops from near Bowdenmoor on the B6359.robertphillips11/02/2024
foggy ascent and remained under cloud on the topNorthernWayfarer08/01/2024
from Melrose waymarked pathBLACKHILL06/10/2023
From accommodation in town followed St Cuthberts Way starting on B6359 Dingleton Road then Eidon hill path to summit across to Eidon Hill North took Ne path down to gate & then traversed W & back to St Cuthberts way. Nice views.rogreeves14/09/2023
See https://scotlandhills.net/the-eildon-hills-and-black-hill/hill walker08/09/2023
After '97 & 2009 this was an afternoon walk over all threevegibagger12/07/2023
Nice round of the 3 Eildon Hills from Melrose.Alan Caine11/04/2023
Tweedbank Station. River Tweed to Melrose. Eildon North Hill, Eildon Mid Hill, Eildon Wester Hill and then back via Lady Moss, Cauldshiels Loch, Faldonside Loch and the River Tweed.tsharp07/02/2023
After Eildon Hill North.colazione02/01/2023
Here for the trigpoint TP:UK log: FB Number: S7474 Condition: Good Score: 10/10 Lovely walk up from Melrose starting on St Cuthbert's Way to the trig in very cold conditions. Path was quite icy out of the sun. Also YSM0267 Eildon Mid Hill.thejackrustles13/12/2022
Blowing a hooleynix_snilloc17/10/2022
While walking St Cuthbert's Way from Melrose to St Boswells. After the ridiculous wind on North Hill, G/F left me to to do this on my own! Luckily the ascent was in the sheltered lea of the wind. Terrific hill, with a decent Bronze Age cairn just off the summit. Onwards to Wester.thesweetcheat17/10/2022
From Melrose via St Cuthberts Way to Mid and North hills.Winterfloodian12/05/2022
Detour over the 3 Eildon hills on day 1 of SCW. Windy but clear. With Gillian, Harriet and Mikerichard6908/04/2022
From our AirBnB in Melrose (highly recommended for two - The Stables). The three hills, in sun and wind, while getting our Delica serviced in town. Great day.Toby-and-Dion04/04/2022
From Leaderfoot viaduct, through Newstead, the up Eildon Hill North, down, then up Eildon Mid Hill. Followed well-used path into Melrose.the pigguy 31/03/2022
A quick, windy, rainy yomp around the three hills, from Melrose.harristhedog14/03/2022
With PSRoblex26/10/2021
Walk from Melrose via St Cuthbert's Way to the three Eildon Hills (Mid, Wester and North) on a beautiful autumn day.RobB06/10/2021
On first leg of St Cuthbert's Way - with Frances, Malcolm, Gill, Rob, Steve. Chatted to Carnethy club member on top about his club's Munro venture.langskill18/09/2021
Up from Melrose via St Cuthberts way. Great views. With Lurobphys10/08/2021
With B,Band R.jenx30/07/2021
Beautiful walk over the three tops with the two dogs.jenx29/07/2021
From Nutwood car parkCarolRuthven17/07/2021
4 of 5: After Black Hill we drove to Melrose and followed the Walk Highlands description. With Karen.ChrisR15/06/2021
[>> Note that the St Cuthberts Way path starts as a narrow alley between two houses on the east side of the street at NT 54795 33864; the small sign is easily missed. <<] Parked on B6359 south of town centre. Straightforward path to the hill and its summit. Walked solo while Sonja explored Melrose. Bright breezy day with fine views all round. Route approx 2.5 miles with 950ft ascent; took 90 mins (55 up and 35 down).Skip14/06/2021
2/3 Did the three Eildon Hills as a warm up before the last leg of the Southern Upland Way.nickywood126/04/2021
From centre of town, taking in all 3 hillsHavenchris03/11/2020
A circuit of the three Eildens from the golf course and back via the loch and the B359. Great hills. With C.sclater04/10/2020
From Rymer's Stone, over all three hills. New path had been constructed up North Hill. With Ben and Sally.Victor18/09/2020
From Rymer's Stone, over all three hills. New path had been constructed up North Hill.Ben18/09/2020
ascent from melrose, up Mid hill, then descent down St Cuthberts way, through old wood and along Borders Abbey wayrachstoc17/09/2020
The Eildon Trio - super (& popular) little hill walk. From Dingleton via the 131 wooden steps.ger13/09/2020
From the North Hill, SW to col and good path up to here. On to the Wester Hilljonglew07/09/2020
Started at 17:45 followed the Walkhighlands route with Dave Johnes, starting from Melrose Abbey, up Elidon Mid Hill. We descended down the West slope then ascent to the saddle south of Mid Hill, followed by ascending Elidon Wester Hill. Then contoured around the south east slope of Mid Hill and ascended up to Elidon Hill North. Then descended down the north east slope into Newstead Village and back to Melrose Abbey, 2:30hrs all in. Dry all evening with beatiful views north over the Tweed valley to Galashiels and south across to Jedburgh to the Cheviot.chillyman803/08/2020
Ran up from Melrose, summited the 3 Eildon hills (North, mid, Wester) on a dry, cool morning.madaddo19/02/2020
From the fishing lake.Moorponder16/10/2019
After Easter and before Wester.iangpark10/09/2019
Lovely climb, 360° views . Chris and I got r gaged on the summit&#128513;&#128513;&#128513;magneticnorth27/08/2019
From West Eildon followed the path NNW down into col past the foot of another little n Knoll the shortly afterwards turned NE to follow path steeply up to top. Great weather, great views. Off N path into col then followed path /track to car.Jubilado15/07/2019
Eildon 3 Hill RaceTisteln22/06/2019
With Sam, Skye and Lily from MelroseGary Heath22/06/2019
4.6 mile walk from Melrose up St. Cuthberts Way onto the Eildons, up onto Eildon Mid Hill first, then along to Eildon Wester Hill and finally contouring north around the Mid Hill onto Eildon Hill North, busy on the hills today, there was also a running race going on across all 3 hills. Hot and sunny but quite clear with great views. Bagged Earlston Black Hill earlier that day.DanTrig22/06/2019
With G. Melrose > Eildon Mid Hill > Wester Hill > North Hill. Return via Newstead.RT197027/03/2019
From the fishing lake. Also took in the Tumps.Clach Liath10/02/2019
Solo, Josh came to the bottom of the summitsimon and co04/11/2018
Jedburgh 3 peaks ultratom smith27/10/2018
Parked by lake (3-4 cars) Took the long route up, and came back the short direct route (SW)no path shown on map but good path down.G0HIO15/05/2018