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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 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 502 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
The second of this group today. Had the added bonus of having a trig to tick off too. | Hirta | 13/03/2024 |
Eildon Hills, from Melrose. Walkhighlands route | hummusg | 04/03/2024 |
The 3 Eildon tops from near Bowdenmoor on the B6359. | robertphillips | 11/02/2024 |
foggy ascent and remained under cloud on the top | NorthernWayfarer | 08/01/2024 |
from Melrose waymarked path | BLACKHILL | 06/10/2023 |
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. | rogreeves | 14/09/2023 |
See https://scotlandhills.net/the-eildon-hills-and-black-hill/ | hill walker | 08/09/2023 |
After '97 & 2009 this was an afternoon walk over all three | vegibagger | 12/07/2023 |
Nice round of the 3 Eildon Hills from Melrose. | Alan Caine | 11/04/2023 |
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. | tsharp | 07/02/2023 |
After Eildon Hill North. | colazione | 02/01/2023 |
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. | thejackrustles | 13/12/2022 |
Blowing a hooley | nix_snilloc | 17/10/2022 |
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. | thesweetcheat | 17/10/2022 |
From Melrose via St Cuthberts Way to Mid and North hills. | Winterfloodian | 12/05/2022 |
Detour over the 3 Eildon hills on day 1 of SCW. Windy but clear. With Gillian, Harriet and Mike | richard69 | 08/04/2022 |
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-Dion | 04/04/2022 |
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. | harristhedog | 14/03/2022 |
With PS | Roblex | 26/10/2021 |
Walk from Melrose via St Cuthbert's Way to the three Eildon Hills (Mid, Wester and North) on a beautiful autumn day. | RobB | 06/10/2021 |
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. | langskill | 18/09/2021 |
Up from Melrose via St Cuthberts way. 
Great views. 
With Lu | robphys | 10/08/2021 |
With B,Band R. | jenx | 30/07/2021 |
Beautiful walk over the three tops with the two dogs. | jenx | 29/07/2021 |
From Nutwood car park | CarolRuthven | 17/07/2021 |
4 of 5: After Black Hill we drove to Melrose and followed the Walk Highlands description. With Karen. | ChrisR | 15/06/2021 |
[>> 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). | Skip | 14/06/2021 |
2/3 Did the three Eildon Hills as a warm up before the last leg of the Southern Upland Way. | nickywood1 | 26/04/2021 |
From centre of town, taking in all 3 hills | Havenchris | 03/11/2020 |
A circuit of the three Eildens from the golf course and back via the loch and the B359. Great hills. With C. | sclater | 04/10/2020 |
From Rymer's Stone, over all three hills. New path had been constructed up North Hill. With Ben and Sally. | Victor | 18/09/2020 |
From Rymer's Stone, over all three hills. New path had been constructed up North Hill. | Ben | 18/09/2020 |
ascent from melrose, up Mid hill, then descent down St Cuthberts way, through old wood and along Borders Abbey way | rachstoc | 17/09/2020 |
The Eildon Trio - super (& popular) little hill walk. From Dingleton via the 131 wooden steps. | ger | 13/09/2020 |
From the North Hill, SW to col and good path up to here. On to the Wester Hill | jonglew | 07/09/2020 |
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. | chillyman8 | 03/08/2020 |
Ran up from Melrose, summited the 3 Eildon hills (North, mid, Wester) on a dry, cool morning. | madaddo | 19/02/2020 |
From the fishing lake. | Moorponder | 16/10/2019 |
After Easter and before Wester. | iangpark | 10/09/2019 |
Lovely climb, 360° views . Chris and I got r gaged on the summit&#128513;&#128513;&#128513; | magneticnorth | 27/08/2019 |
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. | Jubilado | 15/07/2019 |
Eildon 3 Hill Race | Tisteln | 22/06/2019 |
With Sam, Skye and Lily from Melrose | Gary Heath | 22/06/2019 |
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. | DanTrig | 22/06/2019 |
With G. Melrose > Eildon Mid Hill > Wester Hill > North Hill. Return via Newstead. | RT1970 | 27/03/2019 |
From the fishing lake. Also took in the Tumps. | Clach Liath | 10/02/2019 |
Solo, Josh came to the bottom of the summit | simon and co | 04/11/2018 |
Jedburgh 3 peaks ultra | tom smith | 27/10/2018 |
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. | G0HIO | 15/05/2018 |