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Name: | Minto Hills |
Hill number: | 5136 |
Height: | 276m / 906ft |
Parent (Ma): | 1920 Pikethaw Hill |
RHB Section: | 28B: The River Tweed to the English Border |
County/UA: | Scottish Borders |
Catchment: | Tweed |
Class: | Hump, Tump (200-299m), Yeaman (Hu,Tu,2,Y) |
Grid ref: | NT 55974 20655 |
Summit feature: | ground 3m SW of trig point |
Drop: | 130m |
Col: | 146m NT561230 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 73 (1:25k) 338 |
Observations: | ground is c 5cm higher than trig point base |
Survey: | Abney level |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 75 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From Denholm, Minto Hills, Minto Hills N Top, Troney Hill, Minto Craigs. All good going other than a section of the forest at Stobedge Wood. | Tisteln | 04/02/2024 |
Minto Hill and the north top from parking at the start of the path. | Alan Caine | 10/07/2023 |
From road to East. Two horses in separate fields unconcerned at my presence. | NormanW | 06/03/2022 |
Up track to col then straight up and along ridge. Found little zig zag path down on return. | SS | 15/11/2020 |
From parking/passing place east of the hill at footpath start. Foootpath to col, then up final steep grassy slopes and onto northern top afterwards. Impressive double log benches on summit. 2/5 HuMP | N.Morters | 31/10/2020 |
Parked in the little layby to the east, close to the track to the col. Took the track to the col, then steeply up and across to summit. Lovely view point. | LizH | 07/10/2020 |
From E - P near finger post sign for hills. | ger | 22/09/2020 |
Hailing in early August. | Adrian | 04/08/2020 |
From dirt layby (NT 5638 2086). Took a near enough direct (steep) line to hill top. Dusk was falling otherwise might have gone up via the col with the North Top. | jonglew | 08/01/2020 |
Bagging the trig. Lovely wee hill. | BigJ | 29/12/2019 |
Usual route from nr Burncocks, little path from col goes via small quarry. Enjoyed benches and view on top. Much cloud on higher hills but clear on all the dolerite tops above the Teviot Lowlands and Melrose. With Pete. Sunny after morning rain. | pwheeler | 25/09/2019 |
Trig and two log benches on grassy top in clear sunny frosty weather. Parking to east by track. Went on to north summit. | Denise | 21/01/2019 |
From the E, signed path then steeply up hill. Summit has a couple of log seats to enjoy the extensive view from. | RichardM | 21/01/2019 |
A nice little hill with a horse at the top. | jenx | 20/12/2017 |
Fine summit, circuit of Minto Hills with the north Top, nice bench and horsey on top... With Jenx and Bryher | nordicstar | 20/12/2017 |
Extra special for being my birth year number TuMP, 1979. Great hill as well too. | Alex C | 16/10/2017 |
Car parking opposite gate and stile north of Burncrooks. Round to north side and then up grassy ridge just after sunset. Sheep silhouettes against red sky. Lost Alan Whatley's head torch which he had lent to me as I went on to complete TuMP in the dark. | Campbell Singer | 22/11/2015 |
parked at start of path then straight up. | robertphillips | 10/05/2015 |
Gem candidate with N top from E. | jimbloomer | 20/02/2015 |
Up from lane gate fior a nip of Ken Whyte's Scottish mainland Hump compleation whiskey. | Eddie | 28/07/2013 |
Great views; a group of ten on top for a celebration of Ken Whyte's last Scottish mainland HuMP! | richtea5040 | 27/07/2013 |
well done Ken | Topographer57 | 27/07/2013 |
Ken Whyte's final Scottish mainland Hump. With Jamie and a group of others. | vegibagger | 27/07/2013 |
Via path starting to NE to claim both Minto Hills as the smaller one is a P30. Saw 3 lovely horses near the summit trig before I disturbed them. | Dugswell2 | 12/08/2012 |
Parked at start of track. Field with cows, calves, bull and horse. Went through the field to the N instead. | chrisbien | 12/06/2010 |
From NE via obvious path. With Fiona, Alexander & Rebecca. | agentmancuso | 12/04/2010 |
Along path from South, climbing rocks on the way down. | ZanderH | 12/04/2010 |
worra fab little hill. Space for one car at start of path on E side - signposted "Minto Hills" 
Bag both! | maknipe | 09/11/2007 |
Close-cropped pasture, fine views. path from NE, 2 stiles to open pasture | RHW | 31/12/2005 |
Sick Kid | 10/07/2023 | |
Biggerbagger | 01/02/2023 | |
Dottie | 31/01/2023 | |
Babybagger | 31/01/2023 | |
Crumblie2 | 17/11/2021 | |
sam.g.guthrie | 24/08/2021 | |
MuckleG | 21/11/2020 | |
PeterAH | 07/10/2020 | |
Berkscire874 | 24/05/2020 | |
Tom Mundell | 02/02/2019 | |
sarah mundell | 02/02/2019 | |
Rambling Ray | 11/08/2018 | |
AndyS | 22/12/2017 | |
ARM | 05/11/2017 | |
Tricky | 26/07/2016 | |
Alan Whatley | 22/11/2015 | |
carole engel | 12/10/2015 | |
Jim.Fothergill | 01/10/2015 | |
PM | 08/02/2015 | |
Colin Crawford | 01/11/2014 | |
bjewing | 16/03/2014 |