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| Name: | Dunslair Heights |
| Hill number: | 5080 |
| Height: | 602m / 1975ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 1802 Blackhope Scar |
| RHB Section: | 28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed |
| Donald area: | Moorfoot Hills |
| County/UA: | Scottish Borders |
| Catchment: | Tweed |
| Class: | Hump, Simm, Donald Dewey, Graham Top, Yeaman (Hu,Tu,Sim,DDew,GT,Y) |
| Grid ref: | NT 28769 43619 |
| Summit feature: | ground near leg D of radio mast |
| Drop: | 122m |
| Col: | 480.2m NT 2756 4685  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 73 (1:25k) 337 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 129 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Linear walk with Adrian from Eddleston to Innerleithen taking in 12 hills (only 9 on HB). Walked out to the other 600m contour to the NE to record 603m, so the 2 tops are very close in height. 22km / 1020m ascent. | jonglew | 31/03/2024 |
| Hiked from lower car park as Buzzards Nest car park's closed. Lots of huts being built there so some paths are closed too. I couldn't find a map of the forest showing walking routes and bike routes so spent the hike dodging bikes. Gorgeous snowy walk with trees sheltering from the worst of the winter weather. | SootAndShale | 02/12/2023 |
| 4/8 A long walk from Innerleithen. Lee Pen, Black Knowe, Clog Knowe ridge, then along edge of forest to access Dunslair Heights by a Forest ride leading straight to it. Then down and up bike tracks to Shieldgreen Kips, back to pick up track round to Lamb Law (ducking under trees for this one), then Cardon Law and Whiteside Edge. Then walked gradually down to the Bike visitor centre and bus back to town from Glentress. About 20 miles. | nickywood1 | 03/09/2023 |
| (Bike) With Jack Gravel ride from Glentress Hotel | fellie | 02/04/2023 |
| From lower car park (286405) as Buzzards Nest closed. Good access trails with D.Dave to disused mast. | bolton | 31/01/2023 |
| Forest roads from Falla Brae car park. Buzzards Nest car park currently closed. Very expensive to park in the forest car parks (£6 all day, £4 for 3 hours). There is only one disused mast on the summit. With bolton. | Dangerous Dave | 31/01/2023 |
| Through forest from Eshiels Hope car park - return via Soonhope Craig. | callumorr | 21/01/2023 |
| Via a network of tracks and paths from road near Innerleithen Lodge, avoiding MTBs. Via Shield Green Kipps. Aerial and comms hut and bench at summit. Forest views. Continued SE to Black Law along forest boundary, avoiding wind- felled trees by using grassy path on East of wall. MTB track well and truly blocked by tree fall. | Denise | 19/06/2022 |
| From col to NW on the stony MTB path keeping a watchful eye out for cyclists but met none. Summit is disturbed ground with mast and small building. No access issues. Views limited by forest. | RichardM | 19/06/2022 |
| Park at start of private road to Leithen Lodge. Mainly road to just before crossing of Leithen Water then a good and easy track to just below forest, more or less south of summit mast. Look for section of newish wooden fencing in what is otherwise a wire fence. This leads straight to a break in the forest and to the summit track within sight of the masts. Make a note of exit point from forest for return, not easy to spot otherwise! | dickscroop | 21/02/2022 |
| Parking at start of private road (NT329423), Leithen Water to Williamslee, W up forest track to Sherra Law, Dunslair Heights, MTB track (FP non-existant) to NT284442 then FP through heather to Shieldgreen Kipps, return to NT284442 then FP into forest, dramatic change from rough heather to delightfull green dell, but short lived as soon turned into a morass churned by MTBs, down forest tracks to S of Lamb Law, where an unmapped green track leads down to Craighope. | Isbjorn | 15/11/2021 |
| From road end Leithen Lodge. Up past the lodge and track to summit, heavy showers fine use of umbrella. Quiet until summit mountain bikers up from Glentress. | N.Morters | 08/08/2021 |
| Repeat visit en route between Shieldgreen Kipps and Clog Knowe. | PGCE | 14/03/2021 |
| Quiet and easy walk up from Leithen Water glen. Dunslair Heights, Shieldgreen Kipps, Black Law trig and top, Black Knowe, Lee Pen and down to Innerleithen. With B and R. | jenx | 11/10/2020 |
| Buzzard's Nest Car Park at NT 2774 4113 (£5 a day) - NNW along track for about 300m, turned right & then first left up to fork at 277417 - Forked right & up track to summit by leg D of mast. Continued to Shieldgreen Kipps, Cardon Law & Whiteside Edge. (S) | gerrybowes | 26/08/2020 |
| From east, Leithen Water. Obvious track up hill, then over wooden railings and along old firebreak direct to summit. | PGCE | 02/07/2020 |
| From Kirn Law, tried to follow the wall N, but lots of fallen trees meant we went down to the bike track, then steeply up a narrow bike track back to the shoulder of the hill. A mix of walking in the forest, bike tracks and wall following from there to the summit. Returned following bike trails to eventually join the main forest track back to the car park. | LizH | 22/12/2019 |
| Circuitous zig zag tracks from South | vegibagger | 09/07/2019 |
| By mtn bike, after Cardon Law, easily from the roads to the east. Followed the black trail SE hoping for Clog Knowe (Black Law), but the 2nd puncture of the day put paid to that. Limped back by inflating tyre every 3/4 minutes. | Minto | 07/07/2019 |
| From Buzzards Nest car park by a mixture of forest roads and mountain bike trails. | NormanW | 05/07/2019 |
| From Buzzard Height Car Park out to mast then to Shieldgreen Kipps, back through trees to track, round and up Cardon Law, over to Whiteside Edge, down firebreak to track and long trudge back. | SS | 09/12/2018 |
| Ran up from Glentress Peel car park +20kg in rucksack. | IainHillHunter | 18/08/2018 |
| I followed Tim747's example, which worked well. | Pete R | 09/12/2017 |
| Walk around Glentress Forest, starting from layby on A72 just E of Peebles. Black Knowe (359m), Shiledgreen Kipps, Dunslair Heights, then onto open ridge heading SE (camping overnight) and continuing to Clog Knowe, Black Knowe (522m)steep descent W by forest and on to Kirn Law and Castle Hill, descent to Glentress and final section by road. | RobertP | 09/09/2017 |
| round of whiteside edge,cardon law,shieldgreen kipps, dunslair heights, hog hill from eddleston parked in school cp. | robertphillips | 23/01/2016 |
| from road junction at 328423. lovely walk, then follow 7stanes trail to top. Snow, then round to Black Law | Thearlaichdubh | 27/12/2015 |
| Paid the extortionate parking fee at Buzzards 🅿 and walked in rain on the cycle track. 🚴 | Martin R | 02/12/2015 |
| By mtb | ian-e | 01/09/2014 |
| On bike | sam.g.guthrie | 01/01/2014 |
| On the (Black) Boundary Bike route, although I took a slightly easier route along forest roads! | tim747 | 18/10/2012 |
| From Clog Knowe returned by track down to Leithen Water and road back to car at the junction with B7007. | chrisbien | 18/08/2010 |
| from SSW, FC car park, £3. Leg injury, just this one then limped home. | RHW | 18/04/2010 |
| From Glentress. Maze of ATB paths. | agentmancuso | 26/07/2009 |
| Park at back entrance to Peebles Hydro, and then walk towards the tower | harlowri | 18/04/2009 |
| One of multiple visits on Glentress Black route. Windy and cold. | TomL | 22/11/2008 |
| unknown date | little al | 01/09/2008 |
| Mist, then cleared, mild, good views. | iangalbraith | 22/10/2006 |
| Been up here a dozen or more times since, but always on the Mountain Bike - this is part of the Glentress MTB trails. | Moore100 | 14/07/1992 |
| Done it a couple of times before I started recording bags | hillsman | blank |
| via MTB from Glentress trail centre | Paul Digard | blank |
| Adrian | 31/03/2024 | |
| Tony S | 28/10/2022 | |
| Simon Winton | 13/10/2022 | |
| Lucky | 24/08/2022 | |
| maknipe | 23/08/2022 | |
| StueyB | 18/08/2022 | |
| Berkscire874 | 13/05/2022 | |
| Matt | 05/03/2022 | |
| Livi2020 | 16/01/2022 | |
| Tricky | 05/01/2022 |