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Name:Riding Hill
Hill number:5085
Height:480.3m / 1576ft
Parent (Ma):1812  Penvalla
RHB Section:28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed
County/UA:Scottish Borders
Catchment:Tweed
Class:Hump, Tump (400-499m), Yeaman
(Hu,Tu,4,Y)
Grid ref:NT 16396 40134
Summit feature:ground 47m SSE of wall/fence junction
Drop:126m
Col:354m  NT154403  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 72
(1:25k) 336
Observations:ground by wall at NT 16372 40178 is 0.3m lower
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 55 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Penvella circuit from Stobo Village Hall. 4 of 5thekirkie pirate23/02/2024
3/4 Really pleasant walk from Stobo, along the JBW to pick up path directly up Penvalla, down and up to Ladyurd Hill and similar descent and up to Riding Hill. Then a smashing forestry section out of the heat, to find the little pretty top of Penveny - if only all forest tops were this rewarding. Saw a lot of deer in here. Nice estate land. 3.5 hours.nickywood105/09/2023
Limited parking at start of track to Brownsland (NT173416). ATV tk continues on then left it in favour of a fenced corridor directly up Cat Hill, which was a good move because the ascent from the col to W is on steep, deep, pathless, horrible heather. Path through col is vague but develops into an ATV tk on S side of valley, then crosses to N side, through pasture, across burn and back to BrownslandIsbjorn04/09/2023
With L - from layby to north, over Tor Hill on way up and visiting Torbank Hill on the way back.Janet M20/08/2023
From layby N of Fort, route as described by others.RobertP07/07/2023
Adrian, Colin and I fiddled about for a while in the rain on the various summit possibilities. I reckon we found it.summitter25/06/2023
An afterthought to Penvalla after Mark's Dodd HofF entry. In company of Adrian and David. Pity about the drenching rain on the descentColin Crawford25/06/2023
From Penvalla with Summiteer and Colin catching up. Then did the 3 subtumps in the rain.Adrian25/06/2023
From small dirt pull-in on A72 (NT 1764 4142). Farm road to Brownsland and beyond for Ladyurt Hill and Penvalla first, then an almost precise direct line across to here. On to Penveny and return for an 11.3km round.jonglew19/01/2023
Late afternoon from lay-by on A72 south of Wester Happrew. Followed wall up over fort following wall further over shoulder of Torbank Hill then left it as it dropped into a dip. Over via ATV track to summit. Lovely powder snow all the way and sunset, icy -8* on way home.N.Morters11/12/2022
Steep climb up Cat Hill following the fence. Flat summit area. Descended SW to join track back to Stobo. Solo.Dangerous Dave11/03/2022
A tough round of Riding Hill, Ladyurd Hill and Hog Hill in a bitterly cold wind with a light covering of snow over deep heather. From the layby at 176414, following the wall initially.Minto04/01/2022
After a few hills in the morning I found the ascent of this one quite tiring due to rough terrain and a bitterly cold wind and a light covering of snow. From the layby at 176414, returning via Brownsland.NormanW04/01/2022
From Wester Happrew via Cat Hill.callumorr07/11/2020
Parked in the layby N of the fort. Up by the wall to the fort, then to the beallach below Torbank Hill. Contoured round to the next beallach, and then up on a broad track of cut heather, to the summit.LizH05/07/2019
Solo. From Stobo. After summit of Penvalla descended on small path to col with Ladyure Hill and up to the summit of Ladyure Hill. Down through the heather to col with Riding Hill and more easily to the summit of Riding Hill. Down SE to forest edge and easily SW to join path near Harrow Burn to JBW and Stobo. Dry, mild, but rather windy.pwbellarby14/02/2019
A short circular route from Stobo.bjewing10/11/2018
up from layby on A72robertphillips26/07/2016
From Stobo, initially on John Buchan Way. Decent track path to within 1km of summit, then heather and bracken. summit does appear to be near the wall, hard to be exact. cattle on route in.hils18/12/2015
Parked at layby to N, then followed ridge via fine hill fort to summit. Nice moor, good viewsThearlaichdubh30/12/2014
Up over Hog Hill from Tarth bridge at Drochil. Steep up & down from Ladyurd Hill, last Yeaman on LR72.agentmancuso25/08/2012
Parked at layby 176 414. Traversed below Torbank Hill via Tor Hill.chrisbien24/08/2010
Started from layby on A72 north of the hill - nice to see the grass again after last weeks snow and to hear the birds singing.Moore10007/03/2010
grassy summit, cairn by fence. RHW15/11/2009
Summit by wall corner. No cairnmaknipe22/09/2007
Lindsay M20/08/2023
Berkscire87411/11/2022
Matt20/03/2022
AndyS23/09/2021
Tom Mundell26/09/2020
Trekking toes26/09/2020
Anton19/09/2020
Dave McG18/12/2019
PeterAH05/07/2019
49pp21/05/2018
Alan Whatley16/12/2015
Tricky06/02/2015
mae24/11/2014
irobbo19/06/2014
ajwxyzt22/03/2014
iaindbrown19/03/2014
Tony Rogers26/04/2013
Martin R22/04/2013
Kiltie06/03/2013
hillhunter09/12/2012
Alan Moore16/08/2012
richtea504028/01/2012
Colin Crawford21/12/2010
Pete R25/11/2010
mountaineagle03/08/2010