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Name:Mount Maw
Hill number:7308
Height:535m / 1755ft
Parent (Ma):1809  East Cairn Hill
RHB Section:28A: Firth of Forth to the River Tweed
County/UA:Scottish Borders
Catchment:Catchment Boundaries, Esk (Musselburgh), Tweed
Watershed:Firth of Forth, Mull of Galloway to St Abb's Head, Tweedmouth
Class:Dodd (500-599m), Donald Dewey
(Tu,5,DDew)
Grid ref:NT 14135 55528
Summit feature:trig point
Drop:52m
Col:483m  NT141564  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 65 72
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From carpark at Carlops, up track to Fairliehope and on to fp sign post on bend before N Esk Cottage. Grass track up The Mount. Fence line to highpoint SW of Wether Hill & short detour to summit. Back on path to Grain Heads and on th Mount Maw Trig. Fence line to Faw Mount and down to CBDR. All good paths, even uf a tad muddy on most of it. SE crossing stream past Tocher Knowe. Over gate and up field to Cock Rig over cow churned pasture. Better nearer and after summit. Descended diagonally NE to gate at Fairslacks, then continued NE on track to Carlops. 14.5km very pleasant.Lynnebe18/02/2024
Anti-clockwise round from B.Farm with diversion to Cock Rig.lordtonult19/11/2023
MMC walk with Donald's lead. Chilly but dry day. Took Rosiealexmaclennan19/11/2023
Parked at Baddingsgill by the sawmill.Crossed the dam wall, then upwards on an obvious pathHirta11/10/2023
Baddinsgill road end (NT126548). Back along tarmac S to PF, joined track S towards Stonypath, ATV track heads off NE from NT131542 to Faw Mount and Mount Maw, on to Grain Heads and The Mount. Rough, faint path to col, improving path on W side of fence to high point, then short detour to top of Wether Law – back to fence and NW along path until fizzles out in heather. Bits of An Tx on to flat S ridge, but then ruff-n-tuff pathless heather, aiming for an ATV tk just W of black shooting hut – a relief to reach the river and then some tough veg before hitting the ATV target track. Easy stroll back to Baddinsgill.Isbjorn04/09/2023
East Cairn Hill and Mount Maw circuit, West Linton - Walkhighlands routehummusg13/07/2023
Parked at West Linton and got the bus to Flotterston. 24km walk back, over 16 summits. 14/16PGCE30/04/2023
Parked at Carlops, up to just past Fairliehope, then up Fairliehope Hill to the Mount, then followed atv track over Grain Heads to Mount Maw. Cut down to Carlop Hill Farm and the rest of track back. Lots of single strand electric fences, all can be snuck under.hils27/01/2023
Parked at Baddinsgill. Followed Thieves Road across open moorland. After approx 3.5kms at NT118178 there is a waymaker post with an ATV track heading left uphill, not shown on OS map. This continues all the way to the summit. Followed path down wall and back up East Cairn Hill. At path junction went left to visit the shelter, then along ridge to summit (4 rocks was possibly once a cairn). Followed path which becomes an ATV track along fence doglegging off to Dodd summits, over Wether Law, The Mount, Grain Heads Mount Maw. Continued down ridge over Faw Mount on an ATV track to meet Thieves Road then the road. 10.3 miles our 5.5hrs.JulieB30/10/2022
From Grain Heads, to the summit and then back down to the lumber yard.JAdair9727/08/2022
Parked at spaces provided at Baddinsgill Farm. Round of hills - Faw Mount, Mount Maw, Grain Heads, The Mount, Wether Law and finishing at East Law hill. Extended on to the large cairn at the end of the ridge, which is worthwhile, and then descent (paths) into Cauldstone Slap and return to farm along the Thieves Road.sarahk04/08/2022
Out from Carlops on 7 trump day. This is the last in the round back to CarlopsAndrew Simmons26/04/2022
10.3 mile circular from Baddinsgill. Followed path near farm to Baddinsgill House then climbed straight up the side of Faw Mount on ATV tracks ascending fairly easily onto Mount Maw, grassy ATV tracks took us over featureless Grain Heads to The Mount's unmarked summit. From here we descended easily to Deer Hope col and up sheep tracks to Wether Law's unmarked summit having to climb a barbed wire fence on the way. From here it is pathless heather to the fence climbing up trail onto East Cairn Hill, the summit being quite boggy. We descended to Cauldstane Slap then followed the trail up to West Cairn Hill. From here we followed ridge for a bit further followed by a pathless heather bash down by non-existent grouse butts to pick up track, we followed this over grassy Muckle Knock and descended track, then Thieves Road back to Baddinsgill. 740m ascent overall. Sunny but hazy so views were restricted. Saw 2 other people. Afterwards we drove back into Edinburgh and bagged Dunsapie.DanTrig23/03/2022
From Carlops up track towards North Esk Res. Follow fence up Carlops Hill (no path) onto Mount Maw, Grain Heads and The Mount, return down towards North Esk Reservoir and down by path by burn to Carlops. Lovely sunny day with patches of snow. With Ben and Sally.Victor06/03/2022
I drove out to West Linton after lunch and parked just south of Wakefield on the Baddinsgill Reservoir road. I walked up the road for about 1 km and then dropped down to cross the Lyne Water. I climbed directly up Faw Mount and then followed the field boundary to Mount Maw. I descended via Colin's Rig and Baddinsgill House and back to the car. Solo walk. Clear blue sky, cold, windy on top.langskill04/01/2022
Circuit from Baddinsgillthekirkie pirate20/12/2021
LDWA Central & Lowlands social walk Mount Maw, Grain Heads, The Mount, Wether Law, East Cairn Hill.tsharp17/10/2021
From Ninemileburn, a circuit of 5 Dodds, this being the last, together with a couple of other hills.NormanW25/09/2021
From Carlops via Carlops water treatment works. Tent by summit with Oasis music being playedAdrian03/07/2021
Mount Maw, The Mount, Wether Law and Cock Rig on a route from Carlops to Balerno. Straight up Mount Maw from Carlophill farm rubbish as its all tussocks.Thearlaichdubh21/06/2021
1 of 6: We parked at Badinsgill Farm and followed the Walk Highlands description. Very windy. With Karen.ChrisR14/06/2021
Little Vantage car park, Drover's Way to Baddinsgill Reservoir then Mount Maw, Grain Heads, The Mount, Wether Law and East Cairn Hilltsharp03/06/2021
Fourth hill of an anti-clockwise round of 6 Tumps from Carlops car park. From The Mount Law along the ridge with a detour to the diddy-Dodd of Grain Heads. Onwards to Cock Rig (355m).Minto08/05/2021
From Baddinsgill Fm, parked right at end of the public road. Mount Maw, The Mount, Grain Heads, Wether Law, East Cairn, West Cairn, Muckle Knock, Byrehope Mount, King Seat.curlebd21/03/2020
Circuit from Baddinsgill FarmRobB19/06/2019
Anti clockwise loop from golf club taking in Mount Maw, The Mount, Wether Law, East Cairn Hill, West Cairn Hill, Craigengar (tough going) and Byrehope Mount. Glorious day.SS19/04/2019
Parked on grass verge 30m S. of cattle grid at 126546. The final Donald Dewey on a clockwise circuit of Baddingsgill Reservoir, starting with Byrehope Mount. From The Mount, well-used ATV tracks over Grain Heads & along to the summit trig point. Descended S. alongside wall, over Faw Mount & along Drove Road to start of waymarked path at 131546 - Followed path which meets the road 100m S. of cattle grid. (S)gerrybowes14/02/2019
With East Cairn Hill. With Jack.Langbank 03/02/2019
From Baddinsgill Fm, parked right at end of the public road. Byrehope - Muckle Knock - West Cairn - East Cairn - Wether - The Mount - GraonHeads - Mount Maw. Nice 17k horseshoe walk on surprisingly good ground, lots of quad tracks and human/animal trods.jonglew28/10/2018
West Linton - Lead Law - Faw Mount - Mount Maw - Grain Heads - The Mount - Carlops. Used bus from Stirling / Edinburgh.russell6128/08/2018
Parked Baddinsgill Farm and followed road south to signposted track off to the left. Down over the burn and up round Few Mount into small col then followed grass track up to fence. Followed grass track up beside the fence to the summit. Windy, dull day with spots of rain. Not such good views. Headed west down off the top towards the reservoir to Muckle KnockJubilado03/08/2018
Pleasant walk from Faw Mount in supremely dry conditions. Even the Sphagnum was crispy underfoot.summitter15/07/2018
Grassy summit with trig, sunny with light wind... Gorgeousvegibagger05/07/2018
From Baddinsgill. West Cairn Hill, East Cairn Hill, Wether Law, The Mount, Grain Heads, Mount Maw & back to Baddinsgill. 1/8 cloud, lt airs, vg vis, -9C, frozen ground. With PM.CJM10/12/2017
6th and last of the day in a clockwise direction from Baddinsgill farm. Avoid dropping to path at reservoir as residents at Baddinsgill House do not want walkers through their area. Keep high to reach bend in road before Baddinsgill Farm. With CM. Just under 10 miles and 5.5 hours.bolton10/12/2017
From West Linton golfclub doing a anti-clockwise circuit of the fells starting with Mount Maw and ending on Mendick Hill. Surprisingly few paths.Alan Moore29/11/2017
ghaley27/08/2017
Round of Lead Law, Cock Rig, Mt Maw, The Mount, Wether Law, Muckle Knock, Byrehope Mount, King Seat from West Linton. Steep down and up from Cock Rig. Sheep tracks and 4wd up pleasant ridge.Thearlaichdubh15/08/2017
Circuit with East Cairn HillN.Morters16/07/2016
Mount maw, grain heads, the mount, wether law, muckle knock, craigengar, byrehope mount, kings seat, ACW from baddinsgill farm on atv tracks most of the way.robertphillips27/03/2016
From the Mount. Then down between the Carlop Hill Farm buildings, to Carlops.Pete R25/03/2016
With Sarah LoebS Livingstone23/03/2016
From good parking at Baddinsgill Farm. Up Thieves road and circuit of Muckle Knock, West cairn, East Cairn, Wether Law, The Mount, Grains Head and Mount Maw, back down crossing near dam to start. Soft but generally good going, some paths esp up on the Cairns.nordicstar28/02/2015
Circuit from Badinsgilljenx28/02/2015
ghaley02/06/2013
Last of the cold, misty, snowy day with GHC.Play2End13/01/2013
With Charlie and Mark. Baddingsgill To Wether Law to Thieves Rd.chrisbien09/04/2012
Followed the ROW from South of Baddinsgill up over Faw Mount, round the ridge over Mount Maw to Weather Law then across to the Drovers' Road.agentmancuso05/11/2011
From Baddinsgill Farm on the way to East Cairn HillArte Et Labore10/04/2011
Nice sunset trig as the weather broke at the end of a very rainy day. Extremely windy on the top though.andy16/09/2007