Tweeddale Group

MEETING PLACE: Kingsmeadows Car Park, Peebles (KCP) at 10.00 unless otherwise stated. Please phone leader for alternative meeting place, if required.

LUNCH: Please bring a packed lunch unless otherwise indicated.

TRANSPORT : We suggest that shared car transport is paid at the rate of 25p per mile, shared between the number of occupants in the car. On longer journeys (say over 50mls) we suggest that fuel expenses be shared equally among the number of persons travelling, i.e. fill up before & after the journey and divide costs.

DOGS: Please consult the leader before bringing dogs on walks.

WALKS PROGRAMME – April to October 2012

Sunday 1st April C+ 8.5mls/13.6kms OS 67
Tyninghame C.P. – St.Baldred’s Cradle – Ravensheugh & Peffer Sands – The Gegan – Auldhame – Scoughall – Pefferside – start. Minimal climb. Meet KCP at 9.30a.m. or Tyninghame village coffee shop for morning coffee at 10.30a.m.

Sunday 8th April B/B+ 10mls/16kms OS 73/79
Tibbie Shiels Inn – Loch of the Lowes – Pikestone Rig – Scabcleuch Burn – Ettrick Kirk – Kirk Burn – side of Earl’s Hill – Crosscleuch – start. 1500ft/460m ascent. Possible refreshments or bar supper at Tibbie Shiels Inn.

Sunday 15th April B+ 8mls/13kms OS 65
Carlops – Stonypath – Faw Mount – Mount Maw – Grain Heads – The Mount – North Esk Res. – start. 1640ft/500m ascent.

Sunday 22nd April B 11mls/17.7kms OS79
Nr.Hawick – Ogilvie Cairn – Leap Linns & Shielswood Loch. Circular. 1500ft/457m ascent. Meet at KCP at 9a.m. or Morrisons CP in Hawick (GR 4834 1660) at 10a.m.

Sunday 29th April A 11.75mls/19km OS 72
Culter Allers Farm (GR 031311) – Ward Law – Hudderstone – Gathersnow Hill – Moss Law – Culter Fell. 2624ft/800m ascent. NB Meet at KCP at 9a.m.

Sunday 6th May B 18kms OS 66
Fife coastal walk – Aberdour to Kirkcaldy – return by bus. Negligible ascent. N.B. Meet KCP at 9.00 or Aberdour Railway Station CP at 10.15.

Friday 11th – Monday 14th May weekend away in Rum OS 39

Sunday 20th May C+ 12kms OS 65
Ninemileburn – Newhall Estate – Habbies Howe – Carlops Bridge – N.Esk Res. – Spittal Farm – start. 120m ascent.

Sunday 27th May A 18kms OS 72
Drumelzier – Den Knowes – Pykestone Hill – Thief’s Road – Long Grain Knowe – Stanhope – start. 533m ascent.

Sunday 3rd June C+ 9kms OS 73
Venlaw circular. 185m ascent.

Sunday 10th June B 16kms OS 74
Harestanes – Peniel Heugh – Nisbet – R.Teviot – New Mill – Timpendean Tower (Lanton Moor) – start. 280m ascent. N.B. Meet KCP at 9.30 or Harestanes Centre CP at 10.30.

Sunday 17th June C+ 12kms OS 72
Picnic walk. Circular via W.Linton Golf Club – N.Slipperfield – Garvald – Ingraston – start. Nominal ascent. (Bring own sandwiches & bite size extras to share.) Meet KCP at 10.00 or W.Linton Golf Club at 10.30.

Saturday 23rd June A 16kms OS43/52
Ben Vrackie from Pitlochry & return via Killiecrankie (meet at small CP 600m N.of Moulin Hotel located at Baledmund – GR 944597 – at 11.00) N. to summit of Ben Vrackie via Stac an Fheidh & dam at Loch a Choire – N.W. to Meall an Damh – Old Faskally – Killicrankie (refreshments at NT centre) – Pitlochry via path skirting R.Tummel & R.Faskally. 950m ascent. Essential to contact leader beforehand.

Sunday 1st July C 8kms OS 72
Stobo/Dawyck circular. 65m ascent. Meet KCP at 10.00 or GR 165356 at 10.30.

Monday 2nd July
Offers of walks for next programme (beginning of Nov 2012 – end of April 2013) – to be in to walks co-ordinator (M.Erasmuson) on Walks Form please

Sunday 8th July B 11kms OS 73
Hollybush circular. Yair Bridge – Gala Hill – SUW back to start. Start is at Yair Bridge CP at GR 459325.

Wednesday 11th July 7.30p.m.
Committee Meeting to finalise winter programme

Sunday 15th July B+ 13kms OS 58
Castle Campbell CP – Glenquey Res. – Burnfoot – Glenquey Hill – Innerdownie Hill – Whitewisp Hill – start. 600m ascent. N.B. Meet KCP at 9.00.

Sunday 22nd July B 12kms OS 73
Bus from Borders General Hosp. at 10.21 (Perryman’s No.67) to Newtown St. Boswells – Maxpoffle – Bowden Kirk – Bowden Old Curling Pond, then Moor – Cauldshiels Hill & Loch – Rhymers Glen – start. 220m ascent. Meet KCP at 9.20 or BGH bus stop at 10.15.

Sunday 29th July B+ 15kms OS 72
Nr. Glenholm Centre – Cardon Burn – King Bank Head – Glenkirk – Benshaw Hill – Middle Head – Blakehope Head – start. 750m ascent. Possible tea room at end of walk.

Sunday 5th August C+ Annual BBQ
Meet KCP at 10.00 or Traquair Village Hall CP at 10.30 for short walk. Bring own meat to BBQ; baked potatoes, bread, salad and puddings are supplied. Send completed slip with £3 in advance

Sunday 12th August B+ 13kms OS 73
West Loch – Portmore Loch – Dundreich – Jeffries Corse – Moorfoot – Portmore Loch – start. 450m ascent.

Sunday 19th August C+ 12kms OS 73
Circular forest walk from Kirkburn CP – by the Kirkburn – Glenpeggy Burn – round Wallace’s Hill – start. (There is now a charge of £3 a day at Kirkburn CP.)

Sunday 26th August B+ 17kms OS 73/79
Ettrick Village Hall – SUW – Peniestone Knowe – Loch of the Lowes – Earl’s Hill – Kirk Burn – start. 500m ascent. Possible tea room at lunchtime & at end of walk.

Sunday 2nd September C 12kms OS 67
E.Linton – Dunbar by John Muir Way – return to E.Linton by bus.

Sunday 9th September B+ 13kms OS 78
Ericstane Village Hall – Arthur’s Seat – Hartfell – Whitehope Heights – Spout Craig – start. 820m ascent N.B. Meet KCP at 9.30.

Sunday 16th September B 16kms OS 73
Yarrow – Rough Knowe – Black Knowe – Ettrickbridge (poss. pub lunch) – return to Yarrow. 457m ascent.

Sunday 23rd September B+ 14kms OS 73
Yarrowford – Broadmeadows – Cairn Rig – Three Brethren – Broomy Law – Brown Knowe – Minchmoor Road – start. 600m ascent.

Sunday 30th September C 11kms OS 66
Haymarket Station – Water of Leith Walkway to Balerno – return by bus. Meet at Haymarket Station at 11.00.

Friday 5th – Monday 8th October - weekend away in North York Moors
Based in Whitby – good variety of easy & longer walks, possible steam railway trip. Members to arrange own transport & accommodation. Please contact Ben at least 2 weeks in advance, if interested

Sunday 14th October B+ 12.5kms OS 72
Lamington – Bent Rig – Ewe Hill – Hardrig Head – Broad Hill – Cowgill Loch – start. 450m ascent. If meeting at Lamington, 10.45 at CP in front of church (978308).

Sunday 21st October B+ 13kms OS 65
Ninemileburn – Spittal Farm – Patie’s Hill – N.Esk Res. – Bore Stane – Kitchen Moss – Cap Law – start. 450m ascent.

Sunday 28th October B 13kms OS 73
Stow (bus to Haltree) – Mount Main – Nether Shiels – Bankhouse – disused railway or road to Stow. 400m ascent. N.B. Meet KCP at 9.00 or Stow at 9.45.

Saturday 3rd November
AGM – to be followed by slide show & cheese & wine.
Time & place to be advised in next issue of Trail