Culter Fell & Gathersnow Hill

Getting to the start by Coulter

• From Biggar, head south on the A702 towards Coulter, as you approach the sharp turn in the village, turn south and take the unclassified road past the school for 3km to a junction by Culter Allers Farm.
• There is limited roadside parking for a few cars by a large wheelie-bin, alternatively there is verge parking 1km up the road, near the hill-route end.

Culter Fell

• Leave your car in the lay-by, then hike left up a private road. The road passes some forestry, sheep pens and crosses a burn.
• Immediately left , a rough track heads uphill around some more forestry - take this for a bit, then look for a faint path off right, aiming directly uphill through the heather.
• Follow this faint path which becomes more obvious further up.
• The path passes a few grouse butts and is followed over Fell Shin to Culter Fell's summit . There are fine views to be had from the trig point, particularly over to Tinto and towards the Pentlands.

Gathersnow Hill and Hillshaw Head

• A fence-line which crosses Culter Fell is followed south (right). The ground can be slightly wet, but generally easy going underfoot and very runnable down to Holm Nick .
• Upon reaching this col, there is a track which climbs gently following the fence-line up Glenwhappen Rig. Either take this track, or alternatively just cross the burn and head directly uphill. Either way you'll end up on Gathersnow Hill's summit .
• Follow the fence-line westwards to a small heathery nick, from where the fence continues to Hillshaw Head, taking a slight detour as it approaches the summit .
• The wind-turbine farm has now encroached onto these once fairly remote hills and there is a turbine standing very close to this summit. Try and ignore these turbines and there are some lovely views to be had.

Return to Coulter

• From Hillshaw Head's summit, head due north-west, dropping a bit of height. The track for the wind-farm is reached , turn right (north-east) and follow it towards Dod Hill. If in mist, there are signs, look for wind-turbine 212 !
• Once wind turbine 212 is reached , just below the summit of Dod Hill, the track ends. Leave the track behind and follow the fence-line and faint ATV tracks over Dod Hill and up to Hudderstone.
• On this summit, cross over the fence to the west side and then on a path, start descending Hudderstone.
• The path joins a track , which is followed over Cowgill Rig, past some forestry down to the road 1km south-west of route start.

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