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Broad Law and Dollar Law
Map of a linear hill walk from the Megget Stane into the Manor (or Tweedsmuir) Hills, over Broad Law, Cramalt Craig, Dun Law, Fifescar Knowe to Dollar Law returning by Meggethead.
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Map of a hill walk from the Megget Stane into the Manor (or Tweedsmuir) Hills, over Broad Law and Cramalt Craig, to Dollar Law Map of a hill walk from the Megget Stane into the Manor (or Tweedsmuir) Hills, over Broad Law and Cramalt Craig, to Dollar Law Map of a hill walk from the Megget Stane into the Manor (or Tweedsmuir) Hills, over Broad Law and Cramalt Craig, to Dollar Law
01 This route from the Megget Stane up over Broad Law and Cramalt Craig to Dollar Law and back I have always found a bit bland, not only for scenery but also for a lack of variety in terrain - it is very easy going all the way. However, if you should want to "bag" some hills over 800 mts then you will collect 3 on this walk or 4 if you count Fifescar Knowe (which I consider to be a minor rise on the the ridge which takes you through to Dollar Law). Again if you have been on the Culters, the North Manor Hills (around Stanhope) or in the hills around St Mary's Loch, the walk up the backbone of the Manor (or Tweedsmuir) Hills which this route offers helps to put the whole structural layout of these hills into your head. It is also a consideration that by parking near the Megget Stane you start your walk already 452 metres above sea level.
You can access the Megget Stane from either the A701 at Tweedsmuir village or the A708 from Cappercleuch on St Mary's Loch. The road which joins these points is single track road with passing places and is not classified on the map. It is a road that is well worth driving over even if you don't take to the hills by foot. As you will see on page 04 the Megget Stane snuggles up close to a gate by a cattle grid and it is very easy to miss, but if you remember that it is at the highest point on the road after you have climbed up from the Talla Reservoir, or before you descend down to the Talla and it's beside a cattle grid you can't go wrong.
These pictures were taken on 9th July 2008 and I took 6 hours 43 minutes to do the route at a leisurely pace.
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