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Hartfell from the Devil's Beef Tub 2

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The pictures shown on this page were taken on quite a different day from those on the previous page - summer instead of winter. We pick the story up from the point where we were about to ascend Hartfell. The picture on the left is taken while descending from Whitehope Heights. The gully near the left edge of the picture is the deep scar which was so obvious in the snow covered picture on the previous page though it doese not look so impressive from face on. Following this gully up onto Hartfell offers very pleasant spots to stop for a break with the prospect of some shelter, though it does run off the hill in a North Westerly direction.

You could shelter at the sheep pen in the dip before you climb up by the gully or you could wait to you are at the top of Hartfell and get shelter by the trig point though it will be colder and more exposed up there.
Above is the view from the top of Hartfell looking SE on the snowy day of the previous page
The picture on the left shows the meeting place of the Lochan Burn and Bill's Cleuch on the descent from Arthur's Seat. The combined waters of these two burns run into a really nice little secret wooded glen before it emerges out into Annandale. The pictures below show this little glen with it's waterfall hidden in the trees - another good place for a wee break.
The two pictures below them show the view that opens up to you as you emerge from this glen and look back up Annandale towards the Devil's Beef Tub.
The route we take across the valley of the Annan crosses agricultural land (as you can see) and then we have to climb up the hill with the light patch on it in the picture above left. There is a road running in to the big house at the head of the valley and you can get across the river where this road bridges the Annan. Look out for the remains of an ancient fort in the middle of the valley. The picture below left shows the Beef Tub as we ascend out of the valley and below right shows where we joined the A701 again with the line of trees where we started our day in the background.
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