Rhinns of Kells from Fore Bush - Corserine, Millfire, Milldown and Meikle Millyea
A circular hill walking route from Fore Bush onto the Rhinns of Kells in the Galloway Hills taking in Corserine, Millfire, Milldown and Meikle Millyea
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View of route up onto North Gairy View of route up onto North Gairy View of route up onto North Gairy
09 I could have made life a bit easier for myself by following the Folk Burn up into the bowl but I quite like a bit of a scramble and also I was quite keen to get up onto the ridge to see what the weather was doing. I had driven from Dumfries in quite a thick mist but the forecast was for this mist to burn off in the heat of the day - with 14 degrees Celsius forecast. So I was happy to gamble on the mist lifting. Also, I could hear on the car radio that it was a beautiful day up in Glasgow. The top of that ridge would tell me what was in store for me - and up I went directly onto North Gairy.
In a situation like this you eye up the terrain of the hill for a likely route up and I could see where I should go. In the second picture, zooming in on the picture above, you can see a detail of the top part of the climb. Mouseover to see the route I was thinking of. This was the steepest bit of the whole day's walk but really there was no scambling involved.
View of route up onto North Gairy - detail
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