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Lowther Hill by Thirstane and Wether Hill
A circular hill walk along the old bridle path towards Enterkin Pass in the Lowther Hills then over Thirstane Hill, East Mount Lowther (or Auchenlone), Lowther Hill, and Wether Hill
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Back to the car Views from the old bridle path back to Thirstane and towards where the car is parked View approaching the mouth of Glen Valentine and the crossroads of old routes Views back along the Enterkin Burn towards Wether Hill and the Enterkin Pass and of the route ahead View from the foot of the Enterkin Pass towards the valley between Wether Hill and Steygail Looking up the Enterkin Pass Views of the mouth of the valley between Wether Hill and Steygail Ribbed face of Steygail with sheep Views of the steep descent from Steygail towards Wether Hill View from Thirstane Hill into the valley between Wether Hill and Steygail View ahead while descending Wether Hill into Enterkin Burn valley View down into the valley of the Enterkin Burn from Wether Hill Views of the route ahead from Lowther Hill to Wether Hill View of Wanlockhead village from Lowther Hill View of the aviation ball on the top of Lowther Hill View from Lowther Hill looking back towards the saddle at the top of the Enterkin Pass Detail of the road up the Mennock Pass and of heather burning patches View from the top of the Enterkin Pass down into the Mennock Pass View from the gate at the top of the Enterkin Pass View down into the Enterkin Pass from the saddle at the top of it View heading down from East Mount Lowther into the narrow saddle which is the highest point on the old bridle path over the Enterkin Pass View across to Lowther Hilll from East Mount Lowther View of the top of East Mount Lowther with it's very odd viewpoint indicator View from Thirstane along the low ridge we have come up from the parked car View from Thirstane Hill back down the valley of the Enterkin Burn to where we started from View south from Thirstane back down the route we have come up Picture of a friendly lamb Ready to start up onto Thirstane Hill View towards Thirstane Hill and the route ahead View along the old bridle path towards Lowther Hill, Steygail and Pettylung View into the Dalveen Pass with Pettylung and Steygail View towards Lowther Hill from beside the old bridle path to Enterkin Pass Where to park for this route up into the Lowther hills and how to get there Map of a hill walking route over Lowther Hill by Thirstane and Wether Hill