Corbett - White Coomb TR
- From: "Lindsay" <hilltreks@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 12 Jul 2006 08:33:45 -0700
I headed for the Borders as it was supposed to be the drier part of the
country but it was still raining when I set off from the Grey Mare's
Tail Car park, on the Moffat to Selkirk road, where there is a Pay and
Display machine run by the National Trust.
The first section of the path up the east side of the Tail Burn was
steep and similar to climbing a massive staircase as it had been
constructed using hundreds of stones. The waterfall to my left was
spectacular after the overnight rain and I saw a goat and kid at its
edge.
Once above the waterfall and where I had intended crossing the Tail
Burn I abandoned that idea due to the flow of the water and continued
along the path looking for a safer crossing point.
I reached the outflow of Loch Skeen before I found such a spot and once
across the burn I decided that it would be easier to climb the ridge on
the south-west side of Loch Skeen which had been my planned descent
route from Lochcraig Head. At the highest point on this ridge I made
another alteration to my plan and traversed above the crags at the head
of Loch Skeen and climbed the Donald, Lochcraig Head first. It was
still raining, a bit windy and there was no view when I reached the
summit cairn.
I walked the few metres from the cairn to a dry stone dyke and followed
it to Firthybrig Head, Donald's Cleuch Head, Firthhope Rig and onto
White Coomb. The summit cairn is located a short distance from the
dyke.
Due to the continuing heavy rain, which was now more showery, I decided
the best route of descent was to avoid the burn crossing and return to
the ridge above Loch Skeen. I crossed some rough and wet ground
aiming for above the gorge of Midlaw Burn before reaching this ridge.
I followed the ridge back to the outflow of Loch Skeen as the rain
ceased and the weather improved so it was a dryish walk back to the
Grey Mare's Tail Car Park.
Photos from walk:
http://www.caledoniahilltreks.com/galleries/white_coomb_july06/index.htm
Stats can be found at:
http://caledoniahilltreks.blogspot.com
Lindsay
www.caledoniahilltreks.com
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