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Looking towards the north end of Talla Reservoir. |
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The Tweedsmuir to Saint Mary's Loch road follows the side of the reservoir
to Talla Linnfoots before the steep climb that leads to Megget Reservoir. |
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At the south east end is the steep single-track-road-with-passing-places referred to above. A car is coming slowly (and carefully) down the hill. |
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The view back down to the car park at the Grey Mare's Tail. This is from
part way up the first and steepest part of the path. |
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On the path up above the waterfall was this toad. Loch Skeen
is surrounded by lots of pools in which toads can thrive. |
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The path up the ridge to the west of Loch Skeen. Paths (if any) tend
to be intermittent and often disappear in boggy areas. Some walkers can
be seen half way up and at the top of the steep slope. |
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If you intend to climb the ridge it's probably a good idea to rest a
while beside the loch - because you've already climbed quite far to get
here. |
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A different foreground in this picture. In the middle distance is the
rocky promontory from which the previous picture was taken. |
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Having climbed the ridge and crossed some rough ground with no discernable
path, walkers are rewarded by this view. This is looking
toward White Coomb from about half way up the western slopes of Lochcraig
Head, the hill at the back of Loch Skeen. |
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Once on the top of Lochcraig Head, it's a short walk to the cairn and
fine views down to Loch Skeen and the surrounding landscape. On the right
of this picture is the ridge referred to above. The way back down to the
waterfalls and the car park is at the top left. |
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Zooming in on the southern end of Loch Skeen shows more detail. You can
see the outflow from the loch as it heads towards the series of waterfalls. |
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A dry stane dyke meanders across the hillocks and peat bogs. Beside it
is a rough path which often disappears as the footsteps which make it wander
to avoid marshy areas. |
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At the bottom of Lochcraig Head looking west towards the northern end
of Loch Skeen. |
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Another view showing the scree slopes of Lochcraig Head. |
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If you circle the loch in an anticlockwise direction you'll end on this
path which follows the dry stane dyke and the fence. There is no path around
the loch lower down. Good walking boots are essential for all the hills. |
