Walk dg143 Saddle Yoke and Hart Fell from Capplegill
This 8¾ mile, Grade 7 (Hard), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Capplegill & will take about 6½ hrs to complete.
Route outline for walk dg143:
Capplegill - Blackhope Burn - Saddle Yoke - Under Saddle Yoke - Whirly Gill - Saddle Craigs - Harfell Rig - Hart Fell (Moffat) - Hartfell Craig - Falcon Craig - Upper Comb Craig - Swatte Fell - Nether Comb Craig - Black Craig - Hang Burn - Hang Gill - Capplegill
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
![]() 0 Munros |
![]() 1 Corbett |
![]() 0 Grahams |
![]() 0 Murdos |
![]() 3 Donalds |
![]() 1 Scottish Marilyn |
![]() 0 Bridgets |
Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:
The highest point of this walk is Hart Fell (Moffat) at 808m (2652ft). Hart Fell (Moffat) is classified as a Corbett (No. 146). Hart Fell (Moffat) is also classified as a Donald (No. 7) and a Scottish Marilyn (349th highest in Scotland, 376th highest in the UK).
Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Under Saddle Yoke at 745m (2445ft). Under Saddle Yoke is classified as a Donald (No. 16).
You will also reach the summit of Saddle Yoke at 735m (2412ft). Saddle Yoke is Unclassified The summit of Saddle Yoke is unmarked.
Along the way you will also bag and tick-off:
- Swatte Fell at 729m (2393ft). Swatte Fell is classified as a Donald (No. 22)
You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Explorer 330 Moffat & St Mary’s Loch is not currently available
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
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