Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale

Quiet Lonely fells - glorious!


Route outline for walk dg157:

Parking Area A708 NE of Moffat  -  Moffat Water  -  Moffat Dale  -  The Southern Upland Way  -  Cornal Burn  -  Craigbeck Hope  -  Coomb Cairn  -  Scaw'd Fell  -  Eskdalemuir  -  Wamphrey Burn  -  Sheepfold  -  Slecoth Burn  -  Loch Fell  -  Croft Head  -  Corfthead Burn  -  Craiglochan Gardens  -  Parking Area.




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

Munros
0
Munros
Corbetts
0
Corbetts
Graham
1
Graham
Murdos
0
Murdos
Donalds
2
Donalds
marilyn
2
Scottish
Marilyns
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Loch Fell at 688m (2258ft). Loch Fell is classified as a Donald (No. 44). The summit of Loch Fell is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

Completing this walk will also take you to the top of Croft Head at 637m (2091ft). Croft Head is classified as a Graham (No. 185). Croft Head is also classified as a Donald (No. 72) and a Scottish Marilyn (611th highest in Scotland, 705th highest in the UK).

You will also reach the summit of Scaw'd Fell at 549m (1801ft). Scaw'd Fell is classified as a Scottish Marilyn (746th highest in Scotland, 882nd highest in the UK).

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Southern Upland Way, a 343km (213 miles) linear footpath connecting Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland with Cockburnspath in The Borders, Scotland. The Southern Upland Way is waymarked by a Spannered Thistle. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Southern Upland Way.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Maps (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

330 Moffat & St Mary’s Loch


322 Annandale, Annan, Lockerbie & Beattock


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Maps (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

78 Nithsdale & Annandale, Sanquhar & Moffat


79 Hawick & Eskdale, Langholm


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale

In no particular order . . .

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - Croft Head summit

Croft Head summit

Photo: Mark Kissipie (73)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - Larsen Trap on Scaw'd Fell

Larsen Trap on Scaw'd Fell

Photo: Mark Kissipie (63)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - Capel Fell from Croft Head

Capel Fell from Croft Head

Photo: Mark Kissipie (66)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - Circular Sheep Fold on the lower slopes of Loch Fell from Croft Head

Circular Sheep Fold on the lower slopes of Loch Fell from Croft Head

Photo: Mark Kissipie (72)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - Loch Fell from Croft Head

Loch Fell from Croft Head

Photo: Mark Kissipie (69)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - The Ettrick Hills from Croft Head

The Ettrick Hills from Croft Head

Photo: Mark Kissipie (70)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - Selcoth Burn from Croft Head

Selcoth Burn from Croft Head

Photo: Mark Kissipie (67)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - Moffat Dale

Moffat Dale

Photo: Mark Kissipie (74)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - Capel Fell from The Southern Upland Way in Eskdalemuir

Capel Fell from The Southern Upland Way in Eskdalemuir

Photo: Mark Kissipie (65)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - Scaw'd Fell summit cairn

Scaw'd Fell summit cairn

Photo: Mark Kissipie (61)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - Capel Fell from Croft Head

Capel Fell from Croft Head

Photo: Mark Kissipie (71)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - Moffat Water with Hunterheck Hill beyond

Moffat Water with Hunterheck Hill beyond

Photo: Mark Kissipie (59)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - Selcoth Burn from Croft Head

Selcoth Burn from Croft Head

Photo: Mark Kissipie (68)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - The Southern Upland Way through Eskdalemuir

The Southern Upland Way through Eskdalemuir

Photo: Mark Kissipie (64)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - North towards Capel Fell and Bodesbeck Law from Scaw'd Fell

North towards Capel Fell and Bodesbeck Law from Scaw'd Fell

Photo: Mark Kissipie (62)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - Moffat Water

Moffat Water

Photo: Mark Kissipie (58)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - Windy Standard from The Southern Upland Way

Windy Standard from The Southern Upland Way

Photo: Mike Knipe (26)

Walk dg157 Scaw'd Fell, Loch Fell and Croft Head from Moffat Dale - Queensbury from Moffat Dale

Queensbury from Moffat Dale

Photo: Mark Kissipie (60)


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