"Tuesday 17th July 2018. An ascent of Laght Hill 507m/96m, Cold Moss 628m/63m, Lowther Hill 725m/37m, East Mount Lowther 631m/75m and Steygail 573m/145m, Lowther Hills, South Lanarkshire/Dumfries & Galloway, Southern Scotland. 20.6km, with 1,200m of ascent. 8hrs 20mins. I set off from home around 07:30 that morning, steeling myself for a long drive north on the M6 and M74. The weather forecast was not the best, but in some ways a covering of cloud would be a welcome contrast to what had become the normal in the UK 2018 heat-wave. Anyway, this was the only time when I could borrow my wife’s car for the day, with my own still in the repairs workshop following my crash. I parked in a lay-by off the A 702 just north of Overfingland and set off south on the verge to join the Southern Uplands Way where it crossed the road south of this farm. I was to follow this trail (see at https://www.southernuplandway.gov.uk/) for most of the way on the outward leg of my hike. However, a short diversion was needed to gain the summit of the first hill of the day – Laght Hill. There was nothing to mark the top on the grassy plateau, but the highest point was not in doubt. I dropped steep..." — marktrengove2 • Jul 17, 2018