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"A bright sunny bank holiday, with with the roads all v busy. Set off from the roadhead at Ingram valley, walked the private road to Linhope, then up the track by Ritto Hill and Linhope Spout waterfall. We took the track up on to the moorland to Threestoneburn Wood, where the heather was in full bloom. Enjoyed good views of the surrounding hills and to the coast, before the final steep pull up to the summit, . No other people on the hill, even though it was a public holiday. Added bonus of seeing the Tall ships sailing boats setting off on their race from UK to Denmark on our return home." — davidlong • Aug 29, 2016
"Nightmare ascent. Started easy enough but when it came to ascending the final stage to the summit, the entire hill was alive with flying ants. Every time I stopped to try and take a photo of the hill moving with ants, they swarmed me. Every time I tried to take water, they swarmed me. But weather was really good and enjoyed my rest at the summit." — NorthernWayfarer • Aug 23, 2016
"A hot but breezy day, drove to the roadhead at Harthope Burn nr Langleeford. Walked up onto Scald Hill, with good views across the valley to Hedgehope 714m. Here there are several shooting butts, we dropped down slightly and onto the infamous cheviot muddy path. But 10 days of good weather had dried up most of the mud. We then ascended steeply, onto the summit plateau of Cheviot. here there is now a stone flagged path through the peat, which makes the going to the summit cairn much easier. Good views on the summit plateau, we don't stop long on the summit, but head on SW across the plateau to Cairn Hill, where we have a late lunch. Look at various options as there are many nearby peaks, but decide on a horseshoe walk option, which takes us S down to Scotsman's Knowe, across some wet peat hags in the col and then up S and then E to Comb Fell. Here the going is very muddy and I regret putting on lightweight boots as I get very wet feet. We then head NE to the col and up the long grassy track to Hedgehope Hill. The weather is still excellent with far reaching views. After a brief stop we head steeply down NW, to Long Crags and Housey Crags and there pick up a good track back to our st..." — davidlong • May 25, 2012
"A clear but windy day in the valley, with gale force winds on the summit. Set off from the roadhead at Ingram valley, walked the private road to Linhope, then up the track by Ritto Hill and Linhope Spout waterfall. We tok the track up on to the moorland to Threestoneburn Wood, then enjoying good views, up onto the final steep pull up to the summit, where the wind was so strong, it was difficult to walk. Just one other person in the summit cairn, who had come up from langleeford." — davidlong • Feb 24, 2012
"Solo walk. From just before the end of the road at Langleeford. After ascending Scald Hill and the Cheviot. I continued along the stone slab path to Cairn Hill (777m). The stone slabs come to an end just short of the 777m top which is a boggy area with a signpost on one side of a fence and a stone shelter on the other side. I walked on the path SE, leaving it to follow a fence down to the col with Comb Fell and up to the summit of Comb Fell. There were traces of a path but many peat hags and much bog requiring precarious manoeuvres clinging to the fence or deviations from the straight line. The problem with bogs continued to the summit of Hedgehope Hill. I descended NE on a path which went over Long Crags and down to the road. Unlike the traverse of Comb Fell, the descent route from Hedgehope Hill was well-trodden and for the most part dry. Dry and mild." — peter43 • Oct 12, 2008