Based in the Scottish Borders, Eildon Ramblers is a friendlywalking group for people of all ages. We offer year-round walks to suit avariety of tastes.
A circular walk over Broad Law, the highest hill (840m, a ‘Donald’) in the Scottish Borders. The summit of Broad Law is some 500m in elevation above the start point. Great views all round on a clear day.
This walk (about 12 miles, ~800m total ascent, ~7 hours) involves a long and reasonably strenuous day in the hills, and will only be undertaken in favourable weather conditions. If the Broad Law walk does not go ahead, the nearby Riskinhope & Loch of the Lowes walk (~5 miles circular from the Glen Café car park) will be substituted.
The walk starts from the car park at the eastern end of the Megget Reservoir and proceeds steadily uphill over or near a number of named hills – Black Rig, Greenside Law, Shielhope Head, Notman Law, Fifescar Knowe, Dun Law, Cramalt Craig and finally Broad Law. Option: the walk can be extended to include Dollar Law (817m, another ‘Donald’) near Fifescar Knowe – adds about 2 km. From the summit of Broad Law we descend via Porridge Cairn and Wylie’s Burn to the west end of the Megget Reservoir. By means of car share we will return to the walk start point.
Circular walk, grade B+, strenuous. Full hillwalking gear including boots and poles is recommended.
Walk leader: Gordon
Estimated duration: 7 hours, or 8 hours with optional extension
Maximum number of walkers: 10
Eildon Ramblers members: please contact the walk leader per the directions in the Secretary’s email.
Members of other Ramblers groups & potential new members are welcome to apply to join this walk. Please contact walks@eildonramblers.org.uk leaving your name and mobile phone no. The walk leader will contact you.
Registration deadline. You should register with the Walk Leader no later than 5pm on (a) the Thursday prior to a Saturday walk, or (b) the Friday prior to a Sunday walk.
Possible change to walk. With the increasing frequency of adverse weather events, be sure to check the ‘Cancelled or Changed Walks’ box on our website Home page before coming on the walk.
Covid-19. Please read the Covid-19 advice on our website, and observe the recommended precautions.
Follow the A708 south from Selkirk. Immediately after Cappercleuch take the right-hand road signposted ‘Tweedsmuir’, and drive to the picnic area (~4 miles). The road alongside the reservoir is single track with passing places. For 10.00 we will meet at the picnic area car park near the west end of the Megget Reservoir (grid ref NT178219) where we will leave behind some vehicles for car share (back to the start) at the end of the walk. The remaining vehicles, together with the drivers/passengers of the left-behind-cars will then car share to the walk start point ~3 miles away – the car park at the eastern end of the reservoir (grid ref NT210232). The walk will start at about 10.30.
