A bike and hike snow patch recce on Hart Fell.
Two smaller snow patches
The Saddle Yokes are the other side of Blackhope Glen towards the middle of this shot
At 770 m asl
The big patch was at around 770m ASL.
Black Hope Glen
Another view along the glen from near to Hart Fell summit.
ID plate.
On Hart Fell trig point.
Trig marker
Trig marker design on Hart Fell.
Hart Fell summit
The hill's summit is a dull, flat and usually very windy spot, but the steep landscape around it is lovely.
Arthur's Seat
In some local Arthurian legend, despite Arthur and Merlin not being known to Scotland, Merlin and Arthur were supposed to have hung out at this unassuming spot. Perhaps that's just a retrospective explanation for its presence on the OS mapping !
Green veined white
The green veined white is common in the mountain glens near Moffat.
In the cleuch
A wee scramble in places up the cleuch.
A wee scramble through the rocks
Behind the rocks to left of picture is normally a fabulous mossy waterfall, but it's all but dried up just now.
Hart Fell spa
The spa in the bottom of the cleuch.
Perfect weather for hiking
On the way to Hart Fell spa.
Angel of the North.
New bracken is growing everywhere.
Above Black Hope glen.
The main patch abover Black Hope Glen.
The bigger of the snow patches I found
The photo doesn't show the scale and depth of this patch, probably 10 metres by 30 metres at a pitch of 30 degrees, and 3 metres depth in places.
Annan Water
A idyllic spot near to the end of Old Edinburgh Road, Moffat.
Hare's Tail cotton grass.
Hare's tail cotton grass is one of my favourite mountain plants.
On the way back down
The long drag down to Annan Water hall.
Near Arthur's Seat
Distant Queensberry from near to Arthur's Seat.
On the snow
One of the smaller snow patches I found, but at a safe pitch for a selfie !