The Southern Uplands

 Ettrick valley,14.2km,6 hours,30 min.

Started at Potburn road end NT 188 093 with the college on the southern upland way and followed the path NE through the forest to Bught Hill 580. Took a bearing west to Bodesbeck Law 665m then descended south before ascending west to Faulsdie Hill 568m and S to White Shank 622 using the fence as a handrail. Followed it on to Smidhope Hill 644m, SE to Capel Fell 678m then descended and climbed E to Wind Fell 665m. NE on to Hopetoun Craig 632. From here we descended NE then followed the land rover track NW  passed Over Phawhope bothy and back to the potburn road end. Practised bearings and aiming off to collective features then using it as handrails. Heather wet and boggy with snow a foot deep which made walking difficult at times.