Time on Feet

Route details

Park in the car park at the bottom of the route, at Philiphaugh car park. Head up the obvious track heading uphill. Follow this through woodland until the views open up towards the glen you are heading for. When you reach a style at a small reservoir continue straight on and after around half a mile keep an eye out for a grassy track off to the left signposting the summit.

From here it is a fairly obvious and increasingly steep pull up to the three huge summit cairns, which mark the meeting point of three old parish boundaries. Hopefully, you have a clear day as there are panoramic views of the Tweed-, Ettrick-, and Yarrow valley hills, the Eildons, and the Cheviots. For a shorter 5.5-6 mile day out, just retrace your steps from the summit.

Drop steeply down following the rockier southern upland way trail and turn right when you reach the dirt road in the forestry plantation. Follow the main road on a gradual and fast dirt road descent all the way to the road between Yair and Sunderland hall. Once you reach said road, turn right and then left onto a dirt track. This will bring you to Sunderland hall and from here it is easy enough to navigate several ways through the estate to the A7. You could stick on the back road all the way back to Selkirk and your start.

Follow the A7 back to Selkirk, taking the first right you can into the industrial estate where you can follow a bike path along the Ettrick river almost all the way back to your start point. Once you reach the main bridge over the river, cross over and follow the road back to the Philiphaugh car park you started from.

If you are a keen fell runner, when you get to the small reservoir you could cross over the burn and follow directions up to Tibbie Tamson’s grave and up to Foulshiels hill. You could follow the ridge around to Three Brethren, then follow the ridge over Peat law. From here you could either drop back down to the reservoir or drop down Linglie hill to the farm and run back along the road to your car. All are on paths but not as good to run on as the above route.