The Merrick

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  • Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
  • While on holiday in Dumfries and Galloway I decided to climb The Merrick, the highest mountain in The south of Scotland. We took the same route up and down starting near Bruce’s Stone, Loch Trool. A fantastic day.
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  • @helenreeves6978
    @helenreeves6978 25 дней назад +1

    What an interesting ridge 🐕

  • @ragingbull9940
    @ragingbull9940 28 дней назад

    Another lovely video they are all so watchable the music is nice
    Always enjoyable
    The last time we were up there a farmer landed hi very basic helicopter on top of the Merrick looking for his sheep then a cavalry of buggies arrived from the valleys below
    Great entertainment 👍

    • @LindaOutdoors
      @LindaOutdoors  28 дней назад

      @@ragingbull9940 wow 😮 that must’ve been some sight. Thank you for the lovely comments & for watching. 👍

  • @BrokenBackMountains
    @BrokenBackMountains 29 дней назад +2

    Enjoy your holiday.
    Galloway was my teen stomping ground. Used to get the bus from Ayr and walk all over , camping etc.
    42 years ago I spent a freezing night in Culsharg. No door or window frames then but a lot cleaner. A lightning storm had forced us in there. Bailed the next day for the house o'hill and the buses home.
    It is a very underrated area.

    • @LindaOutdoors
      @LindaOutdoors  29 дней назад +1

      I agree, it’s an amazing area. I stayed in White Laggan bothy doing the SUW in 1992 and the scenery was incredible. It’s a shame Culsharg is in such a sorry state. Thanks for watching. 👍

  • @alcline
    @alcline 19 дней назад

    myself & my 6 year old son walked up the Merrick 5 months ago. Its a a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing you video

    • @LindaOutdoors
      @LindaOutdoors  19 дней назад +1

      @@alcline Thank you so much for watching. I’d wanted to do The Merrick for a long time & you’re right, a beautiful place. 👍

  • @glenblaven
    @glenblaven 21 день назад

    Thank you for posting Linda. Looks like you had a good day with the conditions. That was the first hill I ever climbed - with my parents when aged 5. Inspired a lifelong interest in the hills. Nostalgic memories. 🙏

    • @LindaOutdoors
      @LindaOutdoors  21 день назад +1

      Wow 😮 that’s amazing, you started early. Mine was Tinto with the school aged 12 or 13. Thanks so much for watching. 👍

  • @keithturner428
    @keithturner428 12 дней назад

    Great walk and video :) Thanks Linda, love the skylarks as well! What a lovely day you had.

    • @LindaOutdoors
      @LindaOutdoors  11 дней назад

      @@keithturner428 thank you Keith. 🙏

  • @ianscotty1931
    @ianscotty1931 29 дней назад

    Lovely walk and very descriptive . :-) Enjoy your summer.

  • @philipwatt1016
    @philipwatt1016 26 дней назад

    Great to see this.
    One of my daughters recently moved to dumfries, and in may we climbed crifell, so the merrick would be a good follow up next time I visit her . Thank you

    • @LindaOutdoors
      @LindaOutdoors  26 дней назад +1

      @@philipwatt1016 thanks Philip. I looked at climbing Crifell but ended up in a campsite a bit too far away. 👍

  • @mallondan
    @mallondan 29 дней назад

    Fabulous video. Very well edited and your dog is beautiful. 👏👏👏

    • @LindaOutdoors
      @LindaOutdoors  29 дней назад +1

      @@mallondan Aww, thank you so much ☺️ She gets lots of attention when out & about. 👍

  • @red1outdoors
    @red1outdoors 28 дней назад +1

    Been up the Merrick quite a few times but been a few years since my last visit. The last time the forest/montane slab was at the edge of the woods and the route up benyellary didn't look so eroded 😮

    • @LindaOutdoors
      @LindaOutdoors  28 дней назад +1

      @@red1outdoors I guess it’s a popular hill being a Corbett. Just wish the path had been a bit better lower down. Thanks for watching. 👍

  • @countytopper8836
    @countytopper8836 29 дней назад

    Great video. Merrick for historical Kirkcudbrightshire. Nice and snowy when I did it 🏔️

  • @user-iv2vv1km8n
    @user-iv2vv1km8n 29 дней назад

    Nice one as always Linda

  • @justmyopiniontoday7548
    @justmyopiniontoday7548 29 дней назад

    Just so good to see people out enjoying the precious Scottish wild. Thx for posting..

    • @LindaOutdoors
      @LindaOutdoors  29 дней назад +1

      You’re welcome. Thanks so much for watching. 👍

  • @Moffatmountainadventures
    @Moffatmountainadventures 29 дней назад

    I camped up on the Merrick last year, it’s a lovely hill. Great views over to the coast. Hope you had a great holiday in D and G 😊

    • @LindaOutdoors
      @LindaOutdoors  29 дней назад +1

      Thank you. I only had 3 nights there before moving north but really enjoyed it. 👍

    • @Moffatmountainadventures
      @Moffatmountainadventures 29 дней назад

      @@LindaOutdoors that’s the advantage of the van. 🚐

  • @angieshand454
    @angieshand454 29 дней назад

    Hi, loved your last vlog well done on finishing the walk. Great that you didn’t have to encounter any more cows 🐄 🤭. I am totally with you in regards to being scared about getting tics. I ended up going on a walk at weekend and was waist high in thistles and grass and was sure I’d have some but thankfully not 😮‍💨. Shane about the poles do you think they make a big difference? I have some but don’t use them, maybe I should. Does your husband enjoy the walks with you and Brora too? Loved the clip of you with a wee glass of wine it’s ace you enjoy yourself too. I always add the walks you do to my list in all trails 🥰. At you were hoping Brora would jump in the water to clean himself off 😂. Looking forward to the next adventure. xx

    • @LindaOutdoors
      @LindaOutdoors  29 дней назад +1

      Thanks Angie, the poles make a huge difference on steep terrain. It helps with balance too. Luckily the poles are back in action. Ticks are really bad this year, Brora’s had loads of them. Thanks for watching. 👍

  • @jones1068
    @jones1068 29 дней назад

    I been up the Merrick.

    • @LindaOutdoors
      @LindaOutdoors  29 дней назад

      It was my first time up there. Thanks for watching. 👍

  • @janicemiddlemass5215
    @janicemiddlemass5215 29 дней назад

    Hi Linda we were up three Merrick on the 8th June , very very windy and cold needed gloves and hat on . Path is not very good at the beginning quite hard walking we thought. Not my favourite hill, but enjoying watching you and Brora tackle it , well done ,thank you for sharing 😊

    • @LindaOutdoors
      @LindaOutdoors  29 дней назад

      Thanks Janice. Yeah, the boggy, bouldery path was hard going but good further up. It was the 12th June I climbed it. 👍

  • @philwilson3251
    @philwilson3251 29 дней назад

    Perfect timing. I'm planning a wildcamp on the Merrick this weekend. Bit of a virtual recce.

    • @LindaOutdoors
      @LindaOutdoors  29 дней назад +1

      Wow, the bealach between the 2 summits has brilliant views for a camp, the summit is just a big plateau. Enjoy. 🏕️

    • @philwilson3251
      @philwilson3251 29 дней назад

      @@LindaOutdoors Great minds think alike. That's exactly where I'd earmarked :)