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Name:Falcon Craig
Hill number:1853
Height:723.7m / 2374ft
Parent (Ma):1835  Hart Fell
Parent (SMC):1852  Swatte Fell
RHB Section:28B: The River Tweed to the English Border
Donald area:Moffat Hills
County/UA:Dumfries and Galloway
Catchment:Annan
Class:Subsimm
(DT,sSim)
Grid ref:NT 12237 12724
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:27.2m
Col:696.4m  NT 1217 1231  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 78
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Survey:obvious summit/Leica RX1250
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Backpacking trip from Moffat over Hart Fell ridge to St Mary's Loch and return to Moffat via the Southern Upland Way. Past Blaebeck, track above Birnock Water and then steep climb to Swatte Fell. On to Falcon Crag, Hart Fell, Great Hill, Firthybrig Head, Lochcraig Head, Paper Hill, Muckle Knees, Craigdilly, Oxcleuch Rig. Diversion from Southern Upland Way to Peat Hill on return leg. Strong winds and some snow on highest hills to west of A708.RobertP11/02/2024
Black hope Round. Clockwise from Capplegill. 9.2 miles. 3337ft ascentDaveGraham 15/05/2023
Black hope Round. Clockwise from Capplegill. 9.2 miles. 3337ft ascentDaveGraham 15/04/2023
Hart Fell ridges horseshoe, near Moffat. Walkhighlands routehummusg03/03/2023
A round of the Moffat Hills before the snow blew inPhilipChaston08/12/2022
From Moffat, taking signed paths to reach Gallow Hill, then Hind Hill. Took forestry track NE to its end then short very steep climb to reach gentler slopes running NE to summit of Nether Coomb Craig. Continued to Falcon crag, camping a little below the top. Returned via Swatte Fell and its SW ridge to reach track, road and paths back to start.RobertP24/09/2022
Parked at Blackhope on the A708, headed up the braken covered slope on the right hand side of the Hang Gill. Seen a goat on his own that let me get within 20m. By the time I reached the top of Nether Coomb Craig, the mist had started to clear, leaving blue skies behind. Finding the summit of Swatte Fell, involved a walk west along the stone dyke. Falcon Craig has a wee cairn west of the fence line. Hart Fell (a repeat hill for me) has a classic trig pillar. The walked around to the yokes, involved a drop into the boggy valley south of Cape Law, above Whirly Gill, but there is a clear path through it, that keeps you relatively high. Once on Under Saddle Yoke, the views into Carrifan showed the rewilding project is really taking hold. Short ascent to Saddle Yoke, then the descent back to Blackhope, during which I seen a flock of 8 goats. Dry all day, 06:10hrs all in.chillyman810/09/2022
3 of 6: From Swatte Fell. With Karen.ChrisR07/08/2022
on way to Hart fellcolinfielding29/07/2022
on Hart Fell horseshoeprwild26/05/2022
From hall up side of deer fence to ridge. Excellent path/track all the way. Then over to Swatte Fell (this time diverting from wall to take in Falcon Craig) before following atv track to Mountainblow and short walk along the tarmac.SS14/05/2022
On the way to / from Hart Fell.Owen B18/04/2022
Hart Fell - White Coomb circuit from CapplegillGeoff Briggs11/04/2022
Clockwise around the Hart Fell Horseshoe.the pigguy 24/03/2022
Blackhope round, great weather, great daynix_snilloc01/03/2022
on Hart fell hoseshoe walkalanm915/10/2021
Private No Parking signs at Blackshope, so parked in layby 200m NE. From Capplegill a good ATV track sidles SW up the hillside at an amenable angle, then NNE almost to the top of Nether Coomb Craig. ATV continues on over Swatte Fell, Falcon Craig and Hart Fell before descending to col at NT133142. From col a path sidles slightly upwards along the W flank of Raven Craig for Under Saddle Yoke and Saddle Yoke. The descent SSE from Saddle Yoke is steep slippery grassIsbjorn13/10/2021
Blackhope roundGary Heath23/08/2021
Second top on a circuit of Black Hope. Nether Coomb Craig, Falcon Craig, Hart Fell, Under Saddle Yoke, Saddle Yoke. Low cloud was blowing through in patches, making for dramatic changes in conditions - sun, views, then zero visibility, glimpses of dark crags, then sun again. Magic!Toby-and-Dion31/07/2021
From layby to SE for a round of Saddle Yoke, Under Saddle Yoke, Hart Fell, Falcon Craig, Swatte Fell and Nether Coomb Craig.rhalstead28/06/2021
Good parking NT 1543 1050. Field gate and steeply up over rough sheep pasture via 494m spot height to Saddle Yoke -> Under Saddle Yoke -> Cape Law -> Hart Fell then across to here. On to Swatte Fell -> Nether Coomb Craig, dropping down to Capplegill and along road to car for an 11 mile round. All Dumfries-shire hills on HB now ticked off.jonglew29/05/2021
Parked by Blackshope cottage, W a short way along road, then through pasture and up hill E side of Hang Burn to Nether Coomb Craig, continuing along ridges to Swatte Fell, Falcon Craig, Hart Fell, E over Hartfell Rig up to near 709m spot, out and back to Cape Law, then S via Redgill Craig to Under Saddle Yoke and Saddle Yoke, descending down to Blackshope.kdbennett27/09/2020
From the community centre south of Newton, then northwards along the Annandale Way. Lost the path higher up the hill but a fortuitous stone then grass track took us directly to Pt.565 east of Spout Craig. The two Whitehope tops were surmounted easily enough, before a drop and steep climb up the NW face of Hart Fell. Falcon Crag, Swatte Fell and Nether Coomb Craig were quickly bagged on a gin-clear windless morning, returning to Swatte Fell for an easy descent on an ATV track back to the community centre via Blue Cairn and Mountainblow. Fab walk. About 4hrs.summitter27/09/2020
Escaped from the crazy weather that was forecast for the Northern half of Scotland, with John and Harrison, to hit up the Hart Fell horseshoe with Under Saddle Yoke and Swatte Fell (including tops Saddle Yoke, Falcon Craig and Nether Coombe Craig) - good visibility and conditions, if a little windy on the tops - 4hrs 1min in total.mproudfoot12/09/2020
With Robert Johnston who took Karen's not his own boots, but gamely carried on. Low cloud and occasional drizzle.alexmaclennan23/08/2020
Done with Dean, nice day.kojak21/07/2020
Parked at Community Hall near start of path to Hartfell Spa. Annandale Way, then Cocklaw Knowe, Whitehope Heights, Hart Fell, Falcon Crag, Hartfell Spa path.PGCE26/02/2020
Hang Gill - Swatte Fell - Hart Fell - Saddle Yoke round.twg2701/04/2019
The Blackhope Round on a day of brilliant blue skies and frost: a superb and memorable day. CW from Blackhope Cottage: Nether Coomb Craig, Swatte Fell (with its reticent summit cairn immediately west of the ruined wall), Falcon Craig, Hart Fell, Under Saddle Yoke and Saddle Yoke.Nick Down102/01/2019
The Hart Fell heart-shaped horseshoe to White Coomb. Started at Blackhope, up to Swatte Fell then Hart Fell, Under Saddle Yoke & White Coomb then back to the start. Included the Donald tops en route during the long, tough and often pathless hike but it was still a grand day out with good views.Chris Mac22/09/2018
Solo, From Blackshope. Saddle Yoke, Under Saddle Yoke, Hartfell Rigg, Hart Fell, Falcon Craig, Swatte Fell, Nether Coomb CraigMountain Goat08/07/2018
The 3rd of 6 D/DTs on a clockwise circuit around the Black Hope valley. From Swatte Fell, back over fence & then ATV alongside wall/fence to summit cairn which lies on W. side of fence. Continued to Hart Fell. (S)gerrybowes08/05/2018
Hart Fell curcuitN.Morters24/02/2018
From above Devil's Beef Tub on a big clockwise circuit over Chalk Rig Edge, Whitehope Heights, Hart Fell, Falcon Craig (by wall, not top), out an back to Nether Coombe Craig and finally Swatte Fell. Returned by way of Ericstane and the westerly branch of the Annandale Way. Very wet underfoot.SS30/09/2017
Round of the Blackhope Burn, alone.Grinner03/09/2017
Weather fair.MountainMac01/11/2016
Epic 9 mountain walk, parked nearby Capelgill walked along the not very busy main road to Carrifran farm, bagged Carrifran Gans, White Coomb, Firthhope Rig, through the boggy Rotten Bottom, up to Under Saddle Yoke, and the lower Saddle Yoke, forded the burn up onto Hart Fell, Falcon Craig, Swatte Fell and Nether Coomb Craig picking a steep route back down to Capelgill, fantastic walk in fantastic weather.DanTrig12/06/2015
Fifth hill of 8 on a great route from the Grey Mare's Tail car park up alongside the waterfall and then across the tail burn to Upper Tarnberry,White Coomb, Firthhope Rig and Hart Fell via Hartfell rig carrying on Great Ridge to Falcon Craig. Mist starting to clear. Carried on to Swatte Fell.Dazingdale12/05/2015
Capplegill - Hart Fell - Rotten Bottom - White Coomb - Carrifran Gans - Carrifran - Capplegilldavidpettit8402/05/2015
Continuation of walk from Hart Fell. Followed track steeply down to Hars o'the Red Roads, then followed wall up onto fell and west to little summit cairn. Walk continued to Swatte Fell.Man of Kernow109/04/2015
SRFrank08/04/2015
KeithByTheC08/03/2015
saddle yoke, under saddle yoke,whitehope knowe, whitehope heights, falcon craig, swatte fell, nether coomb craig, from capplegill.robertphillips26/12/2014
Veryhappybunny06/09/2014
See Hart Felldickscroop18/08/2014
Solo. Carrifran (by Moffat Water) to Carrifan Gans, White Coomb, Firthope Rig, Rotten Bottom, Hart Fell Rig, Hart Fell, Falcon Crag Swatte Fell, Cappele Gill, Nather Coomb Craig & Carrifran. Overcast with hill mist clearing then sunny intervals.Vin10/04/2014
with Oliver Bartrumdavidsbatty11/03/2014
Hart Fell ridges horseshoe.Crib Goch26/05/2013
On route to Hart Fellnickywood126/05/2013
With GHC in the cloud.Play2End12/05/2013