28B Culter Fell and Gathersnow Hill

It wasn't convenient doing these hills from the E (Glenkirk) as recommended in the SMC Corbetts book. I parked at the road end as requested and took the good track up Fell Shin past shooting butts (these hills can be closed during the grouse shooting season) to Culter Fell. The ridge is followed S to Holm Nick (where there are occupied crow traps at NT058267 & 056266) and up to Gathersnow Hill. There is an unmarked meandering vehicle track ascending the N flanks of the hill from the reservoir - a Land Rover crossed the summit just as I arrived - this is an easier descent than the tussocky grass.

(3 hours 35 mins, 9.2 miles, 2500' of ascent)