Broad Law Route Information

Home Back To Mountain Selection Glossary

Broad Law

Quick Facts

This is the summed total of all the climbing within a route and is a good indicator of the strenuousness of a route.

Total Ascent

590 m

An estimate of the time taken based on a derivation of Naismiths rules. Our calculation is based on the horizontal and ascent components of a climb, we do not make a reduction for descent.

Registered users can customise these walking times by specifying their own walking and ascending speeds. They can also add a fixed time period for stoppages.

Route Time

3.5 hrs

The horizontal distance of the route.

Route Distance

10.16 km

The UK is covered by 204 Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50,000 scale maps. Maps numbered 1 to 86 cover Scotland but for the highest mountains (Munros) only 23 maps are required. The name given roughly describes the area covered by the map.

You can click on the map name to purchase the map for £6.29 including postage which is one of the cheapest prices we have found.

OS Landranger Maps Required

72	Upper Clyde Valley, Biggar & Lanark

Only £6.29 (£13.49 Laminated) from

A brief summary of this route.

Our summary will always contain one of easy, moderate or hard to indicate the severity of the route.

Notes

Easy ascent on gently rounded crests of broad ridges of Broad Law. Good route for wet weather.

Here we provide the nearest town to the start of the route where you will find basic services.

We then give directions from that location to the route start. Your approach route may differ.

Travel Information

Head to: Tweedsmuir

From Teedsmuir on the A701 (Moffat to Selkirk), take the minor road to Talla and Megget Reservoirs. Park near the Megget Stone.

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 590 metres. Allow 3.5 hours to complete this 10.16 km route.

The hillphones service can inform you of stalking activities in the area.

Usually the shortest way to climb the mountain, making best use of tracks and paths to gain altitude. Route navigation requires map reading skills and an ability to navigate with a compass.

The information given here will enable you to annotate your map and plan your route. We do not give anecdotal descriptions on where to find the paths, worn by the feet of previous mountaineers.

Where the access routes are few or the ridge is narrow, paths are generally obvious. On open ground, following paths without using your compass may get you lost in poor visibility.

Route Information

Waypoint Detail

	Start from parking near the Megget Stone
		NT15052030	Distance	Altitude 450 m

1	Ascend NW onto Fans Law
		NT14502069	Distance 0.72 km	Altitude 575 m

2	Continue N on easy slopes to Cairn Law
		NT14432162	Distance 0.97 km	Altitude 712 m

3	Head NNE along braod ridge towards summit
		NT14652258	Distance 0.99 km	Altitude 748 m

4	Continue N to summit of Broad Law
		NT14642355	Distance 0.99 km	Altitude 840 m

5	Head NE towards the head of Polmood Crag
		NT15082397	Distance 0.62 km	Altitude 824 m

6	Descend SE to Tods Knowe
		NT16222318	Distance 1.13 km	Altitude 691 m

7	Descend SE on easy slopes to Lamb Knowe
		NT16672255	Distance 0.79 km	Altitude 645 m

8	Continue SE to Craig Head
		NT17232184	Distance 0.94 km	Altitude 524 m

9	Bear SSW on steeper slopes to join road at Meggethead
		NT16952131	Distance 0.62 km	Altitude 352 m

10	Head WSW on road to return to start
		NT15052030	Distance 2.39 km	Altitude 450 m

A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.

Weather

Southern Uplands
by MWIS (PDF format)

Lake District
by Met Office

Cheviots
by Metcheck

Images of Broad Law

View from the summit of Broad Law.

Image by Ann-marie Bruce

View from Broad Law as the sun rises looking West towards Birkside Law - a chilly -15 and walking in the dark :)

Image by Jason Baxter

Looking up the South ridge of Broad Law to the summit. You can see why it's called Broad Law.

Image by Gareth Pratt

Broad Law summit on a very claggy day.January 2005.

Image by Peter Chisholm

Route Area Map

Legend

Munro

Corbett

Graham

English/Welsh Top

Accommodation

A selection of local accommodation options who advertise with Munromagic.com.

Where to Stay

We currently have no
sponsored accommodation listings for this area.

Rating & Reviews

Rating & Reviews

Rated:

from 1 vote

Click Stars to Vote
Your Rating

Written by Graham Ellis on 16 Aug 2008:

Only took 3 hours (with no stops). Only real interesting thing (if you care for it) is the air traffic control array at the top. Although I kept to the fence on the way up there is no need to, and you could go more directly to Cairn Law. I by-passed the Craig Head waypoint and went straight down to the farm at the road from Lamb Knowe.

Disclaimer. The details provided above are an aid to planning an expedition, but all distances, altitudes and bearings must be considered approximate. You must navigate with the appropriate map, a compass, your navigation skills and common sense, MunroMagic.com accept no responsibility for your interpretation of our route information.

Cookie Policy