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Following the Way in good conditions is generally straightforward, but does require some skills in map-reading and compass work. On some sections across open moorland the path is quite faint, and the lack of a single waymark (perhaps knocked over by a scratching cow or by a human from a nearby settlement) can leave the walker at a loss. Care is also needed on the upland sections of the Trail when hill fog covers the landscape. Inadvertently drifting from the line of the Way could lead to disastrous results in some of the large and featureless expanses of hill and moorland through which it passes. Be vigilant in navigation at all times, particularly in inclement weather conditions. Only experienced hill walkers should contemplate leaving the Way to take in nearby hills or following their own alternative routes. Waymarking elsewhere in the Southern Uplands is largely non-existent, and there are few paths other than those formed by the use of quad bikes by shepherds in recent decades.

Lead mining ruins, Wanlockhead (Stage 7)