Walks   Do you enjoy walking and are you in Scotland? Then these pages are for you. I have walked all described routes myself and to my knowledge each route description was correct at the time it was last updated. But I will not take any responsibility for errors or omissions that may be present. And it is entirely your call to make sure that you are prepared well enough to embark on these walks. Roslin Glen East of the village of Roslin, some ten kilometers from the center of Edinburgh, the river North Esk flows through a small gorge named Roslin Glen. Although it is not very large this glen has a nice walk to offer. Length: 6.5 kilometers Total ascend: 120 meters Difficulty: easy to moderate Click here for the route description Longformacus On the south side of the Lammermuir Hills lies Longformacus. This village is the start point for a walk that takes in a section of the Southern Upland Way. The walk follows tarmac roads and one easy to walk dirt track. Length: 14 kilometers Total ascend: 400 meters Difficulty: easy Click here for the route description Edin's Hall Near the village of Abbey St Bathans lie the prehistoric remains known as Edin's Hall Broch. This walk follows the Whiteadder Water, passing the broch and offering an excellent view across the Tweed valley towards the Cheviot Hills. Length: 10 kilometers Total ascend: 200 meters Difficulty: easy to moderate Click here for the route description Views and reservoirs At Edinburgh's south-east city limit begin the Pentland Hills. This walk leads you along some of the drinkwater reservoirs that can be found in these hills and it offers magnificent views across the city and the Forth valley. Length: 12 kilometers Total ascend: 350 meters Difficulty: easy Click here for the route description Moorfoot Hills These hills lie on the border between Midlothian and the Borders. They are not very accessible for walkers, but if you are not afraid of boggy terrain this walk could be for you. It offers some stunning views. Length: 13 kilometers Total ascend: 280 meters Difficulty: moderate to difficult Click here for the route description Sesamoid is a freeware utility to help you set out routes on online maps or on the screen output of map or other programs. You can download it here.

Bugs in the Netscape 6 browser distort most pages of this site. If this annoys you, use Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator/Navigator or Opera instead. © All material on this site is owned by Berend Meijer. You are not allowed to copy any of the text, images, music, sounds, scripts or other contents unless you get his permission first. You are also not allowed to use any of the text, images, music, sounds, scripts or other contents outside the context of this site.