Get Walking in the Pentland Hills: 30 walks in Edinburgh's local PDF

By Susan Falconer

ISBN-10: 1852848677

ISBN-13: 9781852848675

This guidebook describes 30 round walks in Scotland's Pentland Hills, a number of low summits which extends among Edinburgh and Biggar in South Lanarkshire. starting from three to 27km (2-17 miles), there's something to fit all talents from the beginner to the skilled hill-walker, with each one path showcasing a distinct element of the area's specified personality.

Step-by-step direction description is observed by way of 1:50,000 OS mapping and a wealth of attention-grabbing details at the region's wealthy ordinary and cultural historical past: its geology, historical past, natural world and connections with literary greats resembling Robert Louis Stevenson and Sir Walter Scott. neighborhood position names are defined, neighborhood folklore explored and there's a priceless thesaurus of dialect phrases.

The Pentland Hills may be loved in all seasons. even though the top summit, Scald legislations, stands at 579m, wonderful vistas belie their modest elevation: it is a area of grass and heather-clad slopes which upward thrust above picturesque valleys hiding streams and reservoirs. strolling within the Pentland Hills is a perfect spouse to learning nice jogging on Scotland's such a lot obtainable hills.

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