Penicuik Circular Walking Path

Walk or Cycle

Penicuik Circular Start

Distance: 6½ miles / 10.5 km Penicuik House

Key Points Ascent: 600 ft / 180 m of Interest

Time: 3 hours Entirely country paths and Mature woodland

Penicuik House, burnt Terrain – Off road • Tar and down in 1899. earth paths • Muddy in places The remaining structure after rain • has been stabilised.

“Roman Bridge” also recently Map: No 66 Edinburgh renovated Woodland path

Start point:

Gr: NT 237 610 Introduction Lowries Den circuit, beside the burn, Now walk down the estate tar road to tween houses and down to the past fields and into woodland. Further a large stone bridge, turn right and Peebles Rd. Turn right then in 100m A circular walk around Penicuik with only a few hundred metres on up, before the path bends left, note the walk up to Penicuik house. Sadly this cross the road left signed (blue) cycle pavements. The rest is in the coun- deep-sided stone "bridge" with silver burned down in 1899 but recently the route 196, Bonnyrigg etc). Walk down- For Sat Nav users: tryside, beside burns, mixed wood- hand rails on your right. This is the stonework been partly restored and hill for 150m then turn right over a land and the more open ground of Talla aqueduct, delivering drinking stabilised. wooden bridge to Valleyfield pond. Lat: N 55.83621 Penicuik Estate. water to Edinburgh. Long: W 03.21839 The path now continues around the Continue past the pond back to the Now at the top of the hill, enjoy the right side of the building, under a small river. Follow the tar path for 1¼ miles Route Details Public transport: Yes woodland path. Shortly after crossing bridge and down to the valley through downstream. Turn left signed (blue) Starting from Tesco on Edinburgh a minor road turn left, now with views a kissing gate. After the gate, take the Beeslack High School. In 200m bear Rd, Penicuik, cross the main road at to the Pentlands. Cross a farm road track left down past Low Pond then left off the tar path. Now follow the Car Parking: Yes traffic lights and turn left. In 200 me- then downhill to a small wooden along the left bank of the river passing burn upstream avoiding side paths. At tres turn right signed Cuiken Glen Cir- bridge. Cross the burn into the woods the recently renovated “Roman the top of the hill continue behind the Refreshments: Yes cuit. In 100m cross the burn and con- of Lowries Den. Continue downhill, Bridge”. Follow the river for 1 mile to a houses till reaching Eastfield Farm Rd. tinue upstream. In ½ mile cross Rul- cross a major road then slightly left to rusty white gate before a house. Go Cross, turn right for 100m then left to Route: Derek Storey / Ian Brown lion Rd. Continue uphill past sign for the car park for Penicuik estate. through the kissing gate, passing be- reach your starting point. Photos: Ian Brown