Four Pentland Hills Reservoirs Walking Path

Four Pentland Hills Reservoirs Walking Path

Keep on the path and cross the dam of Torduff Reservoir. Turn left along the Walk road after crossing a bridge. At the end of the reservoir, turn right to road after Four Pentland Hills crossing a bridge. At the end of the reser- Reservoirs voir, turn right to go round Clubbie Dean Reservoir to a small white building. Distance: 10miles / 16km Key Points of Interest Glencorse Reservoir has long Ascent: 1235ft / 380m been a favourite of fishermen trying their luck to take a trout Time: 5hours for tea! The Edinburgh Water Company con- structed the Torduff Reservoir in 1848 and its associated structures Terrain – Rough ground • including the dam, filter beds, Rough tracks • • Steep filtering cistern and dam ground • Steep ascent / de- keeper's house to serve the city of Edinburgh. scent • Tarmac • Muddy • Open hill • Remote • Turn right along the track to reach Easter Kinleith Farm. Turn left along a tarred road signed Harlaw to a cross roads. OS Map: No 66 Edinburgh Turn left along and up to pass a wood on your left. At a T junction, turn left through Start point: Flotterstone Visitor a gate signed Glencorse. The path goes Centre, A702 south west of up to a stone stile and a gate. Edinburgh and past the front of the Flotterstone Inn. Introduction A moderate walk for experienced walkers, over a mixture of moorland and farmland. There are good views over Edinburgh and Fife on the descent from Bonaly Reservoir. Gr: NT 232 631 Route Details For Sat Nav users: Leave the car park from the Visitor Bonaly you pass a metal sign. Go Lat: N 55.85461 Centre and turn right along the road through the gate by a MOD sign and Long: W 03.22551 signed Glencorse. Pass Glen Cottage continue to a wood and another MOD on your left . sign at Bonaly Reservoir. Glencorse Reservoir Public transport: Yes Where the reservoir and the road Turn left through a gate and follow a bends, turn left through a gate signed track north through two gates and a Cross a stile and go down a path to Glen- Car Parking: Yes Colington/Bonaly/Balerno. After about wood to reach a gate at a car park. Do corse Reservoir. You see ahead on 200 metres at the path junction take not go through the gate but turn left reaching road and reservoir, turn left Refreshments: Yes the right hand path signed Colinton. By along a path signed Torduff. Turnhouse Hill along road to start point. Routes: MC Map © Crown copyright and database rights (2015) Ordnance Survey Photos: MC Licence Number 100023416) www.midlothian.gov.uk .

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