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Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Oct · highs 11–17 °C (52–63 °F)
- J5°1°102
- F5°1°72
- M7°2°81
- A10°3°60
- M13°6°69
- J15°8°79
- J17°11°86
- A17°10°88
- S14°8°91
- O11°6°113
- N7°3°98
- D5°1°94
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 18 km · 11 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Nearest town
- At Penicuik (Midlothian, Scotland) · GeoNames
- Best months
- May–Oct
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Midlothian
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- Local route
- Operator (OSM)
- Esk Valley Trust
- Route centre
- 55.8608, -3.1440
- Route start
- 55.8239, -3.2217
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 6883538
- Official info
- eskvalleytrust.org/the-esk-way
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
Nearest trails
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2.5 mi · 4.1 km · Midlothian
Pentland Way (Cross Borders Drove Road to Glencorse Reservoir)
3.2 mi · 5.1 km · Midlothian
Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)
3.8 mi · 6.0 km · Edinburgh
Pentland Way E2 Link
4.4 mi · 7.0 km · Edinburgh
Tantah's Trail
13 mi · 21 km · Scottish Borders
Pilots' Trail
13 mi · 21 km · Scottish Borders
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