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Pentland Way (Cross Borders Drove Road to Glencorse Reservoir)

In the Lammermuirs

Local route17 km · 11 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Glencorse View Walk 0.5 mi · 0.8 kmExplore Lammermuirs →

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 11–17 °C (52–63 °F)

  1. J5°0°101
  2. F5°0°72
  3. M7°1°81
  4. A9°3°60
  5. M12°5°69
  6. J15°8°80
  7. J17°10°86
  8. A16°10°88
  9. S14°8°92
  10. O11°6°113
  11. N7°3°98
  12. D5°0°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.

About this trail

Pentland Way (Cross Borders Drove Road to Glencorse Reservoir) is a local hiking route in Midlothian, United Kingdom, about 17 km (11 mi) in length. It is in the Lammermuirs. It lies about 3.7 km northwest of Penicuik.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
17 km · 11 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Mountain range
Lammermuirs (Southern Uplands › Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
Nearest town
3.7 km NW of Penicuik (Midlothian, Scotland) · GeoNames
Part of
Pentland Way (regional route), European long distance path E2 north (international route)
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Midlothian
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
From / to
Cross Borders Drove Road → Glencorse Reservoir
Route centre
55.8127, -3.3004
Route start
55.8622, -3.2492
OpenStreetMap
relation 19763741
Official info
ldwa.org.uk/ldp/members/show_path.php?path_name=
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.

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Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Glencorse View Walk

0.5 mi · 0.8 km · Midlothian

Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)

1.2 mi · 2.0 km · Edinburgh

Pentland Way E2 Link

1.6 mi · 2.5 km · Edinburgh

Midlothian Core Paths

3.4 mi · 5.5 km · Midlothian

Tantah's Trail

16 mi · 25 km · Scottish Borders

Pilots' Trail

16 mi · 26 km · Scottish Borders

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