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Pentland Way (Dunsyre to Cross Borders Drove Road)

Local route9.8 km · 6.1 miBest May–Oct

Next nearby hike: Pentland Way (Cross Borders Drove Road to Glencorse Reservoir) 4.3 mi · 6.9 kmExplore Scottish Borders →

Scottish Borders, United KingdomMidlothianPentland Way (Alternative) · MidlothianMidlothianEndStart5 kmN ↑

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Best time to hike

Best months: May–Oct · highs 10–17 °C (50–63 °F)

  1. J4°0°127
  2. F5°0°90
  3. M7°1°99
  4. A9°2°67
  5. M12°5°77
  6. J15°8°85
  7. J17°10°97
  8. A16°10°104
  9. S14°8°106
  10. O10°5°134
  11. N7°2°121
  12. D4°0°115

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 (Dunsyre to Cross Borders Drove Road) is a local hiking route in Scottish Borders, United Kingdom, about 9.8 km (6.1 mi) in length. It lies about 1.6 km northwest of West Linton. By long-term climate averages, the best months are May–Oct.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
9.8 km · 6.1 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearest town
1.6 km NW of West Linton (The Scottish Borders, Scotland) · GeoNames
Part of
Pentland Way (regional route)
Best months
May–Oct
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Scottish Borders
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
From / to
Dunsyre → Cross Borders Drove Road
Route centre
55.7405, -3.4217
Route start
55.7631, -3.3666
OpenStreetMap
relation 19763742
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.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

Pentland Way (Cross Borders Drove Road to Glencorse Reservoir)

4.3 mi · 6.9 km · Midlothian

Glencorse View Walk

8 mi · 13 km · Midlothian

Pentland Way E2 Link

9 mi · 14 km · Edinburgh

Pentland Way (Glencorse Reservoir to Swanston)

9 mi · 15 km · Edinburgh

Tantah's Trail

11 mi · 18 km · Scottish Borders

Pilots' Trail

11 mi · 18 km · Scottish Borders

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