Walking in the Pentland Hills

Susan Falconer began walking in the Pentlands in her early teens. After graduating with a degree in geography from St Andrews University she began a management career in the Health Service in London. Despite being far from her native country she returned regularly to walk and cycle in Scotland. She trained as a teacher and became Senior Tutor in ecology and geography for the Field Studies Council in Epping Forest. Susan returned to Scotland to take up the post of Countryside Education Officer for the Scottish Agricultural College before becoming a Countryside Ranger with the Pentland Hills Ranger Service in 1995.

Introduction

Approaches and Accommodation

Choosing a Walk

Access Rights and Responsibilities

Weather

Equipment

Following a Route

Geology and Landscape

Cultural Heritage

Place Names and Dialect Words

Old Maps

Previous Pentlands Guidebooks

Literary Connections with the Pentland Hills

Protecting and Enjoying the Hills

Wildlife



THE WALKS

Walk 1 A Capital View

Walk 2 In Stevenson's Footsteps

Walk 3 Hill, Moor and Wood

Walk 4 Three Reservoirs

Walk 5 A Phantom Walk

Walk 6 Harlaw Reservoir Circuit

Walk 7 Black Hill, Green Cleuch and Red Moss

Walk 8 Carnethy and Turnhouse

Walk 9 Three Peaks

Walk 10 Pentland Classic

Walk 11 Thieves' Road

Walk 12 West Linton and Siller Holes

Walk 13 Roman Road

Walk 14 Covenanters and Cairns

Walk 15 Walking with Wolves

Walk 16 Poets and Witches

Walk 17 North Esk Valley

Walk 18 The Monks' Road

Walk 19 The Four Tops

Walk 20 The Carnethy 5

Walk 21 Carnethy Canter

Walk 22 History in the Hills

Walk 23 Flotterstone and Fala Knowe

Walk 24 Two Cleuchs

Walk 25 Pentland Tops

Walk 26 Historical Hike

Walk 27 Exploring Caerketton

Walk 28 Find Your Way

Walk 29 Reservoir Round

Walk 30 Robin's Round



Appendix 1: Route Summary Table

Appendix 2: Bibliography

Appendix 3: Glossary