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Afueras de Edimburgo; las Pentlands, colinas y embalses / Edinburg outskirts; Treak in the Pentlands, reservois and hills

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Distance
15.98 mi
Elevation gain
3,481 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
3,402 ft
Max elevation
2,094 ft
TrailRank 
54
Min elevation
2,094 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
5 hours 50 minutes
Time
8 hours 49 minutes
Coordinates
4474
Uploaded
May 31, 2018
Recorded
May 2018
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near Colinton, Scotland (United Kingdom)

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Afueras de Edimburgo; las Pentlands; colinas y embalses / Edinburg outskirts; Treak in the Pentland Hills Regional Park, reservois and hills

Esta parte es en inglés, pero si bajas más esta también en castellano ;)

We started the treak from Colinton, near its sports fields. From there we went down to the river path, a beautiful walk, along well-maintained roads, which took us to the town of Colinton itself.

From Colinton we went south through residential neighborhoods and small roads with little traffic until passing under the highway, to reach the Pentland Hills regional park.

After crossing some fences through doors and others by steps, we enter the park through small paths between clearings and forested areas crossed by small streams. After a while on this beautiful path, we connect with a much wider compacted dirt track, which could even be cyclable. By this we got up a long way to the hills area, with sheeps in pastures and scrubs. And thanks to the height we gained we had the first views of the city behind us, in the fog.

Following this track we reach an artificial reservoir in the upper area, the Bonaly reservoir, which seems to be quite old, since it is not made of concrete. And we continue along the track to go down to the other side of the hill, where the largest reservoir in the area awaits us, Glencorse, which even has a small island. The views during the descent were spectacular, with the reservoir and the highest peaks in the background.

Once we reached the reservoir, we left to an asphalted road, which we followed along the reservoir and we continued going up to the next reservoir, the Loganlea reservoir. In this there are some piers and a small picnic area, where we stopped to eat something. At the bottom of the reservoir we left the asphalt road to climb the hills.

The climb takes us to the highest peak of the Pentlands, the Scald Law with an altitude of 579 meters. And from there we see the wide path that will take us through the other two peaks that we will climb, Carnety Hill (573 m.) and Turnhouse Hill (506 m.) The road is very clear and easy, although it has quite steep slopes. From the last hill we go down to the east, and down we take the path that goes up the Glencorse stream, supposedly to a waterfall, although the access to the waterfall is forbidden, so we did not get to see it ...

From there we walk again close to the Glencorse reservoir to take the road back through the hills, first by small paths until a crossroads, where we turn to a wide track that will be the one that will finally get us down to where we accessed the park, to where we arrived after crossing a very clear field. After this we return to Colinton by the same way we came, following the Bonaly stream under the highway.

A beautiful route to get to know the landscapes of Scotland without going far from Edinburgh, although a bit long, but it is definitely worth getting close to know this area.


Y aquí ya en Castellano:

Empezamos la ruta desde Colinton, cerca de sus campos deportivos. De ahí bajamos a la senda del río, un paseo precioso, por caminos bien cuidados, que nos llevo hasta el propio pueblo de Colinton.

De Colinton salimos hacia el sur por barrios residenciales y pequeñas carreteras sin apenas trafico hasta pasar bajo la autopista, para llegar al parque regional de las Pentlands.

Tras atravesar algunas vallas por puertas y otros pasos, nos internamos en el parque por pequeños caminos entre claros y zonas boscosas atravesadas por pequeños arroyos.

Después de un rato por este bonito camino, enlazamos con una pista de tierra compactada mucho mucho más ancha, que hasta podría ser ciclable. Por esta ascendemos un largo trecho hasta salir a la zona puramente de colinas con ovejas entre pastos y matorral. Y gracias a la altura que ganamos tuvimos las primeras vistas de la ciudad tras nosotros, entre la niebla.

Siguiendo por esta pista llegamos a un embalses artificial en la zona alta, el embalse de Bonaly, que parece ser bastante antiguo, ya que no está hecho de hormigón, como en la actualidad. Y continuamos por la pista para bajar hacia el otro lado de la colina, donde nos espera el embalse más grande de la zona, el de Glencorse, que hasta tiene una pequeña islita. las vistas durante la bajada espectaculares con el embalse y las cimas más altas de fondo.

Al llegar al embalse salimos ya a una pista asfaltada, que seguimos a lo largo del embalse y seguimos remontando hasta el siguiente embalse, el de Loganlea. En este hay unos embarcaderos y una pequeña zona de picnic, donde aprovechamos para comer algo. Al fondo del embalse ya nos salimos del asfalto al camino para subir a las colinas.

La subida nos lleva al pico más alto de las Pentlands, el Scald Law con 579 metros. Y desde ahí vemos el ancho camino que nos llevara por los otros dos picos que vamos a subir, Carnety Hill (573 m.) y Turnhouse Hill (506 m.) el camino es muy claro y fácil, aunque se hace bastante desnivel. Desde la ultima colina bajamos hacia el este, y abajo tomamos en camino que remonta el arroyo Glencorse, supuestamente hasta una cascada, aunque el acceso a la cascada esta prohibido por lo que no la llegamos a ver...

De ahí volvemos a caminar al lado del embalse de Glencorse ya para coger camino de vuelta entre las colinas, primero por caminos hasta que en un cruce de camino nos desviamos a una pista ancha que sera la que nos baje finalmente casi hasta el punto por el que accedimos al parque, al que llegamos tras atravesar un campo muy despejado. Tras esto volvemos a Colinton por el mismo camino por el que vinimos, siguiendo el arroyo Bonaly bajo la autopista.

Una ruta preciosa para conocer los paisajes de Escocia sin irse muy lejos de Edimburgo, aunque un poco larga, pero sin duda merece la pena acercarse a conocer esta zona.

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Waypoints

PictographBridge Altitude 421 ft
Photo ofbridge and dam

bridge and dam

bridge and dam

PictographBridge Altitude 853 ft
Photo ofLittle bridge over the creek

Little bridge over the creek

Little bridge over the creek

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,146 ft
Photo ofPath and the city in the mist

Path and the city in the mist

Path and the city in the mist

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,124 ft
Photo ofLandscape and lake from the pathway

Landscape and lake from the pathway

Landscape and lake from the pathway

PictographLake Altitude 912 ft
Photo ofGlencorse reservoir

Glencorse reservoir

Glencorse reservoir

PictographLake Altitude 909 ft
Photo ofGlencorse reservoir

Glencorse reservoir

Glencorse reservoir

PictographLake Altitude 935 ft
Photo ofLittle pond by the path side

Little pond by the path side

Little pond by the path side

PictographRiver Altitude 954 ft
Photo ofFence for sheeps inside the river

Fence for sheeps inside the river

Fence for sheeps inside the river

PictographPicnic Altitude 1,039 ft
Photo ofDock in Loganlea Reservoir

Dock in Loganlea Reservoir

Dock in Loganlea Reservoir

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,467 ft
Photo ofViews in our way up

Views in our way up

Views in our way up

PictographSummit Altitude 2,082 ft
Photo ofSkald Law Top

Skald Law Top

Skald Law Top

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,760 ft
Photo ofViews getting to the second peak, Carnethy hill

Views getting to the second peak, Carnethy hill

Views getting to the second peak, Carnethy hill

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,776 ft
Photo ofPath to the second peak, Carnethy hill

Path to the second peak, Carnethy hill

Path to the second peak, Carnethy hill

PictographSummit Altitude 2,088 ft
Photo ofCarnethy hill Top

Carnethy hill Top

Carnethy hill Top

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,806 ft
Photo ofTurnhouse hill

Turnhouse hill

Turnhouse hill

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,409 ft
Photo ofViews of the lake on our way down

Views of the lake on our way down

Views of the lake on our way down

PictographPanorama Altitude 1,120 ft
Photo ofView of the lake and the peaks

View of the lake and the peaks

View of the lake and the peaks

PictographPhoto Altitude 1,310 ft
Photo ofDownhill track back to Bonaly

Downhill track back to Bonaly

Downhill track back to Bonaly

PictographDoor Altitude 714 ft
Photo ofFences and gates in our way

Fences and gates in our way

One of the last fences we have to pass to get back to Edinburgh

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