Can you walk around harlaw reservoir?

This walk is suitable for all abilities on a 0.9 mile long path around one side of the reservoir and a tarmac vehicle track around the other 1 mile section. The wildlife garden adjacent to the centre is also wheelchair accessible.

Can you walk around Threipmuir reservoir?

Threipmuir Reservoir Circular is a 11.9 mile loop trail located near Juniper Green, Edinburgh, Scotland that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options. Love this trail as it’s beautiful. Some off trail with rocks, muddy when wet and some road to walk along.

How do you get to harlaw reservoir?

Go right and through a wooden gate to reach the Harlaw House Visitor Centre. Go past the centre and follow a sign pointing right – signed for Threipmuir Reservoir. A track leads over Harlaw Reservoir’s dam then over a wooden bridge.

Is harlaw reservoir open?

Opening Hours: 10.30am – 3.30pm, every day except Christmas and New Year.

How long does it take to walk up Scald Law?

The walk is around 2 miles and will take 1-2 hours.

Is balerno in West Lothian?

Traditionally in the county of Midlothian it now administratively falls within the jurisdiction of the City of Edinburgh Council….Balerno.

Is Threipmuir reservoir safe to swim in?

Research the reservoir to make sure access rights apply, and there are no byelaws prohibiting swimming. Access safely from a shallow area – do not enter by, or swim near, the reservoir structures, including the dam wall, towers or spillways.

Is there fish in bonaly reservoir?

Bonaly Reservoir: fishing is permitted, although we haven’t heard of any fish being caught there recently.

Can you swim in harlaw reservoir?

How do you walk up Scald Law?

For Scald Law, cross the fence and follow the path which has a few marker posts at first. The climb is fairly steady and uneventful, with the best view being back over Carnethy Hill, until the gradient eases onto the summit area of Scald Law.

How long does it take to climb the Pentland Hills?

Is balerno a good place to live?

It forms part of the area of City of Edinburgh Council, and in some ways can be thought of as the most south westerly of Edinburgh’s suburbs, albeit with a rural location that has made it a very attractive place to live.

Which is the best way to walk Harlaw Reservoir?

IN SUMMARY Follow a path next to some disabled parking bays into trees, following a sign for “Harlaw Woodland Walk”. (Don’t take a path on the left.)

How long is the walk from Harlaw to Bell’s Hill?

From the Harlaw car park take a wide path which runs between the fields, rather than walking toward the visitor centre. The path will eventually get narrower, more uneven and slightly uphill until you reach the saddle between Harbour Hill & Bell’s Hill (circa 2.3km).

Where was the beach at Harlaw Reservoir Edinburgh?

We were only just outside Edinburgh, on the edge of the wonderful Pentland Hills Regional Park and the beach was really a small patch of exposed mud at Harlaw Reservoir. With strict instructions not to enter the water, more stones flew through the air before the two of us continued.

Where is the track from Harlaw Reservoir to Balerno?

Cross the spillway by a metal bridge and turn right to reach a track. Go left along the track, below the grass dam of Threipmuir Reservoir – which you can’t see at this point. At the far end you can go left to cut the walk short by returning next to Harlaw Reservoir.