Midlothian Core Paths

Midlothian Core Paths: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Midlothian Core Paths

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Midlothian Core Paths — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 55.85843, -3.16062. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Midlothian Core Paths

• Roslin Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Hawthornden Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Oldwoodhouselee Castle · fort · Northumberland · ~3 km · Must-see
• Glencorse Reservoir · lake · Midlothian · ~7 km · Must-see
• Penicuik House · fort · Midlothian · ~9 km · Must-see
• Carnethy Hill · viewpoint · Midlothian · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dalkeith Palace · fort · Northumberland · ~9 km · Must-see
• Blackford Hill · viewpoint · City of Edinburgh · ~9 km · Must-see
• Craigmillar Castle · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~10 km · Must-see
• Reid Memorial Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~10 km · Must-see
• Colinton Parish Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~10 km · Must-see
• Easter Craiglockhart Hill · viewpoint · City of Edinburgh · ~10 km · Must-see
• The Robin Chapel · church · City of Edinburgh · ~10 km · Must-see
• Craiglockhart Castle · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mayfield Salisbury Parish Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~10 km · Must-see
• Priestfield Parish Church · church · City of Edinburgh · ~11 km · Must-see
• St Columba's Convent · church · City of Edinburgh · ~11 km · Must-see
• Merchiston Tower · fort · City of Edinburgh · ~11 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Midlothian Core Paths

Other treks near Midlothian Core Paths

• The Royal Mile · trek · City of Edinburgh · ~13 km · Must-see
• John Buchan Way · trek · Scottish Borders · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fife Coastal Path · trek · Fife · ~52 km · Must-see
• Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath · trek · Falkirk · ~55 km · Must-see
• Borders Abbeys Way · trek · Scottish Borders · ~61 km · Must-see
• Clyde Walkway · trek · South Lanarkshire · ~70 km · Must-see
• Romans and Reivers Route · trek · Dumfries and Galloway · ~77 km · Must-see
• Berwickshire Coastal Path · trek · Northumberland · ~89 km · Must-see
• Rob Roy Way · trek · Perth and Kinross · ~103 km · Must-see
• The Birnam Oak · trek · Perth and Kinross · ~103 km · Must-see

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