The Pentland Hills

(21.7.2013) Nine mile burn to Balerno via Scald law, Average distance,time 12km, 5 hours

Me and Miles got a lift from his old man to nine mile burn. Headed in a N direction up past Font Stone to Cap Law then ascended the steep slopes E to West Kip 551m, slight descent then reascent to East Kip 534m. Climbed the grassy slopes SE to South Black Hill then NE over to Scald Law 579, the highest in the Pentlands. From here we descended its steep slopes N down by a roman fort to the Howe and followed the path NW to Harelaw Castle and Balerno. The weather was in the mid twenties, hot and sunny. I felt okay too.