Hillend Hill – Caerketton Hill loop from Fairmilehead

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Hillend Hill – Caerketton Hill loop from Fairmilehead

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Hillend Hill – Caerketton Hill loop from Fairmilehead

01:40

4.35km

290m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Pentland Hills Regional Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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119 m

Hillend Hill

Highlight (Segment) • Summit

Great hill to run straight from the start. It climbs about 180 m to the top of Hillend Hill where you can carry on up onto the Pentland Ridge. Awesome descent as well.

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1.93 km

Caerketton Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sitting on the very edge of the Pentland Hills, with a great view over Edinburgh and Arthur's Seat to the east, it's a fantastic hike from the city.

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4.35 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.46 km

663 m

229 m

Surfaces

3.20 km

893 m

259 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

14°C

7°C

38 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

March 5, 2023,Sun 05th Mar 2023 - Joint Caerketton circular walk

As part of Cathie's training for the Yorkshire 3 peaks at the end of May we did a walk up Caerketton from Hillend, from the number of other people up there it is a fairly popular route.
Next time for a gentler descent including Allermuir seems like a good idea.
The weather was mainly cloudy and chilly but not windy …