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Penicuik And District

Green Cleugh Valley – Pentland Hills Access Road loop from Easter Howgate

Mountain biking trails

Penicuik And District

Green Cleugh Valley – Pentland Hills Access Road loop from Easter Howgate

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5.0

(15)

186

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Green Cleugh Valley – Pentland Hills Access Road loop from Easter Howgate

02:21

31.5km

400m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Pentland Hills Regional Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

1.46 km

Glencorse Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Great waterfall tucked away in the small glen below the reservoir. Well worth the detour!

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2

2.05 km

View of Glencorse Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

It can get quite technical in certain parts of the trail and perhaps more suitable for mountain bikers in certain segments. But if you are going slow on gravel bike, you should be fine (that's what I did).

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3

5.26 km

Loganlea Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Excellent coffee and cake at the fishery.

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5.51 km

Loganlea Reservoir

Lake

5

6.41 km

Green Cleugh Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

Green Cleugh is a valley in the Pentlands, a range of hills to the South-West of Edinburgh. They stretch for about 20 miles (32 kilometers) with twelve peaks, mostly over …

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6

13.2 km

Pentland Hills Access Road

Highlight • Cycleway

Starting at Harlaw Car Park this is an easy way to get up into the Pentlands

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7

15.4 km

View of the Pentland Hills Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Quite a technical path that is appropriate slow gravel ride or mountain biking. But what a view!

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8

15.5 km

Moor Access Path Climb, Pentland Hills

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A useful way to access the Pentlands from Currie. Ideal for linking up with the final climb to the scalextric descent.

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18.7 km

Threipmuir Reservoir

Lake

10

28.8 km

Glencorse Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

At the west end of the valley watch out of fording the streams as some have deep central channels

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B

31.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

9.13 km

7.35 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.1 km

9.53 km

6.38 km

1.64 km

704 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 17 May

14°C

6°C

68 %

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