{"id":598,"date":"2017-05-17T21:57:22","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T20:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fitnessworldexplorer.com\/?p=598"},"modified":"2022-04-29T14:20:35","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T13:20:35","slug":"hiking-in-scotland-peatland-hills-regional-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fitnessworldexplorer.com\/hiking-in-scotland-peatland-hills-regional-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking in Scotland Pentland Hills Regional Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fresh Countryside air, peace and quiet, spectacular views and if you choose, a serious day of hiking.<\/p>\n

Take a short thirty-minute trip south-west of Edinburgh and you will be rewarded with all of these and more, in the Pentland Hills Regional Park.<\/p>\n

For my day of hiking adventures I had set off on an early flight from Dublin.
\nIt had been a few weeks since I had done a lengthy hike and I was full of anticipation with the whole day to explore.
\nMy objective for the day was a relaxing day in the great outdoors combined with a challenging hike exploring somewhere new.<\/p>\n

The Pentlands covers over 10,000 hectares of countryside and within there are over 100km of paths and trails to explore.<\/p>\n

Perfect for hiking, trail running, mountain biking, horse riding, fishing, or just a leisurely stroll in the great outdoors.<\/p>\n

There are walks for all fitness levels winding through a variety of terrain, this means you can take a leisurely stroll on the flat in just a couple of hours, or spend the whole day exploring the peaks on the more testing trails.
\nThe trails take you in and out of incredible landscape, around reservoirs, through glens and to the top of breathtaking peaks.<\/p>\n

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Map of Pentland Hills<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n

My Hike<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Map in hand and with a loaded packed lunch of 2 chicken rolls,1 steak bake, 1 caramel custard donut, raspberry and almond bakes, 1apple, mixed nuts, super seeds, sliced beef, 1 protein shake,1 ginger beer, and 2 litres of water I set off from the Flotterstone entrance.<\/p>\n

For the first part of the hike you follow a wide paved path around the Glencorse reservoir.<\/p>\n

A super relaxing start to my hike, the sun was shining down with spring in the air, as I walked along the path I was surrounded by the hills on either side and the sound of the running streams and birds singing, feeling blissful in the great outdoors.<\/p>\n

The walk is very easy going around the reservoir, it\u2019s paved and has no steep parts, you can take a leisurely stroll or really stretch out the legs and get trekking.<\/p>\n

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I had initially planned to walk the reservoir route and go back in a loop, but once I had started it was much shorter than I had anticipated.<\/p>\n

The weather was super, I was down to T\u2019shirt and shorts and I felt amazing, so powered on by half of my highly nutritious Greggs packed lunch I picked up the pace and stretched out for the summits!<\/p>\n

The path continued on a gradual incline as I passed Longanlea reservoir and had a brief chat with one of the fisherman.
\nA quick tip here:- you can fish for trout from the bank or in small boats if you\u2019re interested, it\u2019s \u00a315 for four hours but the price goes up if your fishing skills are good enough and you want to keep the fish.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n