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United Kingdom
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Lothian
Edinburgh
Balerno

Pentland Hills Access Road – Green Cleugh Valley loop from Balerno

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Mountain biking trails
United Kingdom
Scotland
Lothian
Edinburgh
Balerno

Pentland Hills Access Road – Green Cleugh Valley loop from Balerno

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4.9

(19)

180

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Pentland Hills Access Road – Green Cleugh Valley loop from Balerno

01:18

17.3km

270m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

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Pentland Hills Regional Park

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2.55 km

Pentland Hills Access Road

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

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3.51 km

Moor Access Path Climb, Pentland Hills

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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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4.72 km

View of the Pentland Hills Valley

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

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4.79 km

Maidens Cleugh Climb

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Nice sustained rocky climb which can get muddy in winter

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6.97 km

View of Glencorse Reservoir

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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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7.98 km

Glencorse Reservoir

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

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10.2 km

Loganlea Reservoir

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Excellent coffee and cake at the fishery.

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11.3 km

Green Cleugh Valley

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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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17.3 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.39 km

4.20 km

3.72 km

2.90 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.90 km

3.74 km

2.90 km

1.43 km

938 m

364 m

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Highest point (340 m)

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