{"id":3803,"date":"2026-08-04T22:33:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edinburghname.com\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh"},"modified":"2026-08-06T06:30:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T05:30:42","slug":"pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edinburghname.com\/en\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh","title":{"rendered":"Pentland Hills Regional Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"padrino-inject-root\">\n<div class=\"padrino-inject-inner\">\n<div data-padrino-shell=\"1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/top-parks\">\u2190 TOP parks in Edinburgh: 10 verified venues<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Park<\/strong> \u00b7 <span>Edinburgh<\/span> \u00b7 \u2b50 9.7\/10 \u00b7 2856 reviews  \u00b7 <em>updated: 2026-08-04 20:19:49<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong> <span>Flotterstone EH26 0PP, United Kingdom<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex is-nowrap wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"tel:+441315292401\">Call<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/?api=1&amp;destination=55.8548682,-3.2267443\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get directions<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a7cc26e5c173\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a7cc26e5c173\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghname.com\/en\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh\/#Pentland_Hills_Regional_Park_%E2%80%94_real_hill_country_on_the_citys_doorstep\" >Pentland Hills Regional Park \u2014 real hill country on the city&#8217;s doorstep<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghname.com\/en\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh\/#Highlights\" >Highlights<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghname.com\/en\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh\/#What_youll_find\" >What you&#8217;ll find<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghname.com\/en\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh\/#Things_to_do_%E2%80%94_and_who_its_for\" >Things to do \u2014 and who it&#8217;s for<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghname.com\/en\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh\/#Getting_there_practical\" >Getting there &amp; practical<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghname.com\/en\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh\/#When_to_visit\" >When to visit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghname.com\/en\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh\/#Good_to_know\" >Good to know<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghname.com\/en\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh\/#Visitor_tips\" >Visitor tips<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghname.com\/en\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh\/#Questions_answers\" >Questions &amp; answers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghname.com\/en\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh\/#Photos\" >Photos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/edinburghname.com\/en\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh\/#Visitor_reviews\" >Visitor reviews<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pentland_Hills_Regional_Park_%E2%80%94_real_hill_country_on_the_citys_doorstep\"><\/span>Pentland Hills Regional Park \u2014 real hill country on the city&#8217;s doorstep<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most capital cities have to send you a long way for mountains. Edinburgh sends you south for half an hour. The Pentland Hills roll away from the city&#8217;s southern suburbs in a chain about twenty miles (32 km) long, and the regional park protects some thirty-five square miles (91 km\u00b2) of that upland: grassy summits over 570 metres, deep glens holding a string of reservoirs, working sheep farms, drove roads older than the city&#8217;s New Town, and a battlefield. This is not municipal parkland with benches and flowerbeds. It is open hill, with weather, livestock, bog and navigation to think about \u2014 and a bus route to the foot of it. Robert Louis Stevenson spent his boyhood summers below these tops and called them the hills of home, and the phrase has stuck because the relationship is exactly that: a proper mountain landscape that Edinburgh treats as its back garden.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Highlights\"><\/span>Highlights<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scald Law<\/strong> \u2014 the highest summit in the range at 579 m (1,900 ft), the crown of the classic ridge traverse and a viewpoint that takes in the Firth of Forth, the Highland edge on a clear day and the whole southern spread of Edinburgh.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Pentland ridge<\/strong> \u2014 Turnhouse Hill, Carnethy Hill at 573 m, Scald Law, South Black Hill at 563 m and their neighbours strung along a single skyline, the standard hard day out for Edinburgh walkers and the setting for one of Scotland&#8217;s oldest hill races.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The reservoirs<\/strong> \u2014 Glencorse, Loganlea, Harlaw and Threipmuir, built to water the growing city and now the calm heart of the park, with easy waterside walking, fishing and birdlife where the hard hill walking stops.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rullion Green<\/strong> \u2014 the ground where the Covenanter rising was crushed on 28 November 1666, an event misleadingly remembered as the Pentland Rising, commemorated on the hillside above the eastern approaches.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Swanston<\/strong> \u2014 a hamlet of white-harled thatched cottages under Caerketton Hill where Robert Louis Stevenson&#8217;s family leased Swanston Cottage as a summer house between 1867 and 1880, and where he met the shepherd John Todd whom he immortalised in the essay &#8216;Pastoral&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Midlothian Snowsports Centre at Hillend<\/strong> \u2014 one of the longest dry ski slopes in Europe, in operation since the 1960s with a chairlift opened in October 1966, running all year on matting with two main slopes, nursery slopes and a fun slope added in 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_youll_find\"><\/span>What you&#8217;ll find<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The park is a working landscape rather than an ornamental one, and its character changes completely depending on which side you enter from. The northern flank above the city is steep, close and busy; the interior glens are quiet, wet and empty; the western end around the reservoirs is gentle and family-friendly; the south-western hills are genuinely remote by lowland Scottish standards.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A long chain of grassy, steep-sided summits, with Allermuir at 493 m and Caerketton at 478 m rising directly above the suburbs and East Cairn Hill at 567 m and West Cairn Hill at 562 m far out to the west.<\/li>\n<li>Reservoir valleys with good tracks, benches and accessible circuits \u2014 the loop around Harlaw is largely wheelchair-accessible, which is rare in hill country.<\/li>\n<li>Two information points run by the Pentland Hills Regional Park Service: Flotterstone on the eastern side, the busiest gateway to the main ridge, and Harlaw House on the western side, currently closed to the public while it is prepared as a base for the ranger service, though its outdoor facilities, wildlife garden and pond remain in use.<\/li>\n<li>Working hill farms with sheep on the open ground all year, and lambing from spring, which shapes the rules on dogs more than anything else in the park.<\/li>\n<li>Historic routes across the hills \u2014 old drove roads used to move cattle to market, and rights of way that predate almost everything in modern Edinburgh.<\/li>\n<li>Curlew, skylark, buzzard and red grouse on the moorland, herons and wildfowl on the reservoirs, and mountain hares on the higher ground.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Things_to_do_%E2%80%94_and_who_its_for\"><\/span>Things to do \u2014 and who it&#8217;s for<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Serious hill walkers<\/strong> \u2014 the full ridge traverse over Turnhouse, Carnethy, Scald Law and beyond is a demanding day with over a thousand metres of cumulative ascent, and it starts from a bus stop.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Families and casual walkers<\/strong> \u2014 the reservoir circuits at the western end are flat, well surfaced and short enough for small children, with water, ducks and picnic spots throughout.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Runners<\/strong> \u2014 the hills are the training ground for Edinburgh&#8217;s fell running community, and one of the country&#8217;s best-known hill races climbs the Carnethy ridge every February.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mountain bikers and horse riders<\/strong> \u2014 an extensive network of tracks and rights of way crosses the range, with responsible access enshrined in Scottish law rather than granted as a favour.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Skiers and snowboarders<\/strong> \u2014 the dry slope at Hillend runs all year regardless of snow, and it is where a large share of Scottish skiers first learned to turn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Literary and history visitors<\/strong> \u2014 Stevenson&#8217;s Swanston, the Covenanter battlefield and the artist Ian Hamilton Finlay&#8217;s garden Little Sparta in the southern hills, which opens on limited days in the warmer months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Getting_there_practical\"><\/span>Getting there &amp; practical<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The park begins where Edinburgh&#8217;s southern suburbs stop and runs south-west into Midlothian and West Lothian. There are no railway stations anywhere in the park, and no bus services at all along its north-western side, so access is concentrated at a handful of eastern and northern gateways. For Flotterstone and the main ridge, take Houstons service 101 or 102. For Hillend and the snowsports centre, use 101 or 102 or Lothian services 4 or 15. For Swanston, take Lothian 16 or 27 to Hunters Tryst and walk up. For Bonaly, take Lothian 10 to the Bonaly terminus; the same service reaches the Torphin terminus. For Harlaw and the western reservoirs, take Lothian 44 to the Balerno terminus, from where it is a walk of a couple of miles. Entry to the park is free and unrestricted at all hours under Scotland&#8217;s statutory right of responsible access. Car parks serve the main access points but fill fast at weekends and in good weather, and the park service actively encourages arriving by bus; the Dreghorn car park is closed to vehicles. Allow two hours for a reservoir circuit, five to seven hours for the full ridge, and carry proper footwear, waterproofs, food, water and a map in any season.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_to_visit\"><\/span>When to visit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Spring is glorious and demanding in equal measure: the hills green up, curlews return to the moor, and lambs appear across the open ground, which means dogs must be under the tightest control of the year. Summer gives the longest walking days in Britain outside the far north \u2014 light until nearly eleven at midsummer \u2014 and the reservoir paths fill with families, while the ridge stays surprisingly quiet on weekdays. August is worth knowing about: when the Festival and the Fringe make central Edinburgh almost impassable, the Pentlands are twenty-five minutes away and nearly empty, and a great many locals use them exactly that way. Autumn brings the finest walking conditions of the year \u2014 firm ground, clear air, russet moorland and superb visibility across the Firth of Forth. Winter transforms the range into a genuine mountain environment: snow lies on the tops for weeks at a time, daylight is gone by four, cloud sits on the ridge, and the summits demand navigation skills, warm layers and a realistic turn-back plan. The dry slope at Hillend, by contrast, works in every month of the year.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Good_to_know\"><\/span>Good to know<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Pentlands were protected relatively late. A regional park was proposed for the range in 1984 and confirmed in 1986 following a public inquiry, creating one of only a small handful of regional parks in Scotland; the ranger service that looks after it is older still, having been established by Lothian Regional Council in 1976 to work at Hillend and Bonaly and on the reservoirs, with duties that then included fisheries management and two fish farms. The park is run jointly by the neighbouring local authorities through the Pentland Hills Regional Park Service, and its management has been recognised with Green Flag status. The history in the ground is much older than the designation. Drove roads and rights of way cross the range because cattle and people had to get from the south to the Edinburgh markets, and the hills carry the memory of the Covenanting wars: on 28 November 1666 a poorly armed force of Covenanters marching on the capital was defeated at Rullion Green on the eastern slopes, and the episode entered history under the misleading name of the Pentland Rising. The reservoirs are Victorian and later engineering, dammed in the glens to slake a rapidly growing city, and they now shape the walking geography as much as the summits do. The literary layer is Stevenson&#8217;s: from 1867 to 1880 his family leased Swanston Cottage, a house of 1762 enlarged with a second storey and bow windows, as a summer retreat under Caerketton, and he wrote about the hamlet in Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes and about the shepherd John Todd, the Roarin&#8217; Shepherd whose shout was said to carry from the Caerketton tops, in his 1887 collection Memories and Portraits. In the southern hills the poet and artist Ian Hamilton Finlay made Little Sparta, a garden of inscriptions and sculpture now regarded as one of the most significant artworks in Scotland. Above all, the hills are farmed: sheep graze the open ground year-round, which is why the access rules here are about dogs and gates rather than opening times.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visitor_tips\"><\/span>Visitor tips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep dogs on a lead wherever there are sheep, and especially through the spring lambing period \u2014 the Scottish Outdoor Access Code gives you the right to be there, and the responsibility that comes with it. Farmers are entitled to protect their flocks.<\/li>\n<li>The weather on the ridge bears no resemblance to the weather in the city. Take waterproofs and a warm layer even on a fine summer morning; cloud can drop onto the tops in minutes and the wind on Scald Law is a different animal from the wind in the suburbs.<\/li>\n<li>Arrive by bus if you can, especially at weekends. The car parks at Flotterstone and the reservoirs fill early on any decent day, the surrounding lanes are narrow, and the park service specifically asks visitors to leave the car behind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_answers\"><\/span>Questions &amp; answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Is there any entry fee?<\/strong> No. The Pentland Hills Regional Park is free and open at all times, and access rights are guaranteed by Scottish law rather than by opening hours. Charges apply only to specific commercial facilities such as the snowsports centre and to some car parks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the highest hill and how hard is it?<\/strong> Scald Law at 579 m (1,900 ft) is the highest point in the range. From the eastern gateway it is a solid half-day: steep grassy climbs, no technical difficulty, but real ascent and a fully exposed ridge. The classic traverse over Turnhouse, Carnethy and Scald Law takes most walkers five to seven hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I get there without a car?<\/strong> Yes, though not everywhere. Houstons 101 and 102 serve Flotterstone and Hillend; Lothian 4 and 15 also reach Hillend; Lothian 10 runs to the Bonaly and Torphin termini; Lothian 44 reaches Balerno for the western reservoirs; and Lothian 16 or 27 to Hunters Tryst puts you within walking distance of Swanston. There are no trains, and no buses on the north-western side of the range.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are dogs allowed?<\/strong> Yes, but this is working sheep country and the responsibility is real. Dogs must be kept on a lead or under close control around livestock at all times, and especially during lambing in spring; a dog that worries sheep can legally be shot by the farmer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is there a visitor centre?<\/strong> There are two information points. Flotterstone on the eastern side is the main gateway to the ridge. Harlaw House on the western side is currently closed to the public while it is prepared as a base for the ranger service, although its car park, outdoor toilets, wildlife garden and pond remain available and the accessible circuit of Harlaw Reservoir is unaffected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you ski there?<\/strong> Yes, all year round \u2014 but on matting, not snow. The Midlothian Snowsports Centre at Hillend has been operating since the 1960s, with a chairlift opened in October 1966, and offers two main slopes, nursery slopes, a jump slope and a 130 m fun slope added in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is it suitable for young children or wheelchairs?<\/strong> Parts of it, yes. The circuit at Harlaw Reservoir is largely wheelchair-accessible and the reservoir tracks in general are flat and well surfaced. The ridge itself is not: it is steep, rough, unsurfaced and fully exposed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What should I take?<\/strong> Boots or sturdy shoes, waterproofs, a warm layer, food and water, and a map or a downloaded offline route. Phone signal is unreliable in the glens, there are no shops on the hill, and the difference between a good day and a miserable one here is almost entirely a matter of what is in your rucksack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"entity-gallery\" class=\"padrino-entity-gallery\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photos\"><\/span>Photos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.edinburghname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/08\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pentland Hills Regional Park\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.edinburghname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/08\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh-2.jpg\" alt=\"Pentland Hills Regional Park\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.edinburghname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/08\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh-3.jpg\" alt=\"Pentland Hills Regional Park\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.edinburghname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/08\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh-4.jpg\" alt=\"Pentland Hills Regional Park\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.edinburghname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/08\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh-5.jpg\" alt=\"Pentland Hills Regional Park\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.edinburghname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/08\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh-6.jpg\" alt=\"Pentland Hills Regional Park\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<details>\n<summary>Show 1 more photos<\/summary>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.edinburghname.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2026\/08\/pentland-hills-regional-park-edinburgh-7.jpg\" alt=\"Pentland Hills Regional Park\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/details>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments-area wp-block-group\">\n<h2 class=\"comments-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Visitor_reviews\"><\/span>Visitor reviews<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol class=\"comment-list\">\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-0\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-0\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>\u0412\u0456\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0456\u043d\u0430 \u0406\u0433\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n18 April 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>A wonderful large park for walking or cycling with different trails by difficulty and length. It has everything: a river, and a waterfall, and a lake, and a forest, and hills.<br \/>\nAt the entrance there&#039;s a large paid car par\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-1\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-1\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Mar<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n24 March 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>This is the most beautiful mountain range I&#039;ve seen this time in Edinburgh. If you want to see typical life, you absolutely have to go to the highlands; you can find them an hour&#039;s drive away, and it&#039;s free. I was enchan\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-2\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-2\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Anna Gf<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n1 March 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>BEAUTIFUL.<\/p>\n<p>If you go to Pentland Hills Regional Park and just watch the cows by the entrance, believe me: you&#039;ll miss the best part. Yes, it&#039;s a nice plan, but the real magic begins when you go a little further away fro\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-3\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-3\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Davis Ng<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n20 February 2026<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>We had a wonderful day at Pentland Hills Regional Park! The trails were easy and accessible even for children, and the views were incredibly beautiful. It&#039;s the perfect place for a quiet family walk and for enjoying natu\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"comment-padrino-4\" class=\"comment odd alt thread-odd thread-alt depth-1\">\n<article id=\"div-comment-padrino-4\" class=\"comment-body\">\n<footer class=\"comment-meta\">\n<div class=\"comment-author vcard\">\n<b class=\"fn\"><span>Lourdes Mar\u00eda Vera del Barco<\/span><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment-metadata\">\n31 December 2025<br \/>\n \u00b7 <span>\u2605 10.0\/10<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"comment-content\">\n<p>Very pleasant. A popular place both for children and for walking dogs.<br \/>\nAccessible. A small car park (which could be improved), but a very pleasant walk. There&#039;s a valuable and interesting historic architectural structure\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><small>Reviews last updated: 2026-08-04 20:19:49<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p><small>Data is refreshed monthly. Sources: edinburghname.com and editorial picks based on reviews.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2190 TOP parks in Edinburgh: 10 verified venues Park \u00b7 Edinburgh \u00b7 \u2b50 9.7\/10 \u00b7 2856 reviews \u00b7 updated: 2026-08-04 20:19:49 Address: Flotterstone EH26 0PP, United Kingdom Call Get directions Pentland Hills Regional Park \u2014 real hill country on the city&#8217;s doorstep Most capital cities have to send you a long way for mountains. 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