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4 The path continues alongside the fence overlooking the former Lothianburn Golf Course. Keep on this path until you reach a gate and a path where sheep and horses now graze the fairways and greens at the side of the plantation of conifers on the west side of the ski runs. Take this path steeply downhill and emerge at the ski centre upper car park. Head downhill, picking up a path that runs parallel to the road and return to the start.

WALK 2

In Stevenson’s footsteps

Start/Finish Swanston car park (NT240674) Distance 6km Total Ascent 315m Time 2hr Maps Ordnance Survey Landranger 66 or Ordnance Survey Explorer 344

A walk with many historical connections, particularly with Robert Louis Stevenson. The whitewashed cottages of Swanston, T Wood and the Reindeer Cave all add to the interest. (This route can be lengthened by joining Walk 30 at Capelaw Hill – add 8km, 60m of ascent and 2 hours 10 minutes.)

1 Leave the small car park below Swanston village by a path that winds through some trees and crosses a small burn by a metal bridge. Just as you emerge from the trees there is a signpost indicating Allermuir, Hillend and Lothianburn, so follow the direction finger for Allermuir. Walk uphill on a stony track, passing a small group of stone cottages to your left, overlooking a communal green. These date from the late 19th century and originally housed farmworkers.