The early May bank holiday was finally a confluence of good weather, me being well and a day not at work. So it was time to head out and get some walking done. Plan was to do the round of Scald’s Law in the Pentlands.
Hit the road early to a smattering of rain but by the time I’d parked up at Flotterstone, the rain was off and the sun was out. It was fairly windy but nice walking weather. I pulled on the boots and the rucksack and headed out on the path.
Part of the reason for the walk was to check out my gear was still ok and a first outing for the Oregon 600 sat nav that I bought.
First off was the climb up Turnhouse hill. At this point I realised that all the hill walking muscles in my legs had gone and this was going to be a challenge. Still I got to the top without too much pain. It was blowing a gale at the top and my map case was flapping in the breeze and trying to strangle me.
Stopped to take photos then it was on to Carnethy Hill. The sun was dipping in and out behind the clouds but the weather was still fine.
The cairn on Carnethy hill is massive and well spread out. I clambered around for a bit more taking photos then it was down for a while to the start of the climb up Scald Law. The path is well defined and zig-zags up the hill making the ascent easier on the legs.
My camera has a sweep panorama function but using this at the top of Scald Law was impossible with the wind buffeting me. Still the views over the Pentlands and towards Penicuik, which was glinting in the sunlight, were impressive.
Down Scald Law to the crossroads in the path then on further down till I reached Threipmuir Reservoir. Stopped there to have a bite to eat and a drink then followed the path back round to Flotterstone. It was getting on for midday now and the car park was full so I was glad of coming early.
All in all a good day. The sat nav performed well but was low on batteries after 4 hours of walking. I need to have a look at the instructions to see if there is any way of turning off the screen when not using it to preserve the life.
Now planning and looking forward to the next walk.
Some photos from the walk :-
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