Scotland route guide
Walking, hiking and cycling routes in Midlothian
Compare 7 complete mapped routes in Midlothian, with distance, climbing, expected duration and surface context before opening the interactive map.
4 horse riding routes2 hiking routes1 cycling routes
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Routes by difficulty in Midlothian.
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All mapped routes
7 routes around Midlothian.
Each page links to its underlying OpenStreetMap record. Access, condition and rights of way still need checking locally.
Horse Ridingmoderate
Esk Valley Trail
Near Rosewell, Midlothian
- Distance
- 12.3 km
- Climb
- 160 m
- Time
- 1.7 hr
Hikingeasy
Gore Way
Near Gorebridge, Midlothian
- Distance
- 6.0 km
- Climb
- 64 m
- Time
- 1.5 hr
Hikingmoderate
Gorebridge Circular Walk
Near Gorebridge, Midlothian
- Distance
- 12.1 km
- Climb
- 188 m
- Time
- 3.2 hr
Horse Ridingmoderate
Mount Lothian Trail
Near Gladhouse, Midlothian
- Distance
- 18.5 km
- Climb
- 128 m
- Time
- 2.5 hr
Cyclinghard
NCN National Route 196
Near Penicuik, Midlothian
- Distance
- 41.5 km
- Climb
- 186 m
- Time
- 2.5 hr
Horse Ridingmoderate
Thornton Trail
Near Upper Dalhousie, Midlothian
- Distance
- 14.0 km
- Climb
- 98 m
- Time
- 1.9 hr
Horse Ridingmoderate
Vogrie Trail
Near Mayfield, Midlothian
- Distance
- 21.0 km
- Climb
- 277 m
- Time
- 2.9 hr