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Horse Riding · Midlothian

Thornton Trail

A 14.0 km loop route near Upper Dalhousie, with 98 m of mapped climbing and an estimated time of 1.9 hours.

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Distance14.0 kmClimbing98 mEstimated time1.9 hrDifficultymoderate

Route overview

What the mapped record shows.

Thornton Trail is a complete horse riding route mapped from OpenStreetMap. It covers 14.0 km as a loop route.

Route shapeloop
ActivityHorse Riding
SurfaceAsphalt
Descent99 m

Mapped surface mix

Paved69% Compacted15% Natural12% Unknown4%

Before setting out

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Stay near the route

Named campsites near Thornton Trail.

UK campsite A–Z
Lothian Bridge Caravan ParkCamp Site · 2.2 km from the mapped route startMortonhall Caravan and Camping ParkCamp Site · 6.8 km from the mapped route startHilly Cow WigwamsCamp Site · 21.0 km from the mapped route startLauder - Camping and Caravanning Club SiteCaravan Site · 22.3 km from the mapped route startAberlady Caravan ParkCamp Site · 22.5 km from the mapped route startThe Steading Caravan ParkCaravan Site · 22.6 km from the mapped route start

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