📌 Moorfoot Hills, Scottish Borders
★★★
A number of small summits jostle for space in the immediate vicinity of Innerleithen. Perfect for mountain biking – for which the village is well known – but it’s a great destination for walking too. To the northwest is Lee Pen: a shapely peak by Borders standards, just breaching the 500-metre contour line. With a direct path to the top, set off mid-morning and you should be safely back at Innerleithen in time for lunch.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish on St Ronan’s Terrace, Innerleithen village centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NT 329367
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.619277,-3.067322
🚌 Bus to Innerleithen
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 5 km / 3 mi | ▲ 340 m | ⌛ 2-2.5 hr
Features: 🏠 Innerleithen ★ & village sights; △ Lee Pen (502 m)
⬤ Moderate | Residential streets to start, then tarmac track (with path alternative) onto ridge. Fairly clear, grassy paths through fields beyond with steep final ascent to summit.
Download file for GPS➡️ Out-and-back walk: start – Innerleithen & village sights – Chapman’s Well – Kirklands Hill – Lee Pen – return by outward route
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: A bat fluttering around in broad daylight near Chapman’s Well; sheep, blackbirds and various other birds.
Weather: Sunny, though rather hazy. Only about 10°C but feeling warmer where sheltered from the wind.
April 2017
