📌 Pentland Hills, Midlothian
★★★
Cap Law and Green Law are sometimes visited as stepping stones en route to the higher summits at the heart of the Pentland Hills, but feature less frequently as objectives in their own right. This pleasant horseshoe route around the Monks Burn keeps to these lower, grassy tops – often quiet – with a grand Midlothian panorama to be enjoyed on the ascent and descent. Green Law offers some of the very best views of the whole hill range by virtue of being set apart from the main Pentlands ridge, while Spittal Hill is a fine vantage point for North Esk Reservoir to the west. First class views without the crowds – sounds ideal? We think so too!
📷 Chronological photo guide
Approach to Spittal Farm 
Track beyond Spittal Farm 
View back across Midlothian 
North Esk Reservoir 
Spittal Hill 
Looking back 
Green Law ahead (left) 
Monks Burn 
The main Pentlands ridge from Green Law 
The ridge from Cap Law 
Scroggy Hill 
Peat cutting 
Path junction near Nine Mile Burn 
The end of the route follows field edges
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at Nine Mile Burn, Roman Road, just off A702 1 mi northeast of Carlops
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NT 177577
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.805655,-3.314029
🚌 Bus stops on A702
🚗 Car park (gets full)
📝 Key info
▶ 8 km / 5 mi | ▲ 320 m | ⌛ 3 hr
Features: △ Spittal Hill (526 m); △ Green Law (525 m); △ Cap Law (497 m)
⬤ Moderate | Track for approach then faint and intermittent grassy paths and tracks to Cap Law. Clearer paths and tracks for return.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – Spittal Farm – col between Patie’s Hill & Spittal Hill – Spittal Hill – Green Law – Cap Law – Monks Rig – Scroggy Hill – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Sheep, birds of prey, flying geese.
Weather: Sunny periods and dark clouds. Fairy strong NW wind, 5°C or so on the summits.
October 2020
