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Bonaly page 3 - Views, Boghall (path from Hillend)

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	Bonaly view 0 1024 x 768 193K	Corstorphine Hill and Granton are visible in the distance, through the snow-clouds drifting by.
	Bonaly view 1 1024 x 768 154K	I Panned the camera slightly left to catch the pool of sunlight on Sighthill district.
	Bonaly view 2 1024 x 768 184K	A telephoto shot from the same standpoint. The water is the Firth of Forth (Forth estuary) leading to the North Sea.
	Bonaly view 1024 x 768 138K	A summer view north from Bonaly.
	Bonaly view north 3 1024 x 768 191K	The view north from Bonaly Reservoir. Corstorphine Hill is visible in the hazy winter sunshine, and Fife is just discernible.
	Arthur's Seat in the mist 1280 x 851 186K	8:40am and the sun is burning off the mist obscuring Edinburgh.
	Woods view north 1280 x 854 243K	The sun is just beginning to shine on the Forth Valley beyond the trees on Bonaly Hill. We recently saw roe deer here.
	White Hill summit 1280 x 854 321K	My Harvey's Superwalker map informs me that this hill is more accurately known as White Hill. Wide angle photo taken from the path leading up through the woods.
	Bungalows 1280 x 854 270K	October sunshine lights up this desirable district as seen from the top of White Hill.
	A720 from Bonaly 1280 x 935 288K	A long lens shot shows the Calder Road and Scott Russell Aqueduct crossing the bypass.
	White Hill to Torphin 1280 x 854 162K	Looking across Bonaly Country Park on a frosty morning towards Torphin Hill.
	White Hill to Arthur's Seat 1280 x 833 292K	If you're very lucky you may see roe deer in these woods. the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass passes far below.
	Bonaly to Forth Bridge 04 1280 x 843 262K	Torphin is the greenish hill in the left middle distance. The three blocks of flats are at Sighthill and are due to be demolished. Both Forth Bridges are visible in the haze at the top of the picture, behind the airport.
	Hazy view 1280 x 769 252K	The concrete, box-shaped buildings of Sighthill are obscured by the mist which lingered lower down on this day in April 2011.
	NE path 10 1280 x 854 321K	The signpost points to Laverockdale, Bonaly and Dreghorn. To get here from the 16 bus stop in Redford Drive (2nd stop), continue to the T junction and turn left. A private road ahead of you is a public footpath to the Polo Field. Follow the path under the A720 then beside Braid Burn.
	NE path 11 1080 x 1080 634K	The Braid Burn flows from under a fence around Bonaly Outdoor Activity & Camping Centre but the path continues around its southern perimeter and climbs steeply. The path is currently well maintained (May 2011) and steps make it easier to get up this particularly steep part.
	NE path 12 1080 x 1080 536K	The path curves to the left after the steep section. Whitehill looms overhead.
	NE path 14 1280 x 720 412K	The path curves to the right again as it heads west to Bonaly.
	NE path 15 1280 x 854 445K	A little further on and the path levels out for a while.
	NE path 17 1280 x 854 675K	Descending to Bonaly now, near the car park at the top of Bonaly Road. Through the trees on the left can be seen a tiny white building with a very mossy tiled roof. The hill visible through the gap is Torduff.
	Whitehill 1280 x 960 561K	The view to Whitehill from the cobbled track leading straight up from Bonaly car park.
	Bonaly Ascent 1280 x 960 228K	The cobbled section of the track leads steeply up through trees and stops at this gate. From here up to Bonaly Reservoir the track is loose stones with grassy footpaths on its left. You can phone the farmer's mobile if you see dogs worrying the sheep.
	Bonaly view north 13 1083 x 1080 266K	A view back down the stony track towards the Firth of Forth. The sky is covered in vapour trails.
	Bonaly to Calton Hill 1280 x 850 300K	Glassy calm on Bonaly Reservoir in this view from Harbour Hill. Calton Hill and the Nelson Monument are in the far distance 9.5 kilometres away.
		Boghall via Hillend
	Hillend-Boghall1 1280 x 854 280K	The end of August 2009. Some pictures of the path from Hillend to Boghall. This view shows the city bypass on the left and Straiton Retail Park to its right.
	Hillend-Boghall2 1280 x 854 483K	The path passes this small disused quarry as it follows the western boundary of properties beside the A702 which winds its way up the slopes of the of the Pentland Hills' eastern end.
	Hillend-Boghall4 1280 x 854 447K	Looking north towards the city and Arthur's Seat. The path is fairly well established but if it's been wet then waterproof boots are advised to cope with muddy sections.
	Hillend-Boghall10 1280 x 861 372K	There are a few quite steep climbs but none as long or as steep as the path up the end of the hill above Hillend Ski Slope.
	Hillend-Boghall32 1080 x 1080 462K	A later photograph of the same trees as Hillend-Boghall 10 taken in March 2011.
	Hillend-Boghall12 1280 x 854 196K	A long lens view north to Inchkeith island in the Firth of Forth and Salisbury Crags.
	Hillend-Boghall14 1280 x 812 257K	Zooming back a little reveals the upmarket housing project built on the grounds of the former Princess Margaret Rose Hospital. A fence separates the houses from the trees on the ridge. Only 55M of trees separates these Margaret Rose streets from Galachlawside and other streets at Buckstone.
	Hillend-Boghall15 1280 x 854 453K	A rest from climbing as the path south follows the contour.
	Hillend-Boghall17 1280 x 854 K	A stile and a sign pointing uphill to Swanston via the top of the ski slope or along to Boghall.
	Hillend- Caerketton 2 1080 x 1080 694K	A later photo taken in March 2011 shows the same signpost. On this occasion we followed the path which passed near the ski slope before climbing Caerketton's steep slope. More pictures of this route on this page.
	Hillend-Boghall18 1280 x 854 529K	The path continues along the contour as it emerges from the trees.
	Hillend-Boghall19 1280 x 854 466K	Boghall Farm can now be seen through a gap in the trees.
	Hillend-Boghall20 1280 x 854 258K	If you bear right over the shoulder of the hill then you'll join this track which winds north west and leads up to the main path between Caerketton and Allermuir. A fairly direct descent takes you to Swanston from the ridge.
	Hillend-Boghall24 1280 x 850 395K	The route to Boghall from the top of the ski slope with views over the Esk Valley.
	Hillend-Boghall25 1280 x 850 500K	The path joins the other, lower path. The same location as Hillend-Boghall 17 and Hillend- Caerketton 2 pictured above.
	Boghall 10 1280 x 845 276K	The path up from Boghall Farm passes a couple of wind turbines and some bullocks. Allermuir is visible up ahead but the path leads to Caerketton ridge before that.

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