Ironmills, New Path

Sadly I missed the recent "paths day" with Midlothian Council Ranger Service targeting ironmills Park last week. Today though, I took the opportunity to survey the work that has been put into making good a circular path in the High Woods at Ironmills. 

Perhaps this path has always been there and it fell into disuse. It certainly had signs of being a path before. But now it has been way-marked and cleared for more able passage.

Here it is in photos.

I started here by climbing up a fairly steep section from the park into the high woods, you could start at the entrance off the more formal path in the park.

The new way marker posts

The path meanders through the woods.

You can smell the garlic

A wee narrow path through the wild garlic

Arrive at the rope-and-swing.

Light at the end.....you arrive at Lugton

Nicely marked with wooden poles

Follow the right of way heading up to the top path in the High Woods

It doesn't look too steep.

Head downhill into Ironmills Park

The junction where the top path at one time took you over the Viaduct. Now lost to the Borders Rail Line.

There's a couple of sections on the path where it is boggy due to water running off from the land above ironmills. There's even been some of the dreaded landslip but it doesn't look threatening. It's just nature re-shaping the land. 

A short route then that will raise the heart rate but won't tire you out. Any suggestions for improvements to this path gratefully received. 

Enjoy x