A short pull up from the golf course gives one of Edinburgh's widest panoramas, from the Forth to the Pentlands, without leaving the city bypass. Good for an early-evening leg-stretch rather than a serious hillwalk.
Braid Hills Approach / golf course car park.
Path up through Braid Hills Golf Course / open access land.
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