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Covenanters Wood

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Location

Nearest town: Edinburgh

Terrain description

This small area is mainly wooded, with steep banks along the Bonaly Burn and its tributary, the Howden Burn. The Edinburgh City Bypass runs across the southern edge. The woods have a network of paths, a few open areas, and some ditches and streams, as well as historic First and Second World War training trenches. The streets of the recent Polofields housing development are included on the west side of the map.

MapRun courses are available here.

Used for local events and training.

  

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Bonaly Burn from the bridge at the NE edge of Covenanters Wood, Margaret Dalgleish

Bonaly Burn from the bridge at the NE edge of Covenanters Wood

Covenanters Wood - main path in the NE , Sally Lindsay

Covenanters Wood - main path in the NE

In Covenanters Wood, Crawford Lindsay

In Covenanters Wood

Open area at Covenanters Wood (Pentlands behind), Sally Lindsay

Open area at Covenanters Wood (Pentlands behind)

New housing development on the west side of the area (White Hill, Bonaly behind), Sally Lindsay

New housing development on the west side of the area (White Hill, Bonaly behind)