The annual Walk The Line event will be taking place on Saturday the 30th September.
The walk will take place on Saturday 30th September. Adults and kids are welcome (children under 12 MUST be accompanied by an adult). Please check weather reports for the day and wear appropriate footwear and clothing and also have water with you to keep hydrated.
Registration for the 8 mile walk will take place at Valleyfield Pond car park in Penicuik. Registration opens at 10:45am and the walk will commence at 11:15am
Registration for the 5 mile walk will also take place at Valleyfield Pond car park in Penicuik. Registration opens at 10:45am and the walk will commence at 11:15am (The 5 mile walk participants will finnish at Rosewell)
Registration for the 3 mile walk will take place at Hawthornden, Cemetary Road end, Rosewell. Registration opens at 12 noon. You will join the other walkers at 12:30pm for a picnic lunch before setting off on the walkway to Eskbank.
Thank you to Bonnyrigg and Sherwood Community Development Trust who have provided the picnic for the walkers.
This year we have introduced a 1 mile walk. Registration for the 1 mile walk will take place opposite Waverley Court at the old Bonnyrigg railway station. Registration opens at 12:30pm, joining the other walkers at 1pm.
Application forms are available at all Midlothian Libraries and from the links below.
You can also book tickets online this year at www.midlothian.gov.uk/leisure Please choose the book a fitness class link, log in or create an account and search for Walk The Line in the Browse Tickets Section. See the attached tutorial video on how to book online. When booking online tickets please bring the tickets along on the day, either printed or visible on your phone. Please note that the information on the ticket is generic and registration times and places for the various registrations and start times are as above on this page.
If you have any questions or enquiries regarding the event please email us at wellbeing@midlothian.gov.uk and we will be happy to answer any enquiries you have.
Click on the link below to the sport & leisure Wellbeing facebook page and watch a video of the walk with information on what happens on the day and some interesting places along the route.
Penicuik to Eskbank Walk Video
Thank you also to Edinburgh College, Midlothian Campus who have also sposored the walk for the day.
