Harestanes Paths

Using Harestanes Countryside Visitor Centre as a base you can explore the woods beside Folly Loch and Peniel Heugh or take a short stroll around the Cricket Park.

Harestanes Visitor Centre has a cafe, shop and exhibition room. The site also houses studio-shops of wood, pottery, leather and confectionery makers, as well as a playground.

Cricket Park Walk (p.37 in the PDF brochure) is an easy access walk and family-friendly.

For the longer walk from Harestanes car park to Folly Loch and Peniel Heugh, follow the below steps:

1. Follow the red route heading North from the Visitor Centre and past the old Cricket Pavillion.

2. Continue past a bridge on your right, now joining St Cuthberts Way, cross the road and continue alongside the Marble Burn and onto Dere Street to the road near Folly Loch.

3. Turn right, leaving St Cuthbert’s Way, go along the road to reach a road junction.

4. Turn right and continue for 1.5km to the path junction.

5. Turn left to join the green route to the summit of Peniel Heugh, taking approximately 30 minutes.

6. Retrace your steps to the road and follow the green route towards Harestanes.

7. Keep on the green route past the pond and the lower part of the Marble Burn.

8. Turn right to visit the Wildlife Garden and return to Harestanes car park.