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As I am unfortunate enough to live in the sourthern part of our great country when not in the north I must find other ways to enjoy the countryside. The length of this route requires a bike and by itself it would make a lovely cycle. But I decided to add in the only two hills near Dunbar, North berick law and Traprain law. Both are volcanic plugs formed by volcanic rock pushing through to the surface and then having the surrounding rocks eroded by glaciers. To start of the cycle up to stenton is uphill but not badly so, one you have reached the village there is one large but short hill and then a nice down to traprian law. I decided to go up the back of the law as a test of my new walking boots grip. The back is steep rocky and should be avoided in rain or ice. It is a steep climb of one hundred metres up the back to reach the summit platau. On the top there is a wonderously effective windbreak in the form of a circular cairn. There is also a small boggy spring and remnants of the iron age hill fort that once festouned it's sides. We decended by the normal path down the front.
- The back of traprain law
From there is is an easy cycle into haddigton. We stopped for a bite to eat and set out towards north berrick. The hill imediatly out of haddigton on the road to drem in not very steep but it is rather long and tiring. From there you descend and pass through miles of flat country with great views. Once in haddigton and at the base of the law, which alought is does not loock it is about 80 foot lower that traprain there is an easy path to the summit
- North Berick law from the beach
- The whalebone at the top
- The ruins at the top
Back from north berick it is a nice easy return of about 20km to dunbar.
