From the railway station i turned right & then followed the signs for the sports centre & then arrived at the car park signposted for The Law. The route to the summit has been altered recently to allow for work to be done on the eroded path but the detour is only slight & well signed. The forecast had been for a dry but cloudy day,fortunately this wasn't the case & the sun was out,giving an almost spring like feeling which was added to by the already flowering Gorse.
- Gorse.
The detour path soon rejoined the usual waymarked route & i made my way to the summit,the views over the Firth of Forth opening up as the path weaved it's way round to the North side of the hill. Once at the summit the wind was blowing & although not particularly cold,it did make for a struggle to stand still to take photo's!
- View from inside the ruin near the top.
- Trig point & view indicator at the summit,Bass rock in the background.
- Replica Whale jawbones.
- Bass rock from North Berwick Law.
Due to the windy conditions,i didn't hang around on the top too long,just long enough to get some photo's & take in the views. Descended by the same route until i reached the gorse bushes where i turned left to skirt around the eastern flanks on the obvious path & then a 2nd left turn to drop down towards the flatter,marshy area below.
- Looking back to The Law.
- Bass rock.
- North Berwick shoreline
- Calton Hill.
- Arthurs Seat from Calton Hill.
- Calton Hill trigpoint.
Rolled into the hotel around 0300 after a good night out & more than a few ales & this combined with a touch of laziness scuppered my sunday plans of doing Arthurs Seat,but not to worry,it'll be there to do another day! I'd definately recommend North Berwick Law though,i really enjoyed it.
