Scald Law

Scald Law is the highest of the Pentland Hills, popular with Edinburgh walkers.

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Region: Lothian

Altitude: 579 metres

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Routes and maps

Scald Law via Carnethy Hill from Flotterstone

Scald Law via the Kips from Threipmuir

Open summit panorama

Users' walk reports for Scald Law

There are 3926 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Scald Law. They have contributed 81 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report	Author	Date walked	Likes	Hills
A Winter Wander in the Pentlands	Sabbathstevie	2/1/12	12	S1
West Kip, East Kip, Scald Law Winter Walk	Archie White	8/1/21	9	S1
Round of the Pentland Hills	Euan McIntosh	26/6/11	7	S3
Pentland hills, Scald Law and Black Hill.	PauloUK77	18/10/12	6	S2
Ecological Pentland traverse	weedavie	24/3/14	5	S2
Three Laws That Must Be Respected	Craiging619	13/11/25	4	S1
Great Views	Gareth W	18/2/24	3	S1
10 amazing Pentland Hills from Bonaly	Rannoch3107466855	28/11/23	3	S1
A tour of the South Pentlands	past my sell by date	5/3/22	3	S1
Ups and Downs in the Pentlands	scribe64	25/10/21	3	S1
Pentlands Ramble - West Kip, East Kip & Scald Law	Chris Mac	28/4/18	3	S1
A scalding from the elements on Scald Law & pals	bobble_hat_kenny	26/10/14	3	S3
Scald Law and Carnethy Hill from Threipmuir Reservoir.	Bushbaby	24/1/14	3	S1
Flotterstone to Scald Law & beyond	stone_monkey	27/3/12	3	S1
The Kips, Scald Law and Carnethy Hill from Threipmuir	Flealarob	8/6/26	2	S1
Pentlands circuit from Flotterstone	Flealarob	24/5/26	2	S1
May 2021: Four little roly poly hills in the Pentlands	bkyc	2/5/21	2	S1
Pentlands and a return to Tinto	weaselmaster	22/10/17	2	F1S4
Making the best of the Pentlands	malky_c	11/2/17	2	S2
Scald! Its the Law - Pentlands 6, Fab day out	GillC	25/5/13	2	S1
Pentlands - Main Ridge	FiferStu	12/1/13	2	S1
Awa in foreign climes	basscadet	2/11/12	2	S1
West Kip, East Kip and Scald Law	kfrweaving	21/7/12	2	S1
Thieves Road to East Cairn Hill and Scald Law	laconic surf	10/3/12	2	S2
Peak of the Pentlands!	MichaelWester	19/10/25	1	S1
One of my first	GBOBM	29/6/25	1	S1
National 3 peaks training walk.	Don719	15/1/23	1	S1
Avoiding the fog on the Pentlands	GillC	18/12/21	1	S1
A note on the Hare Hill extension	jameski	8/6/21	1	S1
Pentland Max	U059361	18/5/17	1	S3
A very windy Pentland romp	Jaxter	30/8/16	1	S1
The four tops from Threipmuir	U059361	27/7/16	1	S1
Scald Law from Biggar Road	U059361	14/1/16	1	S1
A foray deeper into the Pentlands	Foghlainte	12/5/15	1	S1
Pentlands Wander	PeterWalker	8/2/15	1	S1
Perfect Pentlands	denfinella	1/11/14	1	S1
Pentland Tops circular	U059361	18/5/14	1	S1
A Winter's Wander in the Pentlands Revisited	Sabbathstevie	12/3/12	1	S1
Five in the Pentlands	jester	17/11/11	1	S1
Pentland Hills	Derek T	26/2/11	1	S1
Pentland 6 plus Tinto	houdi	30/10/10	1	F1S1
The Pentland Hills	bootsandpaddles	12/9/10	1	S3
Scald Law and Black Hill in the Pentlands	Derek T	13/6/10	1	S2
Pentland Walk	Mangusta108	18/3/21	0	S1
Snowy Pentlands	U059361	13/3/20	0	S1
Peatland variations	billaitken	18/1/20	0	S1
Plodding about in the Pentlands	U059361	21/2/19	0	S1
A Windy Day In The Pentlands	Christo1979	22/9/18	0	S2
scald law+kips	bobbyjim	13/9/18	0	S1
Pentland round in reverse	U059361	29/3/18	0	S1
Pentlands panoramas	U059361	28/12/17	0	S1
Family trip up Scald Law	adambarras	25/7/16	0	S1
The East Pentlands - A Glencourse Round	inca	24/4/16	0	S3
First walk of the year	Aonraganach	16/1/16	0	S1
Pentlands walk	mcski	23/5/15	0	S1
Scald Law circuit from Harlaw Reservoir	U059361	8/4/15	0	S1
Pentland 5 tops	U059361	24/10/14	0	S1
Scald Law	dickens96	1/3/14	0	S1
First outing for ages - Pentlands	Fife Flyer	28/2/14	0	S1
West Linton to Flotterstone Pentland Hills	dunrig	22/10/13	0	S1
A Wee wander in the Pentlands	rdtoward21	17/9/13	0	S1
An experiment in "fast and light"	jmarkb	7/7/13	0	S3
Pentlands Panorama	NickScots	17/2/13	0	S1
Pentland Jaunt	Ian Bayne	9/12/12	0	S2
Pentlands circuit	dunrig	18/9/12	0	S3
Windy day in the Pentlands	astrange4	29/4/12	0	S1
first family walk	pinkymagee	15/4/12	0	S1
Flotterstone - Scald Law Circuit	stone_monkey	23/3/12	0	S1
Pentland Hills and their Geocaches	weatherman	17/3/12	0	S1
A wee wander	CPSactivities	3/3/12	0	S1
A Wee Jaunt out in the Pentlands	MarilynMunro	12/1/12	0	S1
Pentlands Circuit from Harlaw Reservoir	clivew	7/1/12	0	S1
Pentlands Nv Skills	CPSactivities	13/11/11	0	S2
Scald Law	Euan McIntosh	18/6/11	0	S1
Pentland Hells circuit.....I mean Hills!	Caledonia84	9/6/11	0	S1
TURNHOUSE HILL, CARNETHY HILL & SCALD LAW FROM FLOTTERSTONE	carol&stuart	16/4/11	0	S1
Pentland Hills	adgent47	1/3/11	0	S1
Pentlands before Xmas Dinner	houdi	25/12/10	0	S1
PENTLAND HILLS -scald law	blueyed	7/11/10	0	S1
PENTLAND HILLS -west kip	blueyed	7/11/10	0	S1
Pentland Tops	rogers	14/10/09	0	S1

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