Hewan Wood

One of the most enchanting walks in the Edinburgh area.

Really lovely walk! Good for exploring and playing in the river.
There are paved areas too, alongside rougher paths....
Very much enjoyed the whole experience

Beautiful walk along the river esk .. no brown trout to be found anywhere

One of my favourite areas to head out to on a walk

Mostly steep, would be very muddy in/after rainy weather. Walking stick/hiking pole recommended. Beware of a dangerous steep bank down to river, thus the name Hewan Bank.

First time at Hewan Wood. Beautiful place, some good level paths and potentially you can walk, wheelchair or cycle for miles. It was Sunday morning and quite busy with cyclists but still enjoyed the quiet and the amazing views across the valley. To get to the actual wood itself is about a 20 min walk and I don't think you can get any closer to it than that. Google maps wrongly suggests you can drive into the woods, but you'll find yourself entering a development site that's no longer giving access. The closest you can get is either from the end of Manse Road in Roslin (the road stops where the path starts) or from around the corner of the logi centre in Loanhead. The main paths look wheel chair accessible to me, but the paths through the woods are mostly not. Signs indicate there are public toilets and a place to eat, but I didn't see these. Perhaps you need to carry on to Rosslyn Chapel for that? Worth further exploration but if you're disabled you may want someone to come with you if it's your first time there. I was glad I had company to scout out some of the paths' manageability for me (walk with two sticks).

An area bounding with wildlife. Buzzards, tawny owls, bats, deer, an array of bird life and plantlife. Great geographical area too with the beautiful river esk skirting the edge of the woods.

A lovely quiet area of Polton woods in a large bend in the river north ask. Great views from the top of the bank. Watched 2 buzzards for ages