Buckstone Snab at 208m is the highest point in the Braid Hills. The views north over Blackford Hill towards Edinburgh and Arthur's Seat are fantastic.

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Buckstone Snab & the Braid Hills loop from Bramdean Rise

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Buckstone Snab Summit – View Across to Fife loop from Alnwickhill

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Buckstone Snab Summit – Gravel Track Through Woodlands loop from Fairmilehead

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Location: Morningside, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Buckstone Snab Summit

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Buckstone Snab & the Braid Hills loop from Bramdean Rise

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Buckstone Snab Summit – View Across to Fife loop from Alnwickhill

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Buckstone Snab Summit – Gravel Track Through Woodlands loop from Fairmilehead

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