Binny Craig

I am due to lead a walk with Cumbernauld & Kilsyth Ramblers next Wednesday (27th) and today is about the only chance I'll get to do a recce beforehand. Unfortunately, the morning started with a downpour and I decided that discretion was better than idiocy and so stayed indoors.

By midday, however, the rain had eased off and so an early lunch was followed by a drive through to Uphall and the community centre from where next week's walk is due to start.

The first part of the walk is a 'there & back' walk up Binny Craig, a prominent local landmark (see extra photos), and the second part is a circular walk along the Brox Burn, to the town of Broxburn and back to Uphall. All went relatively well - there was a  rumble of thunder at one point and some very grey skies, but the downpours kept a few miles to the south of where I was walking. Will settle for the same next week.