City of Edinburgh
Scotland's capital city is perhaps the finest place in the UK for urban exploration on foot. The heart of the city, a World Heritage Site, is packed with attractions, fascinating buildings and a remarkable history. The famous castle sits proud on its rock at the top of the Old Town, a warren of medieval streets and alleyways sweeping down to Holyrood Palace and the Scottish Parliament at the foot of the Royal Mile. Here is Holyrood Park, surely one of the most dramatic city parks in the world, with the mini-mountain of Arthur's Seat at its heart.
Edinburgh was the centre of the Scottish Enlightenment and became dubbed 'the Athens of the North'; the legacy of this period lies in the superb Georgian architecture of the New Town and its surrounding districts - the largest concentration of Georgian buildings in the world. Surrounding areas such as Stocksbridge and Dean Village are well worth exploring, as is the revitalised Port of Leith. The Water of Leith walkway reveals a cross-section of the entire city, whilst the suburban hills such as Corstorphine, Blackford and the Braids provide superb skylines looking back into the heart of this remarkable city.
| Walk | Grade | Length | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calton Hill, Edinburgh |
 | 1.75km | 1 - 1.5 hours |
| The Port of Leith, Edinburgh |
| 3km | 1 hour |
| Old Town, Edinburgh |
| 3.5km | 1 - 1.5 hours |
| New Town, Edinburgh |
| 3.5km | 1 - 1.5 hours |
| Hermitage of Braid and Blackford Hill |
| 4.25km | 1.5 hours |
| Braid Hills, Edinburgh |
| 4.5km | 1.5 hours |
| Craiglockhart Hills |
| 4.5km | 1.5 - 2 hours |
| Corstorphine Hill |
| 4.5km | 1 - 1.5 hours |
| Dean Village and the Galleries of Modern Art |
| 4.5km | 1 - 1.5 hours |
| Colinton and Craiglockhart Dells, Slateford |
| 5km | 1.5 hours |
| Stockbridge and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh |
| 7.5km | 2.5 - 3 hours |
| Water of Leith: Balerno to Slateford |
| 8.25km | 2 - 3 hours |
| Cammo Estate and River Almond walk, Cramond Brig |
| 8.5km | 2 - 2.5 hours |
| Cramond Island and Cramond Brig, Cramond |
| 8.75km | 2 - 3 hours |
| Water of Leith: Slateford to Leith |
| 11.5km | 3 - 4 hours |
| Arthur's Seat and Holyrood Park, Edinburgh |
| 4.75km | 2 - 2.5 hours |
| Forth & Clyde and Union Canals towpath |
|
101km | 6 stages |
| The John Muir Way |
|
212km | 10 stages |
| Scottish National Trail | | 864km | 6 weeks |
