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Walks in City of Edinburgh

8 routes pass through City of Edinburgh: 2 national trails, 1 long-distance route and 5 walks. They start in Scotland.

Long-distance routesDots: where the walks start

The map draws routes of up to 60 miles, so it stays at the scale of the county. Longer routes are listed below.

The routes

  1. UK 021Forth & Clyde/Union Canal TowpathA 66-mile national trail from Bowling to Edinburgh, in Dunbartonshire, Stirling and Falkirk and West Lothian and 2 more, with about 950 m of climbing. About 22 hours.
  2. UK 041John Muir WayA 134-mile national trail from Helensburgh to Dunbar, in East Lothian, Dunbartonshire and Stirling and Falkirk and 2 more, with about 3,010 m of climbing. 10 sections. About 48 hours.
  3. SC 1001Pentland WayA 20-mile long-distance route from Dunsyre to Swanston, in Midlothian, Tweeddale and Lanarkshire and 1 more, with about 1,150 m of climbing. 3 sections. About 8 hours.
  4. SC 1491A Walk with Robert Louis StevensonA 0-mile circular walk from Bridge Road to Dell Road, in City of Edinburgh.
  5. SC 1115Forth Bridges TrailA 4.6-mile walk from North Queensferry Station to Dalmeny Station along the coast, in City of Edinburgh and Fife, with about 190 m of climbing. About 2 hours.
  6. SC 1047Innocent RailwayA 7.6-mile walk, in City of Edinburgh, with about 130 m of climbing. About 2½ hours.
  7. SC 1424The Royal MileA 1-mile walk, in City of Edinburgh. Under an hour.
  8. SC 1009Water of Leith WalkwayA 13-mile walk from Balerno to Leith, in City of Edinburgh, with about 210 m of climbing. 3 sections. About 4½ hours.

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