Allermuir Hill (493m) and Swanston
A brief drive from the city offers a short walk but big views!
Moderate Hiking
- Distance
- 6.1 km
- Ascent
- 401 m
- Descent
- 401 m
Edinburgh
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Routes in Edinburgh
Arthur's Seat and Holyrood Park
Summit Edinburgh's most famous landmark and explore its finest park!
Difficult Hiking
- Distance
- 5.8 km
- Ascent
- 380 m
- Descent
- 380 m
Scottish National Trail: Ratho to Linlithgow
Continue along the completely flat towpath of the Union Canal through small waterfront communities, across an aqueduct over a river gorge, and among some sizeable shale pilings.
Easy Hiking
- Distance
- 21 km
- Ascent
- 129 m
- Descent
- 130 m
Scottish National Trail: Slateford to Ratho
Take the Union Canal Towpath through a mosaic of infrastructure and greenery in the suburbs of Edinburgh, then into agricultural scenery around Ratho.
Easy Hiking
- Distance
- 9.4 km
- Ascent
- 44 m
- Descent
- 32 m
Scottish National Trail: Balerno to Slateford
Follow a converted railway along the tree-lined Water of Leith, past some old mills and waterworks, into the outskirts of Edinburgh.
Easy Hiking
- Distance
- 8.6 km
- Ascent
- 101 m
- Descent
- 198 m
Scottish National Trail: West Linton to Balerno
Pass through fields and the tiny village of Carlops, then ascend a grassy glen with groves of pine into heather moorland of the Pentland Hills, and down the other side into boggy farmland.
Moderate Hiking
- Distance
- 20 km
- Ascent
- 315 m
- Descent
- 390 m
Guidebooks in Edinburgh
3 routes · Hiking