The Edinburgh City Hills

Edinburgh Group

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Overview

Eight Edinburgh hills using public transport where we can. Suitable for good B walkers who can miss out the top of Arthurs Seat and finish at any hill.
Costorphine Hill, bus to Waterloo Place, walk over Calton Hill, Arthur's Seat, Blackford Hill, Braids Hill, Easter and Wester Craiglockhart Hills, bus from Greenbank to George IV Bridge and finish on Castle Esplanade.
Edinburgh Group Grade: B/B+

Please contact walk leader to book and for walk and travel information.

Saturday, 26 July 2025

Start time:: 10:00 am
Estimated finish time:: 4:30 pm

Difficulty:: Strenuous
Distance:: 17.7km / 11.0mi
Ascent:: 800m / 2625ft
Type:: linear

Features

Accessible by public transport

Starting point

Grid reference:: NT 20213 73589
Nearest postcode:: EH12 6UU
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Start time:: 10:00 am

Bus 26 terminus, Clerwood

Finishing point

Grid reference:: NT 25438 73514
Nearest postcode:: EH1 2NF
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Estimated finish time:: 4:30 pm

Castlehill, Edinburgh

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