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Dalgety Bay & District Group

We are the Dalgety Bay & District Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

Walk from Portobello to Figgate Park (view of Arthur's Seat) & following the Figgate Burn along Duddingston rd. & Duddingston Rd. West (past Duddingston Golf Course) to Duddingston Loch & village & entrance to Holyrood Park. Up Jacobs Ladder (210 steps) to Queens Drive, down Hunter's Bog (between Radical Road & Arthur's Seat) to Holyrood Palace where walk ends.

There is an option to walk back along Old Church Lane & Queens Drive rather than Jacob's Ladder & Hunter's Bog to make an easier end to the walk.

Tuesday, 3 March 2026
Meeting time:
8:40 am
Start time:
10:30 am
Estimated finish time:
2:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
8km / 5.0mi
Ascent:
120m / 394ft
Type:
linear

Features

  • Accessible by public transport

Meeting point

Grid reference:
NT 15596 83746
Nearest postcode:
KY11 9SE
what3words:
dive.mammoths.bleak
Meeting time:
8:40 am

Meadowfield bus stop for 8:48 X58 bus to Edinburgh, then No 26 Lothian Bus from Princes Street to Portobello High St

Starting point

Grid reference:
NT 30499 73901
Nearest postcode:
EH15 1AH
what3words:
snake.discouraged.cure
Start time:
10:30 am

Portobello High Street (near town hall).

Finishing point

Grid reference:
NT 26912 73900
Nearest postcode:
EH8 8DX
what3words:
vase.horn.oils
Estimated finish time:
2:30 pm

Palace of Holyrood, Edinburgh

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking