Walk 1700 - Edinburgh - Royal Mile, Arthur’s Seat and Princes Street

This Edinburgh walk starts from Princes Street with the main objective being Arthur's Seat. However during the route you will also visit the Royal Mile, explore Princes Street Gardens, see the Scottish Parliament and Edinburgh Castle.

Suggested Maps

It is recommended you take a map with you when following a walk route. The preferred scale is 1:25000 used by the Explorer series.

	OS Explorer	Sheet 350
	OS Landranger	Sheet 66

Note : If two maps are listed at the same scale then either (a) both are required for full coverage of the route or (b) the route is covered on both maps.

Walks from the same start

Walk 1803
Edinburgh - Salisbury Crags and the Royal Mile
Grade - easy
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km

Walk 2061
Edinburgh – Calton Hill and the city centre
Grade - easy
Length - 3.0 miles / 4.9 km

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Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.