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Princes St ➡️ Castle 🏰 Terrace 🚶‍♀️🍁🍃🚶🏰
Edinburgh, Scotland
United KingdomScotlandEdinburgh

Princes St ➡️ Castle 🏰 Terrace 🚶‍♀️🍁🍃🚶🏰

Length1.1 mi
Elev. Gain52.5 ft
Est. Steps2500
Public transport
Places to sit
Wheelchair friendly
Stroller friendly
Kid friendly
Dog friendly
Scenic view
Historic site
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Princes St ➡️ Castle 🏰 Terrace 🚶‍♀️🍁🍃🚶🏰 Introduction

Princes St ➡️ Castle 🏰 Terrace 🚶‍♀️🍁🍃🚶🏰 is a 1.1 mile (2,500-step) route located near Edinburgh, Scotland. This route has an elevation gain of about 52.5 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Start from Princes Street near Waverley Stn and walk your way up along Princes St right up Castle Terrace. You have the park on one side and the numerous shopping haunts on the other. As you pace, walk on the side by the park and enjoy the view if you prefer to be nearer to nature, or, on the other side if you prefer maneuvering pass the human traffic, great either way. You will pass by the Church, Cemetery and Edinburgh Castle. Gradual elevation as you head up but very manageable. I simply love this route and walk it many times over on both sides.

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Attractions Near Princes St ➡️ Castle 🏰 Terrace 🚶‍♀️🍁🍃🚶🏰

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Scott Monument

Historical
The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It is the second largest monument to a writer in the world after the José Martí monument in Havana. It stands in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, opposite the Jenners department store on Princes Street and near to Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station, which is named after Scott's Waverley novels.

Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian

Tourist Attraction
Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh - The Caledonian, is a hotel in Edinburgh, Scotland. Opened in December 1903, it is an example of a British grand railway hotel, formerly called The Caledonian Hotel, and nicknamed 'The Caley'. It stands at the west end of Princes Street, and is a category A listed building.

Princes Street Gardens

Park
Princes Street Gardens are two adjacent public parks in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland, lying in the shadow of Edinburgh Castle. The Gardens were created in two phases in the 1770s and 1820s following the long draining of the Nor Loch and building of the New Town, beginning in the 1760s. The loch, situated on the north side of the town, was originally an artificial creation forming part of its medieval defences and made expansion northwards difficult.

Edinburgh Princes Street railway station

Place
Princes Street Station was a mainline railway station which stood at the west end of Princes Street, in Edinburgh, Scotland, for almost 100 years. Temporary stations were opened in 1848 and 1870, with construction of the main station commencing in the 1890s. The station was closed completely in 1965 and largely demolished in 1969-70.

Charlotte Chapel (Edinburgh)

Place
The Charlotte Chapel, also known by its previous name, St George's West Church, is a historic church building located in Shandwick Place, Edinburgh, Scotland. It belongs to an Independent Baptist congregation, and was originally a parish church of the Church of Scotland.

Caley Picture House

Place
Caley Picture House was a cinema and concert venue located in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Castle Terrace Car Park

Place
Castle Terrace Car Park is a car park in Edinburgh in the brutalist style which was designated as a listed building in October 2019.Opened in 1964 and finished around 1966, it is the first modern multistorey car park built in Scotland, and an early European example of the continuous ramp model. It has remained broadly unaltered since 1966 and is noted for being sensitively designed so as not to interfere with views of Edinburgh Castle.

Princes Street

Building
Princes Street is one of the major thoroughfares in central Edinburgh, Scotland, and the main shopping street in the capital. It is the southernmost street of Edinburgh's New Town, stretching around 1 mile (1.6 km) from Lothian Road in the west, to Leith Street in the east. The street has virtually no buildings on the south side, allowing panoramic views of the Old Town, Edinburgh Castle, and the valley between.

New Club, Edinburgh

Place
The New Club is a private social club in the New Town area of Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded in 1787, it is Scotland's oldest club. The club occupied premises on St Andrew Square from 1809 until 1837, when it moved to purpose-built rooms on Princes Street. The 1837 building was replaced with a modern building to a design by Reiach and Hall, which is protected as a category A listed building.

Jenners

Building
Jenners Department Store, now known simply as Jenners, is a department store located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and was the oldest independent department store in Scotland until its acquisition by House of Fraser in 2005.

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PacerPal
2025/11/02
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

1.1 mi

Elev. Gain

52.5 ft

Est. Steps

2500
Created by
🌷Ava🌷
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