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Edinburgh's Awesome!
Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh's Awesome!

Length15.3 mi
Elev. Gain429.7 ft
Est. Steps35000
City walk
Historic site
Quiet place
Grassland
Playground
Created by Walk With Me

Edinburgh's Awesome! Introduction

Edinburgh's Awesome! is a 15.3 mile (35,000-step) route located near Edinburgh, Scotland. This route has an elevation gain of about 429.7 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Edinburgh’s a gob-smacking gorgeous city-scape, with its rugged natural landscape & marvellously designed architecture which beautifully merge into diverse green spaces scattered within easy access within residential areas; some clever person (S) dug & carved hard rock to aesthetically and vertically map out a city suited to e Rhône’s taste; I mean, there is an idyllic historic village within the city centre! There’s always something to convene everyone together. And during Summer & winter, the city is adorned with people from all over the world in party 24/7!

Attractions Near Edinburgh's Awesome!

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Union Canal (Scotland)

Water
The Union Canal, full name the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, is a canal in Scotland, running from Falkirk to Edinburgh, constructed to bring minerals, especially coal, to the capital. It was opened in 1822 and was initially successful, but the construction of railways, particularly the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, which opened in 1842, diminished its value as a transport medium.

Bruntsfield Links

Park
Bruntsfield Links is 35 acres (14 ha) of open parkland in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh, immediately to the south-west of the adjoining Meadows.Unlike The Meadows, which formerly contained a loch drained by the end of the 18th century, Bruntsfield Links has always been dry ground. It is the last vestige of the Burgh Muir, former woodland which stretched southwards to the Jordan Burn at the foot of the slope now covered by the built-up areas of the Grange and Morningside.

Merchiston Tower

Historical
Merchiston Tower, also known as Merchiston Castle, was probably built by Alexander Napier, the second Laird of Merchiston around 1454. It serves as the seat for Clan Napier. It was the home of John Napier, the 8th Laird of Merchiston and the inventor of logarithms, who was born there in 1550.The tower stands at the centre of Edinburgh Napier University's Merchiston campus.

Leamington Lift Bridge

Tourist Attraction
The Leamington Lift Bridge is a lift bridge that crosses the Union Canal near its terminus at Lochrin Basin in Edinburgh.

Scottish Widows

Place
Scottish Widows is a life insurance and pensions company located in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is a subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group. Its product range includes life assurance and pensions. The company has been providing financial services to the UK market since 1815. The company sells products through independent financial advisers, direct to customers and through Lloyds Banking Group bank branches.

Fountainbridge

Building
Fountainbridge is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, a short distance west of the city centre, adjoining Tollcross and West Port to the east, Polwarth to the west and south, Dalry and Haymarket to the north and Gorgie and North Merchiston to the west. The main streets through the area are Fountainbridge and Dundee Street.

Morningside, Edinburgh

Place
Morningside is a district in the south west of Edinburgh, Scotland, which centres on Morningside Road, an ancient route from the city to the south west of Scotland and Carlisle. It lies south of Bruntsfield, Burghmuirhead (including Holy Corner, Church Hill, and Greenhill); south-west of Marchmont, and south-east of Merchiston; and to the north of Comiston and the Braid Hills.

Dalry, Edinburgh

Place
Dalry () is an area of the Scottish capital city of Edinburgh. It is located close to the city centre, between Haymarket and Gorgie. The area is now primarily residential. It is centred around Dalry Road, which has numerous shops, restaurants and small businesses. Lying outside the old city walls and west of the castle, the area began as part of the agricultural estate of Dalry House (constructed in 1661), the exception being the Dalry Mill, recorded as the oldest paper mill in Scotland, now demolished.

Edinburgh International Conference Centre

Place
The Edinburgh International Conference Centre, or EICC for short, is the principal convention and conference centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Barclay Viewforth Church

Place
Barclay Viewforth Church is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Presbytery of Edinburgh.
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

15.3 mi

Elev. Gain

429.7 ft

Est. Steps

35000
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