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Walks in Blackford.

One editor-picked walk through Blackford, plus nearby routes for the same morning if you want to keep going.

The southern hill with the old observatory, the city laid out, and a wooded glen down to the burn.

Nearby

Other walks close to Blackford.

Sorted by distance from the start of blackford hill: the observatory, the view, and the burn below. Good for stitching together a longer day.

A cherry-blossom avenue, the oldest golfing turf in town, and the city's flattest, friendliest green.

Bruntsfield's cafés and delis, Church Hill's villas, and the genteel pleasures of the south side's smartest mile.

Bay-windowed tenements, the Meadows' tree-lined walk, and the quiet streets where students and old families share a stair.

Greyfriars Bobby, the Covenanters' Prison, the Flodden Wall, and George Heriot's turrets.