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Walks in Water of Leith.
One editor-picked walk through Water of Leith, plus nearby routes for the same morning if you want to keep going.
Walks in Water of Leith
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Sorted by distance from the start of the water of leith: slateford to stockbridge. Good for stitching together a longer day.
villageyfood-forward3.6 km · 85 min · Easy· Claude-drafted
Morningside & Bruntsfield: the douce southern suburbs
Bruntsfield's cafés and delis, Church Hill's villas, and the genteel pleasures of the south side's smartest mile.
woodlandriverside3.8 km · 85 min · Moderate· Claude-drafted
Colinton Dell: the wooded gorge and the Stevenson tunnel
A river gorge, an old railway path, a tunnel painted end to end, and Stevenson's village.
viewswoodland4.5 km · 110 min · Moderate· Claude-drafted
Blackford Hill: the observatory, the view, and the burn below
The southern hill with the old observatory, the city laid out, and a wooded glen down to the burn.
riversidevillagey2.7 km · 65 min · Easy· Claude-drafted
Dean Village: the milling gorge and the Water of Leith
An old grain village in a gorge, the riverside walkway, St Bernard's Well, and the Dean Bridge above.