Edinburgh

Weekend Walks

Nick Drainey

Edinburgh is one of the most richly layered historical cities in the world, with the medieval layout of the Old Town and the neoclassicism of the Georgian New Town attracting visitors from all over the world. Like Rome, Edinburgh has its Seven Hills, while two waterways slip unseen through the capital.

These 25 walks feature the best of the city, as well as the harbours beaches and nature reserves of the Firth of Forth, the hills and glens of the Pentlands and the parkland of some of the finest nearby country estates.