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Edinburgh Street and Park Route🏌️‍♀️🚶‍♀️🌳🍃

Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Street and Park Route🏌️‍♀️🚶‍♀️🌳🍃

Length3.7 mi
Elev. Gain203.4 ft
Est. Steps8500

Road

Public transport

Drinking water

Playground

Places to sit

Wheelchair friendly

Stroller friendly

Kid friendly

Dog friendly

Scenic view

Historic site

Lake or River

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Introduction
Edinburgh Street and Park Route🏌️‍♀️🚶‍♀️🌳🍃 is a 3.8 mile (8,500-step) route located near Edinburgh, Scotland. This route has an elevation gain of about 203.4 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
A roundabout walk starting from Lauriston Plc and back to the same are, almost full circle. This route covers Bruntsfield Link, The Meadows, the Old Town/Golden Mile and the streets of Edinburgh. From Lauriston Plc, head on towards Bruntsfield Ter. Beautiful open space (Bruntsfield Hole Golf 🏌️‍♀️ Course) where you can enjoy a your run and walk. Absolutely refreshed feeling as you walk this long stretch of open field. This extended to The Meadow, the University of Edinburgh George Sq Campus. The route then go on to the stretch of old and historic buildings at the old town covering the Royal Mile before heading back towards Lauriston Plc, just under 1.5 hours of walk for so much to see.
Waypoints

Start Point

Waypoint 1

Stretch of Lauriston Pl, lots of Asian Restaurants here

Waypoint 2

Glengle Terrace - first glance of Bruntsfield Link East

Waypoint 3

Leamington Walk near Best Western Plus Bruntsfield Hotel

Waypoint 4

Bruntsfield Crescent/Greenhill Gardens

Waypoint 5

Bruntsfield Links Short Hole Golf Course

Waypoint 6

Going on to the Meadows Park

Waypoint 7

Along Hope Park Cr

Waypoint 8

University of Edinburgh, George Square Campus

Waypoint 9

On to the Golden Mile

End Point

Nearby
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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.

Mercat Cross, Edinburgh

Historical
The Mercat Cross of Edinburgh stands in Parliament Square next to St Giles' Cathedral, facing the High Street in the Old Town of Edinburgh.

Gladstone's Land

Tourist Attraction
Gladstone's Land is a surviving 17th-century high-tenement house situated in the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. It has been restored and furnished by the National Trust for Scotland, and is operated as a popular tourist attraction.The "Land" (sited at 481 and 483 Lawnmarket) was originally built in 1550, but was bought and redeveloped in 1617 by a prosperous Edinburgh merchant and burgess, Thomas Gledstanes, and his wife, Bessie Cunningham.

Edinburgh Vaults

Place
The Edinburgh Vaults or South Bridge Vaults are a series of chambers formed in the nineteen arches of the South Bridge in Edinburgh, Scotland, which was completed in 1788. For around 30 years, the vaults were used to house taverns, workshops for cobblers and other tradesmen, as well as storage space for said merchants.

Great Fire of Edinburgh

Place
The Great Fire of Edinburgh was one of the most destructive fires in the history of Edinburgh. It started on Monday, 15 November 1824, and lasted for five days, with two major phases.

King's Theatre, Edinburgh

Place
The King's Theatre was opened in 1906 and stands on a prominent site on Leven Street in Edinburgh. It is one of Scotland's historic and important theatres.

Archers' Hall

Place
The Archers' Hall is the club house of the Royal Company of Archers, the Sovereign's Bodyguard in Scotland. It is located at 66 Buccleuch Street in the Southside of Edinburgh, and has been used by the company for over 230 years. Building commenced on 15 August 1776, and was completed in 1777 to designs by Alexander Laing.

Barclay Viewforth Church

Place
Barclay Viewforth Church is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Presbytery of Edinburgh.

Forest Café

Food
The Forest, also referred to as Forest Café, is an independent social centre and arts centre, located on Lauriston Place, central Edinburgh, Scotland.It is notable for being run by volunteers as a charitable self-sustaining not-for-profit. Forest cafe was previously housed in the former Edinburgh Seventh Day Adventist Church, a building owned by the Edinburgh University Settlement until August 2011, and housed the café, an arts gallery, performance space, rehearsal/music studio, and darkroom.

Deaconess Hospital, Edinburgh

Place
The Deaconess Hospital was a health facility in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Route Details

Length

3.7 mi

Elev. Gain

203.4 ft

Est. Steps

8500
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🌷Ava🌷
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