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Livingston Group

We are the Livingston Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

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Overview

Experience a fairly big hill in the City of Edinburgh.  From Waverley Station we will walk down to Scottish Parliament.  From here we will cross the road and head up the Salisbury Crags, good views of the City can be seen at the top.  The walk will then descend down a little where on the right we can climb Crow Hill.  From here we will descend a little before climbing again to Arthur’s Seat.  At the top is a trig point where panoramic views of the city and along the coast to the Bass Rock can be observed.  We will then descend eastwards to soon pick up a path with a metal chain railing.  On the way down we will take a path to the right to observe St Anthony’s Chapel and then retrace our steps back to the path and down towards St Margaret’s Loch at this point we can have observe the birds while we have a snack/lunch and a drink.

Saturday, 31 August 2024
Meeting time:
9:00 am
Start time:
9:30 am
Estimated finish time:
1:00 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
7km / 4.3mi
Ascent:
251m / 823ft
Type:
circular

Some of the path is on well defined tracks and stone steps, there are some grassy footpaths which could be muddy if wet.  There are some tricky rocky paths which could be slippy when wet.  
 

Features

  • Refreshments available (Pub/cafe)
  • Toilets available
  • Accessible by public transport

Meeting point

Grid reference:
NT 03557 68619
Nearest postcode:
EH54 8FD
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Meeting time:
9:00 am

Livingston North Railway Station Platform 1 for 9:06am train to Edinburgh Waverely

Starting point

Grid reference:
NT 25857 73779
Nearest postcode:
EH1 1DE
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Start time:
9:30 am

Edinburgh Waverly Exit, Market Street at 9.30am

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking