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Arthur's Seat – Innocent Railway Tunnel loop from Edinburgh

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Arthur's Seat – Innocent Railway Tunnel loop from Edinburgh

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Arthur's Seat – Innocent Railway Tunnel loop from Edinburgh

00:57

8.88km

90m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

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1.49 km

Arthur's Seat

Highlight • Summit

Nice and easy to cycle around (on road), or you could cut right through the middle of it. There are several lochs here too. How lucky to have a volcano to cycle through in the middle of a gorgeous city.

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1.85 km

Innocent Railway Tunnel

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Handy and lovely cycle path along an old railway line and in the shadow of Arthur’s Seat. So called because the operators of the railway used horse drawn wagons well after all the other railways started using steam engines.

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7.60 km

St Margaret's Loch

Highlight • Structure

St Margaret's Loch A shallow man-made loch on the side of the Queen's Drive in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, St. Margaret's Loch lies beneath St. Anthony's Chapel, some third-of-a-mile (500m) east …

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7.65 km

St Margaret's Loch and the ruins of St Anthony's Chapel

Highlight • Historical Site

An artificial loch.
The ruined St Anthony's Chapel stands above St Margaret's Loch. Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045-1093), also known as Margaret of Wessex, was an English princess and a Scottish queen.

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8.88 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.05 km

1.65 km

1.28 km

1.25 km

546 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.87 km

3.43 km

1.01 km

312 m

236 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (80 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Monday 10 August

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Arthur's Seat – Innocent Railway Tunnel loop from Edinburgh

Arthur's Seat

Innocent Railway Tunnel

St Margaret's Loch

St Margaret's Loch and the ruins of St Anthony's Chapel

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