Edinburgh self-guided walking tours · free · with maps
Edinburgh on foot: four self-guided walks.
Four walks through different parts of Edinburgh, each a real route with a map you can print, directions between stops and a source linked for every fact. Or open Strolio in Edinburgh and it builds a walk from wherever you are, for the time you have.
Four walks in Edinburgh
Pick by area or by time. Each page has the map, directions between stops, opening hours where they matter, and a shorter version.
The Royal Mile
From Greyfriars Bobby and Victoria Street up to the Castle and down the Royal Mile to Holyrood.
The New Town
James Craig's Georgian grid from Register House to Charlotte Square, then the castle view and the Scott Monument.
Dean Village and Stockbridge
Telford's Dean Bridge, the old milling village, the Water of Leith to Stockbridge and cobbled Circus Lane.
Calton Hill to Arthur's Seat
The Calton Hill monuments, a ruined chapel and an extinct volcano: a real hill walk up Arthur's Seat.
How these walks are checked
Every fact on these pages comes from a source we opened and link to, such as heritage registers, city archives, museum sites and Wikipedia. Each page was then checked again, sentence by sentence, by someone who did not write it. See how we check stories →