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Salisbury Crags – Arthur's Seat Loop from The Exchange

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Salisbury Crags – Arthur's Seat Loop from The Exchange

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July 23, 2022

Salisbury Crags – Arthur's Seat Loop from The Exchange

Moderate

03:45

12.1km

3.2km/h

340m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2.05 km

View of Edinburgh from Salisbury Crags

Highlight • Natural Monument

Salisbury Crags are an exposure of a carboniferous sill between the sedimentary rocks, the harder igneous rock takes longer to erode than the sedimentary rock so you get a cliff …

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3.46 km

The Dry Dam Path to Arthur's Seat

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Best time is the spring (April, May) when the broom is yellow. Then Arthur's Seat is completely piebald and a great photo opportunity

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4.18 km

Arthur's Seat

Highlight • Summit

Arthur's Seat dominates Holyrood Park and rewards with commanding views across the Edinburgh region and the Firth of Forth. An ancient volcano, it rises dramatically above the capital city and …

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5.05 km

Dunsapie Loch

Highlight • Natural

The Dunsapie Loch invites you to linger.

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6.55 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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10.5 km

Royal Mile

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Edinburgh's Royal Mile is the Scottish capital's most famous thoroughfare. This ancient way runs straight through the Old Town, from Edinburgh Castle all the way to Holyrood Palace, the official …

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12.1 km

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3.91 km

2.74 km

2.57 km

1.93 km

533 m

448 m

Surfaces

3.80 km

2.65 km

2.16 km

1.40 km

1.27 km

855 m

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Salisbury Crags – Arthur's Seat Loop from The Exchange

View of Edinburgh from Salisbury Crags

The Dry Dam Path to Arthur's Seat

Arthur's Seat

Dunsapie Loch

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

Royal Mile

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