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The Dry Dam – Arthur's Seat Runde von Canongate

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The Dry Dam – Arthur's Seat Runde von Canongate

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August 28, 2022

The Dry Dam – Arthur's Seat Runde von Canongate

Moderate

02:11

6.54km

3.0km/h

220m

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

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226 m

Canongate Kirk

Highlight • Religious Site

A beautiful church on the Royal Mile, with a graveyard behind it.

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1.73 km

The Dry Dam Path to Arthur's Seat

Highlight • Natural Monument

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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2.45 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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4.20 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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5.94 km

Holyrood Palace

Highlight • Historical Site

At the eastern end of the Royal Mile stands the impressive Holyrood Palace. Officially known as the Palace of Holyroodhouse, it is the official British royal residence in Scotland. It …

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6.05 km

Scottish Parliament Building

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The Scottish Parliament Building is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in central Edinburgh. Construction of the building commenced in June 1999 …

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6.54 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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2.31 km

2.29 km

1.52 km

205 m

200 m

Surfaces

2.79 km

952 m

936 m

883 m

530 m

367 m

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The Dry Dam – Arthur's Seat Runde von Canongate

Canongate Kirk

The Dry Dam Path to Arthur's Seat

Arthur's Seat

View of Edinburgh from Salisbury Crags

Holyrood Palace

Scottish Parliament Building

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