Recommended Edinburgh runs - Clubhouse

andy from embsay

07/01/2006 at 17:20

Staying in Edinburgh in the Apex International, which looks like it's just behind the castle. Want to run, and have looked at Memory Map - there looks to be a circuit of Arthur's Seat, which would give me about 6 miles - but rather fancy a bit further.

Anyone got any recommendations for where i could go early evening which isn't going to be too dark and dingy, nor too traffic ridden?

Cheers

debbo

pirate

07/01/2006 at 17:28

Andy - you could add the Meadows in too. It's behind you if you're facing the castle. The centre of town is pretty busy, so the meadows, Arthur's seat are your best bet. You could also go down the road from the roundabout just inside the park (near the commonwealth pool entrance) to Duddingston and back - that adds on some more miles.

hillrunner

07/01/2006 at 17:36

Hi andy run to Authurs seat then run up it good path all the way up.Great views if there is no cloud cover .

andy from embsay

07/01/2006 at 17:48

Cheers - what I've got worked out so far is along to Arthur's Seat (at 12 o'clock, if you see what I mean), round it clockwise until you get to a roundabout at about 7 o'clock, then almost back on yourself, round Duddingston Loch, down to Craigmillar castle, then back up the A7 to the sam roundabout (th 7 o'clock one), then round the rest of Arthur's Seat, then back the way you've come - that looks like about 10 miles.

How does that sound?

debbo

pirate

08/01/2006 at 13:11

Sounds good Andy, but you've probably done the run by now!

How did it go?

andy from embsay

08/01/2006 at 14:59

Not yet, Debbo - Tuesday evening. I'll report back...

andy from embsay

11/01/2006 at 20:45

Back from Edinburgh and had a good run, apart from the constantly changing wind direction that meant it was always in my face. Stayed in Grassmarket, then ran down to Arthur's Seat, round the Radical Road, then down to Craigmillar castle and back up to the Royal Mile on the main road - almost bang on 10miles on my Garmin.

andy from embsay

11/01/2006 at 20:49

Correction - It wasn't the radical Road - it was Queen's Drive - bit dark for running off road...

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