Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Running trails & routes

Arthur's Seat – St Margaret's Loch loop from Edinburgh

Running trails & routes

Arthur's Seat – St Margaret's Loch loop from Edinburgh

Moderate

4.3

(21)

1,361

runners

Arthur's Seat – St Margaret's Loch loop from Edinburgh

01:31

12.7km

220m

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: April 2, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1

917 m

Scottish Parliament Building

Highlight • Structure

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 …

Tip by

2

2.26 km

St. Leonard's Bank, Edinburgh

Highlight • Settlement

Nice Scottish street in Edinburgh.

Tip by

3

2.62 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.

Tip by

4.59 km

Willow

Forest

5

6.33 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 …

Tip by

6

9.41 km

View over Prestonfield Golf Club and Duddingston Loch

Highlight • Lake

Enjoy the nice view over Prestonfield Golf Club and Duddingston Loch.

Tip by

7

10.1 km

St Margaret's Loch

Highlight • Lake

St Margaret's Loch right under Arthur's Seat in Holyrood Park is a tranquil place to visit. Get ready for wild birds and swans' kisses.

Tip by

8

10.7 km

Dunsapie Loch

Highlight • Natural

The Dunsapie Loch invites you to linger.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

B

12.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.42 km

2.66 km

2.35 km

1.35 km

824 m

126 m

Surfaces

5.44 km

4.43 km

2.00 km

566 m

303 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Wednesday 6 May

14°C

6°C

45 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

4.4

406

Pentland Skyline Race from Lothianburn

04:31h

28.4km

1,420m

4.5

497

Loch Ore & Lochore Meadows Country Park loop

00:41h

6.40km

20m

4.8

343

Glencorse Reservoir, Scald Law & Carnethy Hill loop from Flotterstone

01:55h

13.0km

500m

4.0

117

Granton and Ferry Road Path Loop

00:51h

8.22km

40m

4.7

40

Pentland Hills reservoir loop from Threipmuir

01:40h

14.1km

270m

4.7

96

Linlithgow Loch & Palace loop

00:25h

3.80km

20m

4.9

1,581

Portobello Beach Promenade – Portobello Promenade and Beach loop from Edinburgh

02:37h

24.6km

100m

5.0

50

Caerketton Hill & Allermuir Hill loop from Lothianburn

00:53h

5.62km

310m

23

Arthur's Seat & Sailsbury Crags loop from Dunsapie Loch

00:47h

4.90km

230m

5.0

33

Carnethy 5 hill race route — Pentland Hills

01:46h

10.8km

550m

4.5

24

Gladhouse Reservoir & Hirondean Castle loop

01:08h

10.6km

70m

12

Arthur's Seat loop from Holyrood

00:39h

4.04km

200m