A quiet loop around a bird sanctuary loch inside Holyrood Park, with Arthur's Seat rising behind the reedbeds. Mostly step-free and flat, so it works equally well for a buggy, a wheelchair or a slow wander before the Sheep Heid Inn opens.
SWT bird sanctuary loch with public path around it inside Holyrood Park; well-known, robust.
Queen's Drive / Duddingston Road West on-street parking.
Path around loch perimeter from Duddingston village or Holyrood Park side.
Braid Hills, Edinburgh
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