EDINBURGH HIGHLIGHTS TOUR - 6K
Exploring Edinburgh and passionate about running, but unsure of the best routes or eager to discover more than just the park near your hotel? We share the same love for running and for this magnificent city. Allow us to extend that passion to you by guiding you on a scenic running tour through Edinburgh or its surrounding areas. Our tours seamlessly blend sightseeing with the joy of running, tailored to your chosen pace. We understand that as a runner, you always have your trainers handy for a quick run wherever you go. However, finding the optimal route to experience the heart of a city can be a challenge – and that's where we step in. Our tours are personalized to your preferences. You get to select the day, time, and distance, and we'll craft a tour ranging from 3 to 20+ miles! All levels of runners are welcome; you dictate the pace, and we make sure to pause along the way for memorable photos. For those in groups, rest assured, we're equipped to accommodate you. Our team of experienced guides is prepared to accompany your conference attendees or visiting business partners on invigorating runs.
Runner on the ground - EDINBURGH RUNNING GUIDE
10 years of running
This is a 6km / 3.7m route that takes in all the major sights of Edinburgh city centre and some of its best scenery!
If you enjoy running or jogging and you want to see everything that the city has to offer at the same time then this is the tour for you. We go at a leisurely pace so you can appreciate your surroundings, ask me any questions and of course there are plenty of stops along the way for photos!
I will take you to visit the city’s most historic monuments on Calton Hill, an official UNESCO World Heritage site. Here you can gaze over the city and nearby hills, while taking in the unique design of the Scottish National Monument, the historic Nelson’s Monument and the Observatory.
We then head down to Holyrood, where you admire the Queen’s official Scottish residence through the Palace gates and look across at the very unique and controversial design of our Scottish parliament building. From here it is a run up the cobbled streets of the beautiful and historic Royal Mile,which although is a slight incline all the way, has plenty of stops to catch your breath. At the top, we reach Edinburgh Castle, the most fought over castle in the United Kingdom!
From here, it is downhill all the way into Princes Street Gardens, the now beautiful park area that in the 16th century was a poisonous loch at the foot of the castle! On the final stretch of our run, I take you down the impressive George Street, lined with statues of kings and noblemen, that used to be the banking capital of Scotland, but is now our luxury shopping street. We finish the tour passing through St Andrew’s Square and gazing up at the imposing Melville Monument and we end up finishing where we started.
Please note: The meeting point will be outside your accommodation if it is a central location; otherwise an appropriate city centre location will be agreed in advance.
Chris Bath –
As a group of five we throughly enjoyed the tour despite having ridiculous hangovers…
Great way to see different locations, Stuart our Guide/Leader was excellent and full of local information,
Highly Recommended!
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