Return of the Mapp
Not many routes get blogged twice - even if it was 14 years since I last completed this walk.
But if you come to Edinburgh, and a named storm isn't in town, then you really have to do this.
Start at the bottom of the Royal Mile, check out the remains of St Anthony's Chapel and then its uphill, following your fellow tourists.
Incredibly, I appear to have improved my fitness. We did it in a "one-er" without stopping for breath.
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| St Margaret's Loch |
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| St Antony's Chapel |
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| Selfie - Edinburgh in the gloom |
This lack of rest stops impact the plans for the day. Lunch was planned at Scotland's Oldest Pub - Duddingston's Sheep Heid dating from 1360 - but we are 45 minutes too early. We're also too early for the only cafe in the village - which opens in two day's time. We cannot stretch out the only geocache sufficiently.
Photo's only.....
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| At least we have been before |
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| From 1360 |
Proving that we can adapt - an Adventure Lab Cache took us to Britain's Oldest Railway Tunnel - The Innocent Tunnel. A fast track route through St Leanards, the South Side and back into town.
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| A New Route |
I'd always wanted to visit the Surgeons' Hall Museum. Fascinating the number of different ways the human body can go wrong. And you can see the specimens in formaldehyde to learn all about it.
Just don't go before lunch.
Walk Details
Distance - 4 Miles
Walk Inspiration - Edinburgh, 40 Town and City Walks, Walk 13 and Walk 14
Geocaches - 1 and a few ALCs
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