Edinburgh's hidden trek: WATER OF LEITH WALKWAY! 20 km walk from Balerno to the Shore
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Let's explore Edinburgh's GREAT OUTDOORS on the one day that actually seems to be pretty friendly to that idea! Today I am off to Balerno to try and walk the whole length of the Water of Leith - a little trekking challenge with a plenty of cool Edinburgh sights to discover on the way. I myself have found some hidden gems to be enjoyed while partaking in this half day walking tour through the leafy valleys of Edinburgh's river, and I CAN'T WAIT to share them with you!
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So glad you enjoyed walking the walkway - our volunteer teams help to keep it maintained and run the Visitor Centre its to gratifying to hear of someone enjoying our special wee river so much
Your volunteers are doing a fantastic job! I had such a nice time exploring along the river .)
Its the MAIN reason I want to move to Edinburgh from NZ - You do a fantastic job!
Lovely to watch! So many beautiful places 😊 In September 2023 I walked with a friend along the Union Canal from Edinburgh to Falkirk Wheel and then further on along the Forth and Clyde Canal to Bowling at the sea outside of Glasgow. We used 6 days for the walking but had a pause day in Linlithgow. It was wonderful and I absolutely recommend it. Thank you for sharing your walk ❤
The Water of Leith Walkway and the illustrated tunnel were gorgeous. Thank you for taking me on your journey. Looking forward to your video on Skye.
I worked on the walkway from Roseburn to Dean Village back in 1985. The old granite setts that cobbled Edinburgh's Victorian streets are now in gabions underneath Roseburn viaduct to what was then known as the Dragonara Hotel. In those days it was a go to place in Edinburgh. Tmes change.
The Great outdoors there in Edinburgh, Scotland looks so bloody amazing! Thanks for sharing Kakibot & Happy Sunday evening from London, England! 🏴ɢʙ
I mean this video deserves a like for the effort of walking all that way, and of course it was beautifully shot as usual. We walked to Stockbridge along the waters of Leith which was nice. The squirrel jumper looks fabulous on you as well 😊 Hope you had a wonderful time in Skye ( and your poor feet!).
Can report now that my feet did pretty well by the time I hit Skye! “Thankfully” over there most of the hikes were harder on my gluteus maximus than my feet as everything is always SERIOUSLY UPHILL haha
Thank you so much for sharing it all with us❤❤❤😊😊😊 have a a wonderful week😊
Thank youuuu!!! Glad you enjoyed it .)
Looks like a lovely day :)
The Colinton tunnel was a graffiti-laden shortcut until five years or so ago. Used to be really the worst part of the walk - dark, long, generally depressing. Looking on the tunnel's website now, it says there were still the remnants of a 1980s mural here and there if you knew where to look, but I did not know where to look and had no idea it had ever been painted. The new mural is absolutely wonderful - apparently the funding and organisation was largely a grassroots effort by the people of Colinton. Also remember being taken to the Water of Leith visitor centre as a kid (it was new then!). Had a great time playing with the water engineering exhibit, mostly trying to get the model river as horribly flooded as possible...
For an accessible/bike-friendly route from Balerno, there's a stair-free connection with the canal around Kirknewton at the Lanark Road footbridge. The canal only goes to Fountainbridge rather than all the way to Leith, though.
You hero :) This is great. Not much of that was as organised when I lived there. Would love to do it next time I'm back.
I've walked / cycled this area countless times so it was great to get your perspective on this beautiful walk.... Thankyou!
I used to cycle from Trinity to Balerno and back - a lot. It’s a beautiful cycle / walking path. You definitely did it in the right direction, as it’s slightly down hill all the way back to Edinburgh.
Haha yes that was my thinking too!
Thank you! Beautifully shot.
I've lived here decades and not seen much of this. Great video :)
The Tunnel looks amazing !
I absolutely love that tunnel! I definitely need to digitally dog ear Colinton Tunnel for photo shoots, in the future, but I want to walk it when I come in December! I want to take my bike down that canal hike, I bet it’s gorgeous during the changes in season. That park looks lovely, and I would very much enjoy a hidden gems video on it! ^.^ I had no idea there was an AIDS memorial in Scotland at all, so this makes me feel very grateful I’ll have a place to go and remember those I’ve lost to it. Completing this from squiggle to squiggle, is now a goal! All in all wonderful video as always! 💗
I am amazed and impressed that you did the whole thing in one day! I did the visitor center to the Shore one day and Balerno to the visitor center a couple months later 😂
The Clinton Tunnel was beautiful, I definitely liked the less well trodden areas best
The Dell was always my Das way of wearing us out as kids on the weekends ! It’s definitely something people who come to Edinburgh miss !!
It’s such a simple route too ! And for people visiting Edinburgh, take note. Don’t just visit the Castle and the old town. Go out, visit the Dell, there’s a botanical garden in Saughton. Climb Blackford hill ! Don’t be bound by what the guides tell you to do !
Thank you for another great video, loved this one :)
Thanks Craig! It ain’t no munro but still a stunner! .D
Keep the great videos coming :)
That’s the plan!! .) thank you for watching.)
I did this walk back in the 1990's - in instalments, spread over several months. My favourite part was the bit that passes through Colinton Dell - I actually backtracked and did that section many times.
Those brambles you picked are descendants of the ones I used to munch on back then!
Awww that’s a cute way of thinking about those brambles! But you’re totally right!!
Ive run this route a few times and it is a favourite!
I think the poppy gate is because of the poppy factory nearby?
Fantastic video! And well done for actually doing the whole lot in a day. I managed from the the very top of Balerno to Stockbridge a few years ago. And then I got tired feet - and a thirsty mouth - and didn't finish it all. ;-) If you've got your hiking hat on, the other way up into the Pentland hills regional park starting from Balerno might be interesting and a bit wilder. I think going via West Kip, Scald Law and a few other peaks might suit the more adventurous! The hills are probably a bit too soggy at the moment, though, Perhaps if we actually get a summer next year? :-)
I have wanted to make a video about Pentland adventures for ages! Maybe feature two or three possible routes of different skill level? Although…. I’m probably not quite a top tier hiker yet 😅
@@Kakibot Good idea. I think there are plenty of walks that avoid doing climbing to the top of hills and aren't too long (although when you feel like the challenge, it's a great view looking down on Lothian and further afield from one of the bigger hills!). I'm not a hiker myself but my experience of the park is that it's a bit easier than you imagine to explore.
I like the Flotterstone to Balerno walk, it's more hilly and flotterstone is harder to get to but it's proper countryside and about 12 Km well worth checking out❤
Cycle along the canal, that was one of the nicest here, Edinburgh to Linlithgow
Great video
Love your on camera persona and the amazing views
Thank you , subscribed !
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Aww thank you! Much appreciated!! ♥️
Im a Moroccan who lives in the US . I watch ur videos every time you post. It happened I visited Edinburgh last month and went to few places you mentioned in one of ur videos and one of them was the chocolatier . I also
Mentioned ur name after I bought my hot chocolate from there.
Thank you
Aw that’s so lovely to hear! Always appreciate when someone drops my name at a business I like .)
used to cycle the route many years ago. if you are in the area again walk around the Mavisbank house lots of history including Roslin Chapel and gunpowder factories
For some reason i heard Palermo to Leith and thought, good luck with that!
I myself think that to myself every time I see that name on a bus!!!
Always walked from Roseburn/Corstophine never walked from the start Recently found that if you come off track a bit you can go into the Botanical gardens ,toilet stop and cafe or benches in the park to eat your lunch
I accidentally popped in a few miles along the route while out turfing on Saturday.. my first time stumbling on the Aids remembrance and Dean Village, both well-hidden, very beautifully maintained gems. :D
Your videos are amazing 🙂
Could you do Pentland Hills, please?
Have an amazing time in Skye
Wow, that’s a long trek for you.
What a wonderful excursion that would be.
I hope to come back in March. But it might be too cold then to walk along.
What say you?
Everything looks wonderful.
And I love your sweater with the squirrels!!!!
Early spring might be just a bit too dark and “leafless” for the first portion of the walk, but if the weather is nice, I think walking from the visitor centre to Leith might be lovely!!
@@Kakibot, I was thinking it would be. Thanks for the information. 🥰
Another great Video, thanks a lot! btw, where did you get the lovely squirrel sweater?
Thank you!! I thrifted my sweater through Vinted but it is a Kiel James Patrick sweater originally 🍂
I've never walked the whole walkway in one go, but I use it on a regular basis. I live 10 minutes walk from the Visitor Centre and I've taken the bus to Balerno and walked back home, but more often I walk to the Canal which is 5 minutes away then along to the Visitor Centre, walk from their down to Leith then carry on to Ocean Terminal.
You should come to Linlithgow 😊
The poppies are close to the Lady Haig Poppy Factory where ex-services personnel make poppies.
Thanks for the info - that’s very interesting!!
I WAS LITERALLY SEARCHING FOR THIS AT THE BEGGINING OF LAST MONTH, Google Street View is not enough and i wanted to find a specific tunnel. Lets gooo
You should come way down to the other end of the country and
visit Folkestone
I’d love to! Hopefully next year we’ll venture down south again, I’ve seen so little of that part of the island.
@@Kakibot I would happily buy you guys a coffee to say thank you for all your hard work on these great videos!
20km what? Ah, you're doing it from Balerno! I did that once.
i'm not super fit so i would only want to do the dean village bit. where should i start and where should i finish? and is it easy to get to using the tram from st andrews?
I was just there. Get off at the West End tram stop to get to Dean Village which is a short walk away.. The thing is, if you go east towards Stockbridge, you'll slowly get further and further from the tram line. If you go west, you will go closer to the tram line and can get on at either the Murryfield Stadium or Balgreen tram stations.
65%: great for cocoa content of chocolate, not so good for poop content of foothpaths
Here to speak THE TRUTH David!!!
I attempted this walk from Dean Village to Roseburn. I ended up in a modern art museum. I would like to do the whole walk one day. I always get lost so it will be fun 🙃 🙂. I went to The Irish Dude for a coffee stop at Leith the other day, it was a good find.
I don't live in Edinburgh, I live south of England so when I do come up I like to find hidden gems in a busy area.
The tunnel in Colinton has always fascinated me with the poetry and how it's maintained by volunteers so after I find that, I'd like to visit the Writers museum.