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Day 2 of 3 · Edinburgh · Tranquil Edinburgh & The Pentland Hills

Day 2 — Pentland Hills

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An easy day out from your base in Edinburgh, with ≈ 1 h 40 of travel by public transport and plenty of free time.

Pentland Hills
The River Almond in Almondell and Calderwood Country park with the Naismith Bridge. Taken by Mark Phillips http://www.forthimage.co.uk Summary The River Almond in Almondell and Calderwood Country park with the Naismith B © photographed on 18 October 2006 by Markarianuk (talk) (Uploads) — CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 2 · Edinburgh · United Kingdom

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day 2 0 nights ≈ 50 min by public transport≈ 11 kmclimate favourable

Interest of the place — nature 30. Based on: protected area reached from the stage (Pentland Hills).

programme
3 h 20
public transport
≈ 1 h 40

This public transport time is an estimate, not taken from a real timetable.

To add if time allows: Lauriston Castle Gardens (2 h 30) · Swanston Village Stroll (2 h)

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Swanston Village Stroll

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