Blackford Hill

"Now we're moving a bit out of the main city. Blackford hill is on the south end of the city, 1 hour walk or 30-min bus ride from Princes Street. It's located right behind University of Edinburgh Science Campus and that was one of the main locations for my biology degree. Blackford is full of life - meadows, river, forest. Which means it's full of biodiversity both flora and fauna. But most importantly it's a very scenic walk - through Scottish forest and up the hill from where you can see whole of Edinburgh and the classic shape of the Arthur's Seat "

"From Morningside you can keep walking towards Blackford Hill. Once you reach the hill the path will take you between trees and alongside a river on your way to the top. Here you will have a view of Edinburgh from the Southern point of the city."