Running in Pentland Hills Regional Park, City of Edinburgh

Running in Pentland Hills Regional Park

Pentland Hills Regional Park is a 91.7 km² protected area on City of Edinburgh's south side. Of the routes Remap built, 52 spend at least 30% of their length inside it. Pick how far you want to run.

Checked 24 October 2026

Terrain

48% park, 41% forest, 21% by water

Surface

55% unpaved

Climb

135 to 466 m up

Routes

52, 5.5 to 16.8 km

Getting there

Every route here starts from one of these stations.

Muirend Avenue Bus stop on the north east edge. 4 routes start here, 8 m away.

Baberton Avenue Bus stop on the north edge. 3 routes start here, 5 to 32 m away.

Baberton Mains View Bus stop on the north edge. 3 routes start here, 7 m away.

Bryce Road Bus stop on the north edge. 3 routes start here, 4 m away.

Burdiehouse Terminus Bus stop on the north east edge. 2 routes start here, 6 m away.

Cobbinshaw House Bus stop on the north edge. 2 routes start here, 2 m away.

Dovecot Grove Bus stop on the north east edge. 2 routes start here, 57 m away.

Dumbryden Road Bus stop on the north edge. 2 routes start here, 5 m away.

Kingsknowe Golf Club Bus stop on the north east edge. 2 routes start here, 5 to 73 m away.

Lanark Road West Bus stop on the north edge. 2 routes start here, 4 m away.

Murrayburn Gardens Bus stop on the north edge. 2 routes start here, 9 m away.

New Lairdship Place Bus stop on the north edge. 2 routes start here, 9 m away.

Stewart Road Bus stop on the north edge. 2 routes start here, 7 m away.

Baberton Mains Grove Bus stop on the north edge. 1 route starts here, 3 m away.

Bankhead Loan Bus stop on the north edge. 1 route starts here, 6 m away.

Calder Drive Bus stop on the north edge. 1 route starts here, 2 m away.

Calder Drive Bus stop on the north edge. 1 route starts here, 62 m away.

Edinburgh College Bus stop on the north edge. 1 route starts here, 3 m away.

Edinburgh Park Station Tram stop on the north edge. 1 route starts here, 4 m away.

Gilmerton Dykes Road Bus stop on the north east edge. 1 route starts here, 2 m away.

Hutchison Place Bus stop on the north east edge. 1 route starts here, 23 m away.

Kingsknowe Golf Club Bus stop on the north east edge. 1 route starts here, 44 m away.

Longstone Crescent Bus stop on the north east edge. 1 route starts here, 11 m away.

Longstone Gardens Bus stop on the north edge. 1 route starts here, 2 m away.

Murrayburn Road Bus stop on the north edge. 1 route starts here, 5 m away.

Orchardhead Loan Bus stop on the north east edge. 1 route starts here, 59 m away.

Park & Ride Bus stop on the north edge. 1 route starts here, 6 m away.

Redhall View Bus stop on the north east edge. 1 route starts here, 15 m away.

Roseburn Gardens Bus stop on the north east edge. 1 route starts here, 13 m away.

Saughton Mains Avenue Bus stop on the north edge. 1 route starts here, 2 m away.

Westburn Gardens Bus stop on the north edge. 1 route starts here, 8 m away.

Wester Hailes Station on the north edge. 1 route starts here, 16 m away.

Wester Hailes Park Bus stop on the north edge. 1 route starts here, 24 m away.

Whitehouse Loan Bus stop on the north east edge. 1 route starts here, 24 m away.

The best run in Pentland Hills Regional Park, 13 km and over

From Kingsknowe Golf Club

Ranked first of 47 running routes of this length in Pentland Hills Regional Park.

14.3 km about 1 h 26 436 m up 90% through nature 68% unpaved

Starts at Kingsknowe Golf Club bus stop.

How it compares with the median run in City of Edinburgh

Through nature 90%median 51%

Quiet streets 93%median 89%

Starts near a station at the station

Longest nature stretch 8.4 km

Away from traffic 97%median 98%

Views 10%median 0%

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2 From Baberton Mains Grove15.6 km 466 m up 76% natureStarts at Baberton Mains Grove bus stop 3 From Wester Hailes16.8 km 389 m up 65% natureStarts at Wester Hailes station

Running in Pentland Hills Regional Park

Getting there

The best run in Pentland Hills Regional Park, 13 km and over

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