Date: Saturday 17th January 2026
Company: Myself and Ann-Marie
I ascended Arthur's Seat today as part of a much longer sight-seeing walk around the city of Edinburgh. This was my sixth ascent of this great wee hill.
There are many variations for an ascent/descent of Arthur's Seat. Today, I ascended via an ascent route I had undertaken previously, on my second ascent of the hill. However, today's descent route, towards Dunsapie Loch, I had not undertaken previously.
Approaching Arthur's Seat:
About to commence ascent:
View during initial ascent:
View during ascent:
Well-constructed path:
Approaching the summit:
It didn't take long to reach the summit area. I didn't stay long at the summit as there were far too many people atop the hill. I like my hills significantly quieter. Perhaps my favourite ascent of this hill was the one I undertook at night with my headtorch encountering only a few other people during the walk
.Summit area:
Lots of people at the summit:
Descent:
Descent towards Dunsapie Loch:
Looking back towards summit:
On reaching Dunsapie Loch, we walked round Holyrood Park to St. Margaret's Loch and then undertook a lovely walk around Edinburgh.
St. Margaret's Loch:
Hopefully the first of many hills in 2026.