
Kingsknowe Rail Station
- Scotland's Great Trail
- Canal
- River
- Lake or reservoir
- Peaks nearby
- 30
- highest 88m
- Walking routes
- 20
- within 10 miles
What's on the doorstep
Forth and Clyde and Union Canal TowpathScotland's Great Trail
Union CanalCanal
Water of LeithRiver · 0.4 mi (about 0.5 mi on foot)Also nearby
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
About Kingsknowe Rail Station
Kingsknowe is a suburb of Edinburgh the capital of Scotland. It is south-west of Craiglockhart, and borders Wester Hailes, Slateford and Longstone.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
Hills, trails and walks from the platform
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
| Wester Craiglockhart Hill | 176m | 1.1 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot) |
| Easter Craiglockhart Hill | 157m | 1.4 mi (about 2 mi on foot) |
| Warklaw Hill | 278m | 1.9 mi (about 2.5 to 3 mi on foot) |
| Corstorphine Hill | 164m | 2.4 mi (about 3 to 3.5 mi on foot) |
| Braid Hills | 213m | 2.5 mi (about 3.5 mi on foot) |
No National Trails within 10 miles.
Route data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL – coverage and route quality vary by area.
| Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath ↗National | 63.1 mi | 0.0 mi |
| Water of Leith Walkway (Currie to Slateford) ↗Local | 3.5 mi | 0.4 mi |
| John Muir Way (South Queensferry to Edinburgh part 1) ↗National | 12.8 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Water of Leith Walkway (Slateford to Leith) ↗Local | 7.7 mi | 0.5 mi |
| Colinton Tunnel ↗ | 0.1 mi | 0.7 mi |







