Survival Of The Fittest

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 13.63 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 40 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 283 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 279 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 147 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.95116° / W 3.19791°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.95106° / W 3.20079°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 50 m - Start near 88 Princes Street, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH2 2ER, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 50 m - Head west
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 50 m - Head west
  4. 4 : km 0.12 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.15 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.18 - alt. 50 m - Head west
  7. 7 : km 0.27 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.37 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.44 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 0.5 - alt. 57 m - Sharp left
  11. 11 : km 0.73 - alt. 50 m - Head southeast
  12. 12 : km 0.75 - alt. 56 m - Head southeast
  13. 13 : km 0.78 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 0.81 - alt. 66 m - Head southwest
  15. 15 : km 0.85 - alt. 63 m - Head west
  16. 16 : km 0.92 - alt. 78 m - Head east
  17. 17 : km 0.97 - alt. 87 m - Head east
  18. 18 : km 1.07 - alt. 76 m - Head northeast toward The Mound
  19. 19 : km 1.2 - alt. 70 m - Head east on The Mound toward The Mound
  20. 20 : km 1.3 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Mound Pl
  21. 21 : km 1.3 - alt. 78 m - Head southwest on Mound Pl toward Ramsay Ln
  22. 22 : km 1.38 - alt. 83 m - Head southwest on Mound Pl toward Ramsay Ln
  23. 23 : km 1.39 - alt. 85 m - Continue onto Ramsay Ln
  24. 24 : km 1.49 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Castlehill/The Royal Mile
  25. 25 : km 1.51 - alt. 100 m - Head west on Castlehill/The Royal Mile
  26. 26 : km 1.52 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Johnston Terrace
  27. 27 : km 1.63 - alt. 90 m - Head west on Johnston Terrace toward Granny's Green Steps
  28. 28 : km 1.74 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Granny's Green Steps
  29. 29 : km 1.75 - alt. 83 m - Head east on Granny's Green Steps toward Grassmarket
  30. 30 : km 1.89 - alt. 64 m - Head northeast on Grassmarket toward Castle Wynd S
  31. 31 : km 2.08 - alt. 72 m - Head southeast on W Bow toward Grassmarket
  32. 32 : km 2.1 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Cowgatehead
  33. 33 : km 2.14 - alt. 70 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Cowgate
  34. 34 : km 2.22 - alt. 70 m - Head east on Cowgate toward Old Fishmarket Cl
  35. 35 : km 2.37 - alt. 68 m - Head east on Cowgate toward Old Fishmarket Cl
  36. 36 : km 2.43 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Old Fishmarket Cl
  37. 37 : km 2.58 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto High St/The Royal Mile
  38. 38 : km 2.6 - alt. 84 m - Head east on High St/The Royal Mile toward Anchor Close
  39. 39 : km 2.68 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Cockburn St
  40. 40 : km 2.72 - alt. 75 m - Head northwest on Cockburn St toward Fleshmarket Close
  41. 41 : km 2.74 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Market St
  42. 42 : km 2.84 - alt. 56 m - Head east on Market St toward Jeffrey St
  43. 43 : km 2.97 - alt. 57 m - Head east on E Market St toward Cranston St
  44. 44 : km 3.22 - alt. 51 m - Head east on E Market St toward New St
  45. 45 : km 3.22 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto New St
  46. 46 : km 3.36 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Calton Rd
  47. 47 : km 3.38 - alt. 46 m - Head east on Calton Rd toward Old Tolbooth Wynd
  48. 48 : km 3.5 - alt. 44 m - Turn left at Old Tolbooth Wynd
  49. 49 : km 3.58 - alt. 60 m - Sharp left toward Regent Rd/A1
  50. 50 : km 3.68 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Regent Rd/A1
  51. 51 : km 3.69 - alt. 66 m - Head west on Regent Rd/A1 toward Regent Rd/A1
  52. 52 : km 3.96 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 3.97 - alt. 74 m - Head north
  54. 54 : km 4 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 4.09 - alt. 96 m - Slight left
  56. 56 : km 4.17 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 4.17 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 4.18 - alt. 100 m - Head north
  59. 59 : km 4.19 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 4.21 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 4.36 - alt. 91 m - Head southeast
  62. 62 : km 4.52 - alt. 86 m - Head southwest
  63. 63 : km 4.69 - alt. 76 m - Head west
  64. 64 : km 4.71 - alt. 74 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Regent Rd/A1
  65. 65 : km 4.78 - alt. 70 m - Slight left to stay on Regent Rd/A1
  66. 66 : km 4.97 - alt. 66 m - Head east on Regent Rd/A1
  67. 67 : km 4.97 - alt. 65 m - Turn right to stay on Regent Rd/A1
  68. 68 : km 4.98 - alt. 64 m - Turn left toward Calton Rd
  69. 69 : km 5.09 - alt. 60 m - Sharp left toward Calton Rd
  70. 70 : km 5.23 - alt. 44 m - Sharp right onto Calton Rd
  71. 71 : km 5.24 - alt. 43 m - Head west on Calton Rd toward Lochend Cl
  72. 72 : km 5.41 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Old Tolbooth Wynd
  73. 73 : km 5.57 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Canongate/The Royal Mile
  74. 74 : km 5.7 - alt. 46 m - Head southwest on Canongate/The Royal Mile
  75. 75 : km 5.75 - alt. 48 m - Turn left toward Holyrood Rd
  76. 76 : km 5.9 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Rd
  77. 77 : km 5.98 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Gait
  78. 78 : km 6.14 - alt. 35 m - Enter the roundabout
  79. 79 : km 6.15 - alt. 35 m - Head southeast toward Queen's Dr
  80. 80 : km 6.17 - alt. 35 m - Exit the roundabout onto Queen's Dr
  81. 81 : km 6.29 - alt. 35 m - Head east
  82. 82 : km 6.29 - alt. 35 m - Head northeast on Queen's Dr toward Queen's Dr
  83. 83 : km 6.46 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 6.49 - alt. 35 m - Head southwest on Radical Rd
  85. 85 : km 7.03 - alt. 129 m - Head south on Radical Rd
  86. 86 : km 7.42 - alt. 136 m - Head southeast on Radical Rd
  87. 87 : km 7.75 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 7.8 - alt. 96 m - Head west on Queen's Dr
  89. 89 : km 7.98 - alt. 82 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
  90. 90 : km 8.07 - alt. 79 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Dudingston Low Rd
  91. 91 : km 8.25 - alt. 80 m - Head southeast on Dudingston Low Rd
  92. 92 : km 8.42 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 8.46 - alt. 65 m - Head east
  94. 94 : km 8.52 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 8.74 - alt. 48 m - Head northwest
  96. 96 : km 8.89 - alt. 62 m - Continue onto Innocent Railway
  97. 97 : km 9.35 - alt. 78 m - Head west on Innocent Railway toward E Parkside
  98. 98 : km 9.52 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto E Parkside
  99. 99 : km 9.53 - alt. 75 m - Head southeast on E Parkside toward Innocent Railway
  100. 100 : km 9.63 - alt. 76 m - Head southeast on E Parkside toward Holyrood Park Rd
  101. 101 : km 9.63 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Rd
  102. 102 : km 9.69 - alt. 76 m - Head northeast on Holyrood Park Rd
  103. 103 : km 9.7 - alt. 76 m - Head east on Holyrood Park Rd
  104. 104 : km 9.74 - alt. 77 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
  105. 105 : km 9.84 - alt. 82 m - Enter the roundabout
  106. 106 : km 9.86 - alt. 81 m - Head southeast
  107. 107 : km 9.88 - alt. 82 m - Exit the roundabout
  108. 108 : km 9.95 - alt. 79 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Holyrood Park Rd
  109. 109 : km 10.09 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto E Parkside
  110. 110 : km 10.33 - alt. 75 m - Turn right toward St Leonard's Bank
  111. 111 : km 10.36 - alt. 78 m - Continue onto St Leonard's Bank
  112. 112 : km 10.37 - alt. 76 m - Head northwest on St Leonard's Bank toward St Leonard's Ln
  113. 113 : km 10.54 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto St Leonard's Ln
  114. 114 : km 10.54 - alt. 75 m - Head southwest on St Leonard's Ln toward St Leonard's Hill
  115. 115 : km 10.6 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto St Leonard's Hill
  116. 116 : km 10.65 - alt. 75 m - Head northwest on St Leonard's Hill toward Forbes St
  117. 117 : km 10.75 - alt. 74 m - Head north on St Leonard's Hill toward Bowmont Pl
  118. 118 : km 10.88 - alt. 66 m - Head north toward Brown St
  119. 119 : km 10.93 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  120. 120 : km 10.97 - alt. 60 m - Head west toward Viewcraig Gardens
  121. 121 : km 10.99 - alt. 62 m - Continue onto Viewcraig Gardens
  122. 122 : km 11.07 - alt. 62 m - Sharp left
  123. 123 : km 11.18 - alt. 69 m - Head west toward Briery Bauks
  124. 124 : km 11.22 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Briery Bauks
  125. 125 : km 11.23 - alt. 73 m - Head south on Briery Bauks toward Brown St
  126. 126 : km 11.24 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Brown St
  127. 127 : km 11.27 - alt. 75 m - Head north on Pleasance toward W Richmond St
  128. 128 : km 11.28 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto W Richmond St
  129. 129 : km 11.36 - alt. 77 m - Head southwest on W Richmond St toward Richmond Ln
  130. 130 : km 11.37 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Richmond Pl
  131. 131 : km 11.51 - alt. 80 m - Head northwest on Richmond Pl toward W Adam St
  132. 132 : km 11.51 - alt. 80 m - Continue onto Roxburgh Pl
  133. 133 : km 11.6 - alt. 76 m - Head northwest on Roxburgh Pl toward Drummond St
  134. 134 : km 11.6 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Drummond St
  135. 135 : km 11.64 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Old Infirmary Ln
  136. 136 : km 11.72 - alt. 68 m - Continue straight onto Infirmary St
  137. 137 : km 11.74 - alt. 64 m - Continue onto High School Wynd
  138. 138 : km 11.75 - alt. 63 m - Head northwest on High School Wynd toward Cowgate
  139. 139 : km 11.8 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Cowgate
  140. 140 : km 11.94 - alt. 64 m - Head west on Cowgate toward Stevenlaw's Cl
  141. 141 : km 12.03 - alt. 65 m - Head west on Cowgate toward Old Fishmarket Cl
  142. 142 : km 12.3 - alt. 70 m - Enter the roundabout
  143. 143 : km 12.32 - alt. 70 m - Head northwest toward Cowgatehead
  144. 144 : km 12.33 - alt. 70 m - Exit the roundabout onto Cowgatehead
  145. 145 : km 12.38 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto W Bow
  146. 146 : km 12.4 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Grassmarket
  147. 147 : km 12.45 - alt. 69 m - Head southwest on Grassmarket toward Castle Wynd S
  148. 148 : km 12.64 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto King's Stables Rd
  149. 149 : km 12.64 - alt. 61 m - Head northwest on King's Stables Rd toward Grassmarket
  150. 150 : km 12.84 - alt. 62 m - Head west on King's Stables Rd toward King's Stables Ln
  151. 151 : km 13.02 - alt. 57 m - Head northwest on King's Stables Rd
  152. 152 : km 13.03 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  153. 153 : km 13.12 - alt. 54 m - Head northeast
  154. 154 : km 13.15 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  155. 155 : km 13.21 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  156. 156 : km 13.24 - alt. 51 m - Head west
  157. 157 : km 13.28 - alt. 52 m - Slight right
  158. 158 : km 13.33 - alt. 53 m - Head northeast
  159. 159 : km 13.34 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  160. 160 : km 13.34 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  161. 161 : km 13.37 - alt. 51 m - Head east
  162. 162 : km 13.42 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  163. 163 : km 13.57 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  164. 164 : km 13.6 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  165. 165 : km 13.63 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  166. E : km 13.63 - alt. 57 m

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