Stockbridge Loop To The Meadows

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.56 km
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    Calculated time: 2h 25 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 81 m
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    Vertical drop: - 76 m
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    Highest point: 82 m
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    Lowest point: 16 m
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    District: Edinburgh 
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    Start/End: N 55.95797° / W 3.20876°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 16 m - Start near 8 Deanhaugh Street, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 16 m - Head southeast on Deanhaugh St/B900 toward Saunders St
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Hamilton Pl/B900
  4. 4 : km 0.28 - alt. 20 m - Continue onto Henderson Row
  5. 5 : km 0.62 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Dundas St
  6. 6 : km 0.65 - alt. 20 m - Head south on Dundas St toward Fettes Row
  7. 7 : km 1.16 - alt. 48 m - Continue onto Queen St Gardens E
  8. 8 : km 1.28 - alt. 56 m - Continue onto Hanover St
  9. 9 : km 1.3 - alt. 58 m - Head south on Hanover St toward Thistle St
  10. 10 : km 1.61 - alt. 63 m - Continue onto The Mound
  11. 11 : km 1.65 - alt. 61 m - Head north on The Mound toward Princes St
  12. 12 : km 1.66 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Princes St
  13. 13 : km 1.71 - alt. 63 m - Continue straight to stay on Princes St
  14. 14 : km 2.17 - alt. 64 m - Continue onto Waterloo Pl/A1
  15. 15 : km 2.2 - alt. 63 m - Head west on Waterloo Pl/A1 toward North Bridge/A7
  16. 16 : km 2.23 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto North Bridge/A7
  17. 17 : km 2.59 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto High St/The Royal Mile
  18. 18 : km 2.62 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Niddry St
  19. 19 : km 2.78 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Cowgate
  20. 20 : km 2.79 - alt. 63 m - Head east on Cowgate toward Niddry St S
  21. 21 : km 2.82 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Robertson's Cl
  22. 22 : km 2.91 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Infirmary St
  23. 23 : km 2.95 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto South Bridge/A7
  24. 24 : km 3.81 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Hope Park Terrace
  25. 25 : km 3.83 - alt. 76 m - Head west on Hope Park Terrace toward Hope Park Cres
  26. 26 : km 3.94 - alt. 75 m - Continue straight onto Melville Dr/A700
  27. 27 : km 5.08 - alt. 75 m - Head northwest on Melville Dr/A700 toward N Meadow Walk
  28. 28 : km 5.4 - alt. 73 m - Head northwest on Earl Grey St/A700 toward Home St/Lauriston Pl/A702
  29. 29 : km 6.16 - alt. 61 m - Head north on Lothian Rd/A700 toward Princes St
  30. 30 : km 6.17 - alt. 61 m - Turn left to stay on Lothian Rd/A700
  31. 31 : km 6.22 - alt. 61 m - Continue onto Shandwick Pl/A8
  32. 32 : km 6.25 - alt. 61 m - Turn right toward Queensferry St/A90
  33. 33 : km 6.26 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Queensferry St/A90
  34. 34 : km 6.48 - alt. 60 m - Head northwest on Randolph Pl/A90 toward Randolph Cres
  35. 35 : km 6.49 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Randolph Cres
  36. 36 : km 6.58 - alt. 58 m - Head northwest on Randolph Cres toward Great Stuart St
  37. 37 : km 6.58 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Great Stuart St
  38. 38 : km 6.67 - alt. 55 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Ainslie Pl
  39. 39 : km 6.81 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Great Stuart St
  40. 40 : km 6.83 - alt. 51 m - Head northeast on Great Stuart St toward Moray Pl
  41. 41 : km 6.87 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Moray Pl
  42. 42 : km 7.11 - alt. 42 m - Head northwest on Moray Pl toward Doune Terrace
  43. 43 : km 7.19 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Doune Terrace
  44. 44 : km 7.31 - alt. 35 m - Head northeast on Doune Terrace toward Gloucester Ln
  45. 45 : km 7.38 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Gloucester St
  46. 46 : km 7.51 - alt. 21 m - Slight left onto Kerr St
  47. 47 : km 7.55 - alt. 18 m - Continue straight onto Deanhaugh St/B900
  48. S/E : km 7.56 - alt. 17 m

Useful Information

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