Edinburgh Canal Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.69 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 63 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 61 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 121 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 63 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.9373° / W 3.18219°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 76 m - Start near 1 Sciennes Hill Place, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH9 1NP, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 76 m - Head north on Sciennes Hill Pl toward Sciennes Gardens
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 77 m - Continue onto Sciennes
  4. 4 : km 0.05 - alt. 77 m - Head north on Sciennes toward Summerhall Cres/A700
  5. 5 : km 0.28 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Summerhall Cres/A700
  6. 6 : km 0.3 - alt. 75 m - Head north on Summerhall Cres/A700
  7. 7 : km 0.31 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.33 - alt. 75 m - Slight right
  9. 9 : km 0.39 - alt. 75 m - Head northwest toward Melville Dr/A700
  10. 10 : km 0.41 - alt. 75 m - Head west toward Boroughloch Walk
  11. 11 : km 0.86 - alt. 75 m - Head northwest toward Boys Brigade Walk
  12. 12 : km 0.93 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Middle Meadow Walk
  13. 13 : km 0.94 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto N Meadow Walk
  14. 14 : km 1.06 - alt. 75 m - Head west on N Meadow Walk toward Coronation Walk
  15. 15 : km 1.48 - alt. 75 m - Head southwest on N Meadow Walk toward Melville Dr/A700
  16. 16 : km 1.57 - alt. 75 m - Head west on Valleyfield St toward Leven St/A702
  17. 17 : km 1.71 - alt. 75 m - Head west on Valleyfield St toward Leven St/A702
  18. 18 : km 1.72 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Leven St/A702
  19. 19 : km 1.76 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Gilmore Pl
  20. 20 : km 1.81 - alt. 75 m - Head west on Gilmore Pl toward Hailes St
  21. 21 : km 2.07 - alt. 74 m - Head west on Gilmore Pl toward Upper Gilmore Pl
  22. 22 : km 2.08 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Lower Gilmore Pl
  23. 23 : km 2.16 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 2.3 - alt. 72 m - Head southwest
  25. 25 : km 2.3 - alt. 72 m - Turn right toward 75/NCR75/NCR754
  26. 26 : km 2.33 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto 75/NCR75/NCR754
  27. 27 : km 2.78 - alt. 74 m - Head southwest on 75/NCR75/NCR754
  28. 28 : km 3.35 - alt. 71 m - Head south on 75/NCR75/NCR754
  29. 29 : km 3.92 - alt. 73 m - Head southwest on 75/NCR75/NCR754
  30. 30 : km 4.39 - alt. 72 m - Head southwest on 75/NCR75/NCR754
  31. 31 : km 4.96 - alt. 71 m - Head southwest on 75/NCR75/NCR754
  32. 32 : km 5.44 - alt. 64 m - Head west on 75/NCR75/NCR754
  33. 33 : km 5.48 - alt. 63 m - Sharp right onto Slateford Rd/A70
  34. 34 : km 5.57 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Craiglockhart Ave
  35. 35 : km 6.21 - alt. 99 m - Continue onto Glenlockhart Rd
  36. 36 : km 6.37 - alt. 106 m - Head east on Glenlockhart Rd toward The Steils
  37. 37 : km 7.41 - alt. 100 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Greenbank Dr
  38. 38 : km 8.01 - alt. 99 m - Head east on Greenbank Dr toward Greenbank Terrace/A702
  39. 39 : km 8.03 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Terrace/A702
  40. 40 : km 8.6 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Cluny Gardens
  41. 41 : km 8.61 - alt. 80 m - Head southeast on Cluny Gardens toward Braid Rd
  42. 42 : km 8.97 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Braid Ave
  43. 43 : km 8.98 - alt. 82 m - Head north on Braid Ave toward Cluny Gardens
  44. 44 : km 9.21 - alt. 75 m - Continue onto Woodburn Terrace
  45. 45 : km 9.37 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Canaan Ln/Woodburn Pl
  46. 46 : km 9.38 - alt. 79 m - Head east on Canaan Ln/Woodburn Pl
  47. 47 : km 9.82 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Newbattle Terrace
  48. 48 : km 9.84 - alt. 88 m - Head east on Newbattle Terrace toward Whitehouse Loan
  49. 49 : km 9.95 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Whitehouse Loan
  50. 50 : km 10.24 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Strathearn Rd
  51. 51 : km 10.25 - alt. 97 m - Head east on Strathearn Rd toward Strathfillan Rd
  52. 52 : km 10.68 - alt. 93 m - Continue onto Beaufort Rd
  53. 53 : km 11 - alt. 87 m - Continue onto Grange Rd
  54. 54 : km 11.3 - alt. 80 m - Head north on St Catherine's Pl toward Sciennes Rd
  55. 55 : km 11.46 - alt. 77 m - Head north on St Catherine's Pl toward Sciennes Rd
  56. 56 : km 11.47 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Sciennes Rd
  57. 57 : km 11.61 - alt. 77 m - Head east on Sciennes Rd
  58. 58 : km 11.61 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Sciennes
  59. 59 : km 11.67 - alt. 77 m - Slight left onto Sciennes Hill Pl
  60. S/E : km 11.69 - alt. 76 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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