5k River Almond

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.34 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 29 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 29 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 29 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.962369° / W 3.317657°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 29 m
  2. 1 : km 0.26 - alt. 21 m - Head northeast toward 1/Braepark Rd
  3. 2 : km 0.32 - alt. 17 m - Head northeast toward 1/Braepark Rd
  4. 3 : km 0.46 - alt. 14 m - Head northwest on Dowie's Mill Ln toward River Almond Walk
  5. 4 : km 0.63 - alt. 11 m - Head north on Dowie's Mill Ln toward River Almond Walk
  6. 5 : km 0.64 - alt. 12 m - Continue onto River Almond Walk
  7. 6 : km 0.81 - alt. 13 m - Head northeast
  8. 7 : km 1.35 - alt. 19 m - Head north
  9. 8 : km 1.76 - alt. 5 m - Continue onto Caddell's Row
  10. 9 : km 1.77 - alt. 5 m - Head northeast on Caddell's Row toward School Brae
  11. 10 : km 1.87 - alt. 6 m - Slight left onto School Brae
  12. 11 : km 2.08 - alt. 5 m - Head north
  13. 12 : km 2.26 - alt. 3 m - Head north toward Cramond Village
  14. 13 : km 2.62 - alt. 2 m - Head east
  15. 14 : km 2.71 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 2.71 - alt. 6 m - Head northwest
  17. 16 : km 2.77 - alt. 3 m - Head west
  18. 17 : km 2.78 - alt. 1 m - Head west
  19. 18 : km 2.79 - alt. 0 m - Head southwest toward Cramond Village
  20. 19 : km 2.88 - alt. 1 m - Head south
  21. 20 : km 2.98 - alt. 2 m - Head south
  22. 21 : km 3.08 - alt. 3 m - Head southwest
  23. 22 : km 3.2 - alt. 5 m - Head south
  24. 23 : km 3.29 - alt. 4 m - Head southwest
  25. 24 : km 3.37 - alt. 4 m - Head southwest
  26. 25 : km 3.4 - alt. 4 m - Continue onto School Brae
  27. 26 : km 3.46 - alt. 5 m - Head southwest on School Brae toward Caddell's Row
  28. 27 : km 3.47 - alt. 6 m - Continue onto Caddell's Row
  29. 28 : km 3.55 - alt. 5 m - Head southwest on Caddell's Row
  30. 29 : km 3.72 - alt. 8 m - Head west
  31. 30 : km 3.8 - alt. 9 m - Head southwest
  32. 31 : km 3.9 - alt. 7 m - Head south
  33. 32 : km 3.96 - alt. 16 m - Head south
  34. 33 : km 4.03 - alt. 18 m - Head south
  35. 34 : km 4.1 - alt. 9 m - Head south
  36. 35 : km 4.23 - alt. 9 m - Head southwest
  37. 36 : km 4.37 - alt. 12 m - Head southwest
  38. 37 : km 4.51 - alt. 13 m - Head southwest
  39. 38 : km 4.58 - alt. 13 m - Head southwest
  40. 39 : km 4.64 - alt. 14 m - Continue onto River Almond Walk
  41. 40 : km 4.69 - alt. 12 m - Continue onto Dowie's Mill Ln
  42. 41 : km 4.7 - alt. 11 m - Head south on Dowie's Mill Ln toward 1/Braepark Rd
  43. 42 : km 4.76 - alt. 10 m - Head south on Dowie's Mill Ln toward 1/Braepark Rd
  44. 43 : km 4.84 - alt. 13 m - Head southeast on Dowie's Mill Ln toward 1/Braepark Rd
  45. 44 : km 4.88 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto 1/Braepark Rd
  46. 45 : km 4.9 - alt. 14 m - Head south on 1/Braepark Rd
  47. 46 : km 4.91 - alt. 14 m - Head southwest on 1/Braepark Rd
  48. 47 : km 4.93 - alt. 12 m - Head on 1
  49. 48 : km 4.93 - alt. 12 m - Head on 1
  50. 49 : km 4.93 - alt. 12 m - Head on 1
  51. 50 : km 4.93 - alt. 12 m - Head on 1
  52. S/E : km 5.34 - alt. 29 m

Useful Information

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↔12.10 km ↗+128 m ↘-80 m ◔3h 50 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Edinburgh

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⚑Departure from Edinburgh

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