8 Hills Of Edinburgh

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 42.75 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 16h 00 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,333 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,324 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 475 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 11 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.963711° / W 3.194267°
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Description

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(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/E : km 0 - alt. 11 m - Continue onto Broughton Road, B900
  2. 2 : km 0.19 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Rodney Street
  3. 3 : km 0.24 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight left onto Rodney Street, B901
  4. 4 : km 0.38 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Cornwallis Place
  5. 5 : km 0.39 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Bellevue Crescent
  6. 6 : km 0.64 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Mansfield Place, B901
  7. 7 : km 0.72 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto East London Street
  8. 8 : km 0.97 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Gayfield Square
  9. 9 : km 1.23 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right onto Leith Walk, A900
  10. 10 : km 1.24 - alt. 42 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto London Road, B1350
  11. 11 : km 1.31 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Blenheim Place
  12. 12 : km 1.46 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 2.13 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  14. 14 : km 2.15 - alt. 75 m - Continue
  15. 15 : km 2.17 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road, A1
  16. 16 : km 2.39 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  17. 17 : km 2.44 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto North Bridge, A7
  18. 18 : km 2.44 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 2.65 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Waverley Bridge
  20. 20 : km 2.67 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 3.01 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Playfair Steps
  22. 22 : km 3.06 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Market Street
  23. 23 : km 3.06 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight left onto Mound Place
  24. 24 : km 3.18 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight left onto Ramsay Lane
  25. 25 : km 3.19 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Ramsay Garden
  26. 26 : km 3.2 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 3.28 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Castlehill
  28. 28 : km 3.29 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Castle Wynd North
  29. 29 : km 3.35 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Johnston Terrace
  30. 30 : km 3.49 - alt. 90 m - Stopover 1
  31. 31 : km 3.49 - alt. 90 m - Continue onto Johnston Terrace
  32. 32 : km 3.51 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Granny's Green Steps
  33. 33 : km 3.59 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight right
  34. 34 : km 3.6 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp right onto King's Stables Road
  35. 35 : km 4.2 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Lothian Road, A700
  36. 36 : km 4.29 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left onto Rutland Street
  37. 37 : km 4.3 - alt. 60 m - Continue
  38. 38 : km 4.37 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp right onto Rutland Place
  39. 39 : km 4.38 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp left onto Queensferry Street
  40. 40 : km 4.43 - alt. 61 m - Continue onto Queensferry Street, A90
  41. 41 : km 4.48 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right onto Charlotte Lane
  42. 42 : km 4.58 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Randolph Place
  43. 43 : km 4.65 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Queensferry Street, A90
  44. 44 : km 4.76 - alt. 59 m - Continue onto Lynedoch Place, A90
  45. 45 : km 4.86 - alt. 53 m - Continue onto Randolph Cliff, A90
  46. 46 : km 4.87 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Bell's Brae
  47. 47 : km 5.05 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right onto Dean Path
  48. 48 : km 5.45 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Ravelston Terrace
  49. 49 : km 5.87 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Queensferry Terrace
  50. 50 : km 6.01 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Belford Avenue
  51. 51 : km 6.33 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Orchard Road South
  52. 52 : km 6.47 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Blinkbonny Avenue
  53. 53 : km 6.78 - alt. 42 m - Turn sharp left onto Craigleith Drive
  54. 54 : km 7.09 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Craigleith Crescent
  55. 55 : km 7.14 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Craigleith Avenue South
  56. 56 : km 7.35 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Craigleith Rise
  57. 57 : km 7.45 - alt. 63 m - Turn sharp right onto Ravelston Dykes
  58. 58 : km 7.68 - alt. 70 m - Continue onto Ravelston Dykes Road
  59. 59 : km 7.9 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight left
  60. 60 : km 9.21 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto John Muir Way
  61. 61 : km 9.24 - alt. 160 m - Continue
  62. 62 : km 9.36 - alt. 160 m - Continue onto John Muir Way
  63. 63 : km 9.39 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 10.76 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Corstorphine Road, A8
  65. 65 : km 10.78 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  66. 66 : km 10.89 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Balgreen Avenue
  67. 67 : km 11.12 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 11.14 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp left onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  69. 69 : km 11.77 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left
  70. 70 : km 11.9 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Balgreen Road
  71. 71 : km 11.92 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 11.98 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  73. 73 : km 12.3 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  74. 74 : km 12.35 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 12.67 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Hutchison Crossway
  76. 76 : km 12.96 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Hutchison Road
  77. 77 : km 13.31 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Hutchison Loan
  78. 78 : km 13.4 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Hutchison Avenue
  79. 79 : km 13.52 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Chesser Avenue
  80. 80 : km 13.63 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Slateford Road, A70
  81. 81 : km 13.64 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 13.71 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Meggetgate
  83. 83 : km 13.77 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 13.83 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Allan Park Road
  85. 85 : km 14.06 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right
  86. 86 : km 14.29 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Craiglockhart Road North
  87. 87 : km 14.43 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
  88. 88 : km 14.46 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 15.96 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Craiglea Place
  90. 90 : km 16.04 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Morningside Grove
  91. 91 : km 16.26 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Drive
  92. 92 : km 16.3 - alt. 100 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Greenbank Drive
  93. 93 : km 16.34 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Lane
  94. 94 : km 16.46 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Road
  95. 95 : km 17.29 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp right onto Greenbank Crescent
  96. 96 : km 17.35 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp left onto Cockmylane
  97. 97 : km 18.34 - alt. 158 m - Turn left onto Caiystane Gardens
  98. 98 : km 18.36 - alt. 159 m - Turn right onto Caiystane Drive
  99. 99 : km 18.54 - alt. 170 m - Continue onto Swanston Road
  100. 100 : km 19.08 - alt. 154 m - Turn left
  101. 101 : km 19.49 - alt. 176 m - Turn left onto Swanston Road
  102. 102 : km 19.7 - alt. 193 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 23.17 - alt. 193 m - Turn left onto Swanston Road
  104. 104 : km 23.38 - alt. 176 m - Turn right
  105. 105 : km 23.8 - alt. 154 m - Turn right onto Swanston Road
  106. 106 : km 24.33 - alt. 170 m - Continue onto Caiystane Drive
  107. 107 : km 24.51 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto Caiystane Gardens
  108. 108 : km 24.53 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Cockmylane
  109. 109 : km 25.17 - alt. 132 m - Turn right onto Fox Spring Crescent
  110. 110 : km 25.21 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Swan Spring Avenue
  111. 111 : km 25.37 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Comiston View
  112. 112 : km 25.48 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Comiston Springs Avenue
  113. 113 : km 25.8 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Comiston Road, A702
  114. 114 : km 25.81 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Riselaw Crescent
  115. 115 : km 26.07 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Braid Road
  116. 116 : km 26.13 - alt. 144 m - Turn sharp left onto Braid Mount
  117. 117 : km 26.34 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Bramdean Rise
  118. 118 : km 26.64 - alt. 157 m - Continue onto Braid Hills Approach
  119. 119 : km 26.75 - alt. 157 m - Turn sharp right
  120. 120 : km 27 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto The Ride
  121. 121 : km 27.7 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  122. 122 : km 27.73 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight right onto Braid Hills Drive
  123. 123 : km 27.76 - alt. 127 m - Turn sharp right onto Lang Linn Path
  124. 124 : km 27.9 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  125. 125 : km 29 - alt. 156 m - Turn slight right onto Blackford Hill Paths
  126. 126 : km 29.1 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp right
  127. 127 : km 29.71 - alt. 67 m - Continue onto Oswald Road
  128. 128 : km 29.87 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Mortonhall Road
  129. 129 : km 30.22 - alt. 68 m - Continue onto West Relugas Road
  130. 130 : km 30.45 - alt. 65 m - Continue onto Relugas Road
  131. 131 : km 30.9 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Findhorn Place
  132. 132 : km 31.12 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Fountainhall Road
  133. 133 : km 31.24 - alt. 61 m - Continue onto West Mayfield
  134. 134 : km 31.36 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto South Gray Street
  135. 135 : km 31.57 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Duncan Street
  136. 136 : km 31.68 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Minto Street, A701
  137. 137 : km 31.68 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Blacket Avenue
  138. 138 : km 31.8 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Blacket Place
  139. 139 : km 32.11 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left
  140. 140 : km 32.48 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  141. 141 : km 32.63 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight left
  142. 142 : km 34.32 - alt. 111 m - Turn sharp left onto Queen's Drive
  143. 143 : km 34.38 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight right
  144. 144 : km 34.88 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  145. 145 : km 34.97 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  146. 146 : km 35.77 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  147. 147 : km 35.92 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  148. 148 : km 36.64 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto The Dry Dam
  149. 149 : km 36.86 - alt. 54 m - Continue
  150. 150 : km 39.13 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Volunteer's Walk
  151. 151 : km 39.4 - alt. 35 m - Continue
  152. 152 : km 39.83 - alt. 38 m - Continue onto Holyrood Road
  153. 153 : km 39.86 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Reid's Close
  154. 154 : km 39.98 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Canongate
  155. 155 : km 39.99 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Brown's Close
  156. 156 : km 40.02 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  157. 157 : km 40.05 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Campbell's Close
  158. 158 : km 40.11 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Calton Road
  159. 159 : km 40.14 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  160. 160 : km 40.38 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Regent Road, A1
  161. 161 : km 40.51 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  162. 162 : km 40.6 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Regent Road, A1
  163. 163 : km 40.65 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  164. 164 : km 40.67 - alt. 75 m - Continue onto Hume Walk
  165. 165 : km 40.69 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  166. 166 : km 41.02 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  167. 167 : km 41.06 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp right
  168. 168 : km 41.3 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight left onto Blenheim Place
  169. 169 : km 41.45 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto London Road, B1350
  170. 170 : km 41.48 - alt. 42 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Leith Walk, A900
  171. 171 : km 41.53 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left onto Gayfield Square
  172. 172 : km 41.78 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto East London Street
  173. 173 : km 42.03 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Mansfield Place, B901
  174. 174 : km 42.12 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Bellevue Crescent
  175. 175 : km 42.37 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Cornwallis Place
  176. 176 : km 42.38 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Rodney Street, B901
  177. 177 : km 42.52 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight right onto Rodney Street
  178. 178 : km 42.57 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Broughton Road, B900
  179. S/E : km 42.75 - alt. 11 m

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