House, Railway, Lasswade, Gilmerton

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 17.68 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 190 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 198 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 142 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 44 m
  • ⚐
    District: Midlothian 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.86639° / W 3.06472°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 94 m - Start near 19-21 Sixth St, Newtongrange, Dalkeith EH22 4LE, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 94 m - Walk west on Sixth St towards Main St/B703
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 93 m - Walk south-west on Sixth St towards Main St/B703
  4. 4 : km 0.11 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Main St/B703
  5. 5 : km 0.55 - alt. 86 m - Walk north-west towards Dalhousie Rd/B6482
  6. 6 : km 0.56 - alt. 86 m - Exit the roundabout onto Dalhousie Rd/B6482
  7. 7 : km 0.98 - alt. 68 m - Slight right to stay on Dalhousie Rd/B6482
  8. 8 : km 1.05 - alt. 64 m - Continue onto A7
  9. 9 : km 1.74 - alt. 57 m - Enter the roundabout
  10. 10 : km 1.76 - alt. 60 m - Walk north-west towards B6392
  11. 11 : km 1.76 - alt. 61 m - Exit the roundabout onto B6392
  12. 12 : km 2.59 - alt. 70 m - Walk north-west on B6392
  13. 13 : km 2.6 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 3.03 - alt. 71 m - Walk west
  15. 15 : km 3.25 - alt. 65 m - Walk west
  16. 16 : km 3.28 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.44 - alt. 66 m - Walk south-east
  18. 18 : km 3.5 - alt. 65 m - Walk south-east
  19. 19 : km 3.5 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 4.63 - alt. 87 m - Continue onto Waverley Ct
  21. 21 : km 4.83 - alt. 91 m - Walk south-west on Waverley Ct towards Cockpen Rd/B704
  22. 22 : km 4.84 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Cockpen Rd/B704
  23. 23 : km 5.2 - alt. 103 m - Continue onto High St
  24. 24 : km 5.72 - alt. 104 m - Continue onto Hillhead
  25. 25 : km 6.36 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Melville Dykes Rd/A768
  26. 26 : km 6.37 - alt. 83 m - Walk south-west on Melville Dykes Rd/A768 towards Hillhead/B704
  27. 27 : km 7.37 - alt. 86 m - A768 turns slightly right and becomes Lasswade Rd
  28. 28 : km 9.51 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 9.53 - alt. 140 m - Walk north-east on Gilmerton Dykes Rd towards E Kilngate Pl
  30. 30 : km 10.09 - alt. 131 m - Enter the roundabout
  31. 31 : km 10.13 - alt. 130 m - Walk east on Ravenscroft Pl
  32. 32 : km 10.23 - alt. 134 m - Walk north-east on Ravenscroft St towards Burghtoft
  33. 33 : km 10.6 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Drum St/A772
  34. 34 : km 10.61 - alt. 121 m - Walk south-east on Drum St/A772 towards E Farm of Gilmerton
  35. 35 : km 12.14 - alt. 78 m - Enter the roundabout
  36. 36 : km 12.15 - alt. 78 m - Walk east towards Gilmerton Rd/A772
  37. 37 : km 12.16 - alt. 77 m - Exit the roundabout onto Gilmerton Rd/A772
  38. 38 : km 12.26 - alt. 76 m - Walk east on Gilmerton Rd/A772 towards Gilmerton Rd/A772
  39. 39 : km 13.25 - alt. 74 m - Slight left
  40. 40 : km 13.26 - alt. 74 m - Walk east
  41. 41 : km 13.28 - alt. 73 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Gilmerton Rd/B6392
  42. 42 : km 13.58 - alt. 69 m - Enter the roundabout
  43. 43 : km 14.55 - alt. 66 m - Walk east towards A6094
  44. 44 : km 14.58 - alt. 66 m - Exit the roundabout onto Newbattle Rd/B703
  45. 45 : km 17.08 - alt. 86 m - Enter the roundabout
  46. 46 : km 17.09 - alt. 86 m - Walk south-east towards Main St/B703
  47. 47 : km 17.09 - alt. 86 m - Exit the roundabout onto Main St/B703
  48. 48 : km 17.54 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Sixth St
  49. S/E : km 17.68 - alt. 95 m

Useful Information

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