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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.34 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 42 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 43 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 93 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 56 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.939563° / W 3.169695°
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Description

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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. 79 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 79 m - Head north
  3. 2 : km 0 - alt. 79 m - Turn left toward Holyrood Park Rd
  4. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 80 m - Turn right toward Holyrood Park Rd
  5. 4 : km 0.08 - alt. 81 m - Turn left toward Holyrood Park Rd
  6. 5 : km 0.15 - alt. 83 m - Turn right toward Holyrood Park Rd
  7. 6 : km 0.27 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Rd
  8. 7 : km 0.47 - alt. 85 m - Head southwest on Holyrood Park Rd toward Dalkeith Rd/A7
  9. 8 : km 0.48 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Rd/A7
  10. 9 : km 0.59 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto E Preston St/A7
  11. 10 : km 0.99 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Causewayside/A700
  12. 11 : km 1.12 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 1.13 - alt. 75 m - Slight right
  14. 13 : km 1.2 - alt. 75 m - Head northeast on Melville Dr/A700 toward Hope Park Cres
  15. 14 : km 1.28 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Hope Park Cres
  16. 15 : km 1.37 - alt. 75 m - Continue onto Buccleuch St
  17. 16 : km 1.44 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Gifford Park
  18. 17 : km 1.55 - alt. 75 m - Continue onto Rankeillor St
  19. 18 : km 1.73 - alt. 74 m - Head northeast on Rankeillor St toward St. Leonard's St
  20. 19 : km 1.74 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto St. Leonard's St
  21. 20 : km 1.86 - alt. 75 m - Continue onto Pleasance
  22. 21 : km 2.49 - alt. 56 m - Continue onto St Mary's St
  23. 22 : km 2.66 - alt. 63 m - Head west on High St/The Royal Mile toward Blackfriars St
  24. 23 : km 3.32 - alt. 92 m - Enter the roundabout
  25. 24 : km 3.34 - alt. 92 m - Head south on Johnston Terrace toward Castle Wynd S
  26. 25 : km 3.83 - alt. 68 m - Continue onto Castle Terrace
  27. 26 : km 3.83 - alt. 66 m - Head southwest on Castle Terrace toward Lady Lawson St
  28. 27 : km 3.97 - alt. 69 m - Continue onto Spittal St
  29. 28 : km 4.07 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Bread St
  30. 29 : km 4.19 - alt. 70 m - Continue onto Morrison St/B700
  31. 30 : km 4.54 - alt. 64 m - Head southeast on Gardner's Cres toward Port Hamilton
  32. 31 : km 4.95 - alt. 71 m - Slight right onto NCR754
  33. 32 : km 4.95 - alt. 71 m - Head south on NCR754 toward Leamington Lift Bridge
  34. 33 : km 5.33 - alt. 72 m - Slight left to stay on NCR754
  35. 34 : km 5.7 - alt. 74 m - Head southwest on NCR754
  36. 35 : km 6.49 - alt. 73 m - Head southwest on NCR754
  37. 36 : km 6.7 - alt. 72 m - Turn right toward Ogilvie Terrace
  38. 37 : km 6.71 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Ogilvie Terrace
  39. 38 : km 6.74 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Ashley Terrace/Gray's Loan
  40. 39 : km 6.83 - alt. 75 m - Head northeast on Polwarth Terrace toward Harrison Rd
  41. 40 : km 7.26 - alt. 75 m - Slight right to stay on Polwarth Terrace
  42. 41 : km 7.26 - alt. 75 m - Head southwest on Polwarth Terrace toward Polwarth Grove
  43. 42 : km 7.27 - alt. 75 m - Sharp right onto Polwarth Grove
  44. 43 : km 7.44 - alt. 75 m - Continue onto Polwarth Gardens
  45. 44 : km 7.84 - alt. 82 m - Continue onto Granville Terrace
  46. 45 : km 8 - alt. 80 m - Continue onto Gilmore Pl
  47. 46 : km 8.56 - alt. 75 m - Head east on Gilmore Pl toward Hailes St
  48. 47 : km 8.79 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Leven St/A702
  49. 48 : km 8.79 - alt. 75 m - Head north on Leven St/A702 toward Tarvit St
  50. 49 : km 8.8 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Tarvit St
  51. 50 : km 8.95 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Brougham Pl/A700
  52. 51 : km 8.99 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Leven Terrace
  53. 52 : km 8.99 - alt. 75 m - Head northeast on Leven Terrace toward Brougham Pl/A700
  54. 53 : km 9 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Melville Dr/A700
  55. 54 : km 9.02 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto N Meadow Walk
  56. 55 : km 9.09 - alt. 75 m - Head east on N Meadow Walk toward Coronation Walk
  57. 56 : km 9.6 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Middle Meadow Walk
  58. 57 : km 9.6 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  59. 58 : km 10.13 - alt. 75 m - Head west
  60. 59 : km 10.13 - alt. 75 m - Sharp left toward Summerhall Cres/A700
  61. 60 : km 10.23 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Summerhall Cres/A700
  62. 61 : km 10.36 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto W Preston St/A700
  63. 62 : km 10.77 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Rd/A7
  64. 63 : km 10.84 - alt. 85 m - Turn left toward Holyrood Park Rd
  65. 64 : km 10.88 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Rd
  66. 65 : km 10.91 - alt. 85 m - Slight right to stay on Holyrood Park Rd
  67. 66 : km 11.06 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  68. 67 : km 11.18 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  69. 68 : km 11.25 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  70. 69 : km 11.3 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  71. S/E : km 11.34 - alt. 79 m

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