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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.85 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 101 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 98 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 85 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 10 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.9392° / W 3.16936°
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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. 78 m - Start near 18 Holyrood Park Rd, Edinburgh EH16 5AR, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 78 m - Head west
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.06 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.09 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.14 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.21 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.33 - alt. 81 m - Head northwest toward Holyrood Park Rd
  9. 9 : km 0.33 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Rd
  10. 10 : km 0.53 - alt. 77 m - Head east on Holyrood Park Rd
  11. 11 : km 0.54 - alt. 77 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit
  12. 12 : km 0.64 - alt. 82 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Queen's Dr
  13. 13 : km 0.7 - alt. 78 m - Head west on Queen's Dr toward Queen's Dr
  14. 14 : km 1.98 - alt. 35 m - Slight left to stay on Queen's Dr
  15. 15 : km 2 - alt. 35 m - Enter the roundabout
  16. 16 : km 2.02 - alt. 35 m - Head southwest
  17. 17 : km 2.02 - alt. 35 m - Exit the roundabout
  18. 18 : km 2.17 - alt. 36 m - Head west on Horse Wynd toward Abbey Strand
  19. 19 : km 2.32 - alt. 38 m - Head northwest on Horse Wynd
  20. 20 : km 2.33 - alt. 38 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Abbeyhill
  21. 21 : km 2.61 - alt. 37 m - Continue onto Abbey Mount
  22. 22 : km 2.79 - alt. 43 m - Head northwest on Abbey Mount toward Regent Rd/A1
  23. 23 : km 2.8 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Regent Rd/A1
  24. 24 : km 2.81 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Carlton Terrace Brae
  25. 25 : km 2.94 - alt. 52 m - Head southwest on Carlton Terrace Brae toward Carlton Terrace
  26. 26 : km 2.94 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Carlton Terrace
  27. 27 : km 3.01 - alt. 52 m - Continue onto Royal Terrace
  28. 28 : km 3.05 - alt. 52 m - Head west on Royal Terrace
  29. 29 : km 3.41 - alt. 49 m - Continue onto Blenheim Pl
  30. 30 : km 3.59 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Leopold Pl/London Rd/B1350
  31. 31 : km 3.59 - alt. 42 m - Head west on Leopold Pl/London Rd/B1350
  32. 32 : km 3.62 - alt. 42 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Elm Row/A900
  33. 33 : km 3.84 - alt. 34 m - Head southwest on Elm Row/A900 toward Annandale St
  34. 34 : km 3.85 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Annandale St
  35. 35 : km 4.52 - alt. 25 m - Head northwest on W Annandale St toward E Claremont St
  36. 36 : km 4.54 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto E Claremont St
  37. 37 : km 4.65 - alt. 26 m - Slight right to stay on E Claremont St
  38. 38 : km 4.85 - alt. 30 m - Head southwest on E Claremont St toward Bellevue/B901
  39. 39 : km 4.86 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Bellevue/B901
  40. 40 : km 5.32 - alt. 11 m - Head northwest on Inverleith Row/B901 toward Warriston Cres
  41. 41 : km 5.56 - alt. 13 m - Head southwest on Inverleith Terrace toward Arboretum Ave
  42. 42 : km 6.17 - alt. 20 m - Head west on Inverleith Terrace toward Arboretum Ave
  43. 43 : km 6.17 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Arboretum Ave
  44. 44 : km 6.31 - alt. 13 m - Slight right
  45. 45 : km 6.45 - alt. 15 m - Head south
  46. 46 : km 6.46 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 6.76 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 6.78 - alt. 19 m - Head west toward E Fettes Ave
  49. 49 : km 6.79 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto E Fettes Ave
  50. 50 : km 6.95 - alt. 17 m - Head south on E Fettes Ave toward Comely Bank Rd/B900
  51. 51 : km 6.96 - alt. 17 m - Slight right onto Comely Bank Ave
  52. 52 : km 7.4 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Dean Park Cres
  53. 53 : km 7.41 - alt. 39 m - Head southwest on Dean Park Cres toward Learmonth Terrace
  54. 54 : km 7.49 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Queensferry Rd/A90
  55. 55 : km 7.5 - alt. 43 m - Head east on Queensferry Rd/A90 toward Dean Park Cres
  56. 56 : km 7.94 - alt. 54 m - Head southeast on Lynedoch Pl/A90 toward Randolph Cres
  57. 57 : km 8.32 - alt. 61 m - Slight right toward Shandwick Pl/A8
  58. 58 : km 8.34 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Shandwick Pl/A8
  59. 59 : km 8.36 - alt. 61 m - Continue onto Lothian Rd/A700
  60. 60 : km 8.41 - alt. 61 m - Turn right to stay on Lothian Rd/A700
  61. 61 : km 8.42 - alt. 60 m - Head south on Lothian Rd/A700 toward Rutland St
  62. 62 : km 9.02 - alt. 72 m - Head southeast on Earl Grey St/A700 toward Home St/Lauriston Pl/A702
  63. 63 : km 9.42 - alt. 75 m - Head southeast on Melville Dr/A700 toward N Meadow Walk
  64. 64 : km 10.64 - alt. 75 m - Head south on Summerhall Cres/A700 toward Melville Terrace
  65. 65 : km 10.82 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto W Preston St/A700
  66. 66 : km 11.22 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Rd/A7
  67. 67 : km 11.3 - alt. 85 m - Turn left toward Holyrood Park Rd
  68. 68 : km 11.34 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Rd
  69. 69 : km 11.37 - alt. 85 m - Slight right to stay on Holyrood Park Rd
  70. 70 : km 11.48 - alt. 84 m - Head northeast on Holyrood Park Rd
  71. 71 : km 11.52 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 11.64 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 11.71 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 11.76 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 11.79 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 11.83 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  77. S/E : km 11.85 - alt. 78 m

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