House, Whitecraig, Millerhill, S/Fair

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 20.08 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 126 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 131 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 97 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 11 m
  • ⚐
    District: Midlothian 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.86651° / W 3.064134°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 96 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 96 m - Walk south-west on Sixth St towards St Davids
  3. 2 : km 0.15 - alt. 93 m - Walk south-west on Sixth St towards Main St/B703
  4. 3 : km 0.16 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Main St/B703
  5. 4 : km 0.59 - alt. 86 m - Enter the roundabout
  6. 5 : km 0.6 - alt. 86 m - Walk south towards Dalhousie Rd/B6482
  7. 6 : km 0.61 - alt. 86 m - Exit the roundabout onto Dalhousie Rd/B6482
  8. 7 : km 1.03 - alt. 68 m - Slight right to stay on Dalhousie Rd/B6482
  9. 8 : km 1.1 - alt. 64 m - Continue onto A7
  10. 9 : km 1.78 - alt. 57 m - Enter the roundabout
  11. 10 : km 1.79 - alt. 58 m - Walk north-east on B6392
  12. 11 : km 3.25 - alt. 66 m - Enter the roundabout
  13. 12 : km 3.26 - alt. 66 m - Walk north towards Newbattle Rd/B703
  14. 13 : km 3.28 - alt. 66 m - Exit the roundabout onto A6094
  15. 14 : km 4.68 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Musselburgh Rd/A6094
  16. 15 : km 8.1 - alt. 31 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Cowpits Rd
  17. 16 : km 8.13 - alt. 31 m - Walk north on Cowpits Rd
  18. 17 : km 8.75 - alt. 21 m - Walk north-west
  19. 18 : km 9.28 - alt. 11 m - Walk west towards Ferguson Dr
  20. 19 : km 9.35 - alt. 13 m - Walk north-west towards Ferguson Dr
  21. 20 : km 9.67 - alt. 16 m - Walk north-west on Ferguson Dr towards Ferguson Gardens
  22. 21 : km 10.04 - alt. 21 m - Enter the roundabout
  23. 22 : km 10.06 - alt. 21 m - Walk south on B6415 towards B6415
  24. 23 : km 12.7 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 12.7 - alt. 52 m - Walk north-west
  26. 25 : km 12.87 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  27. 26 : km 13.12 - alt. 54 m - Enter the roundabout
  28. 27 : km 13.12 - alt. 54 m - Walk west towards Millerhill Rd/A6106
  29. 28 : km 13.17 - alt. 55 m - Exit the roundabout onto The Kaims
  30. 29 : km 13.94 - alt. 62 m - At the roundabout, continue straight
  31. 30 : km 14.19 - alt. 65 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Old Dalkeith Rd/A7
  32. 31 : km 14.25 - alt. 65 m - Walk south-east on Old Dalkeith Rd/A7 towards The Kaims
  33. 32 : km 15.09 - alt. 61 m - Walk south-east on Old Dalkeith Rd/A6106 towards Melville Gate Rd
  34. 33 : km 15.49 - alt. 60 m - Walk east on Old Dalkeith Rd/A6106 towards Melville Gate Rd
  35. 34 : km 15.49 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Melville Gate Rd
  36. 35 : km 15.9 - alt. 69 m - Enter the roundabout
  37. 36 : km 15.91 - alt. 69 m - Walk south-west towards Gilmerton Rd/B6392
  38. 37 : km 15.92 - alt. 68 m - Exit the roundabout onto Gilmerton Rd/B6392
  39. 38 : km 16.91 - alt. 66 m - Walk south-east on Melville Rd/B6392
  40. 39 : km 16.91 - alt. 66 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Newbattle Rd/B703
  41. 40 : km 19.46 - alt. 86 m - Enter the roundabout
  42. 41 : km 19.47 - alt. 86 m - Walk south-west towards Main St/B703
  43. 42 : km 19.48 - alt. 86 m - Exit the roundabout onto Main St/B703
  44. 43 : km 19.91 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Sixth St
  45. S/E : km 20.08 - alt. 97 m

Useful Information

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