House, Dalhousie, Melville, Dalkeith, Peth

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.33 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 113 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 113 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 112 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 44 m
  • ⚐
    District: Midlothian 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.86653° / W 3.06415°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 96 m - Start near 25-27 Sixth St, Newtongrange, Dalkeith EH22 4LD, UK
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 96 m - Walk south-west on Sixth St towards St Davids
  3. 3 : km 0.15 - alt. 93 m - Walk south-west on Sixth St towards Main St/B703
  4. 4 : km 0.15 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Main St/B703
  5. 5 : km 0.38 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Murderdean Rd/A7
  6. 6 : km 1.22 - alt. 112 m - Walk north on A7 towards B704
  7. 7 : km 1.23 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto B704
  8. 8 : km 4.65 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Lothian St/A6094
  9. 9 : km 4.65 - alt. 102 m - Walk south-west on Lothian St/A6094 towards High St
  10. 10 : km 4.66 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto High St
  11. 11 : km 5.18 - alt. 104 m - Continue onto Hillhead
  12. 12 : km 5.82 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Melville Dykes Rd/A768
  13. 13 : km 5.83 - alt. 82 m - Walk east on Melville Dykes Rd/A768
  14. 14 : km 6.98 - alt. 78 m - At the roundabout, continue straight onto Lasswade Rd/A768
  15. 15 : km 7.85 - alt. 66 m - Walk east on Lasswade Rd/A768
  16. 16 : km 7.86 - alt. 66 m - At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto A6094
  17. 17 : km 8.61 - alt. 56 m - Walk north-east on A6094 towards Old Edinburgh Rd/B6373
  18. 18 : km 8.61 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Buccleuch St/B6373
  19. 19 : km 8.83 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Lothian Rd
  20. 20 : km 8.97 - alt. 51 m - Continue onto Abbey Rd
  21. 21 : km 9.62 - alt. 56 m - Walk south-west on Abbey Rd towards Newbattle Rd/B703
  22. 22 : km 9.62 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Newbattle Rd/B703
  23. 23 : km 11.72 - alt. 86 m - Enter the roundabout
  24. 24 : km 11.74 - alt. 86 m - Walk south on Main St/B703 towards Station Rd
  25. 25 : km 12.17 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Sixth St
  26. S/E : km 12.33 - alt. 96 m

Useful Information

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