Craiglockhart, Colinton & Railway

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 7.42 km
Calculated time: 2h 20
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 70 m
Vertical drop: - 69 m
Highest point: 123 m
Lowest point: 52 m

District: Edinburgh
Start/End: N 55.92535° / W 3.2651°
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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 56 m - Start near 110 Longstone Rd, Edinburgh EH14 2AS, UK
2 : km 0 - alt. 56 m - Walk north towards Longstone Rd
3 : km 0.01 - alt. 55 m - Exit the roundabout onto Longstone Rd
4 : km 0.18 - alt. 57 m - Walk east on Longstone Rd
5 : km 0.23 - alt. 57 m - Walk east on Longstone Rd towards Kingsknowe Rd N
6 : km 0.38 - alt. 53 m - Walk east on Longstone Rd towards Graysknowe
7 : km 0.6 - alt. 55 m - Walk east on Inglis Green Rd towards Redhall Ave
8 : km 1.05 - alt. 62 m - Walk south-east on Inglis Green Rd towards Lanark Rd/A70
9 : km 1.08 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Lanark Rd/A70
10 : km 1.36 - alt. 64 m - Walk north-east on Lanark Rd/A70 towards Craiglockhart Ave
11 : km 1.36 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Craiglockhart Ave
12 : km 1.69 - alt. 84 m - Walk south-east on Craiglockhart Ave towards Colinton Rd
13 : km 2 - alt. 99 m - Walk south-east on Craiglockhart Ave towards Colinton Rd
14 : km 2 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Colinton Rd
15 : km 2.14 - alt. 106 m - Walk south-west on Colinton Rd towards Craiglockhart Park
16 : km 2.29 - alt. 113 m - Walk south on Colinton Rd towards Craiglockhart Park
17 : km 2.37 - alt. 115 m - Walk south-east on Colinton Rd towards Craiglockhart Rd
18 : km 2.51 - alt. 121 m - Walk south on Colinton Rd
19 : km 2.59 - alt. 122 m - Enter the roundabout
20 : km 2.6 - alt. 122 m - Walk south-west on Colinton Rd towards Elliot Pl
21 : km 2.82 - alt. 117 m - Walk south-west on Colinton Rd towards Elliot Rd
22 : km 3.05 - alt. 114 m - Walk south-west on Colinton Rd
23 : km 3.29 - alt. 115 m - Walk south-west on Colinton Rd
24 : km 3.48 - alt. 116 m - Walk south-west on Colinton Rd towards The Cedars
25 : km 3.68 - alt. 116 m - Walk south-west on Colinton Rd/B701 towards Thorburn Rd
26 : km 3.86 - alt. 109 m - Walk south-west on Bridge Rd/B701 towards Woodhall Rd
27 : km 4.13 - alt. 100 m - Walk west on Bridge Rd/B701 towards Gillespie Rd
28 : km 4.25 - alt. 101 m - Walk east on Gillespie Rd/B701 towards Bridge Rd
29 : km 4.26 - alt. 100 m - Turn left at Bridge Rd
30 : km 4.37 - alt. 97 m - Walk east
31 : km 4.42 - alt. 93 m - Walk north-east
32 : km 4.52 - alt. 107 m - Walk north
33 : km 4.78 - alt. 88 m - Walk north
34 : km 4.94 - alt. 83 m - Walk north
35 : km 5.07 - alt. 82 m - Walk north
36 : km 5.16 - alt. 80 m - Walk north-east
37 : km 5.41 - alt. 80 m - Continue onto Kilncroft Side
38 : km 5.45 - alt. 79 m - Walk north-east on Kilncroft Side
39 : km 5.56 - alt. 76 m - Slight left to stay on Kilncroft Side
40 : km 5.65 - alt. 79 m - Walk north-west on Kilncroft Side
41 : km 5.78 - alt. 79 m - Walk north-west on Kilncroft Side
42 : km 5.86 - alt. 80 m - Walk north on Kilncroft Side
43 : km 5.95 - alt. 74 m - Walk north on Kilncroft Side
44 : km 6.03 - alt. 71 m - Slight right to stay on Kilncroft Side
45 : km 6.03 - alt. 70 m - Walk west on Kilncroft Side
46 : km 6.06 - alt. 70 m - Turn right to stay on Kilncroft Side
47 : km 6.1 - alt. 70 m - Turn right to stay on Kilncroft Side
48 : km 6.11 - alt. 70 m - Walk north on Kilncroft Side
49 : km 6.26 - alt. 67 m - Walk north-east on Kilncroft Side
50 : km 6.42 - alt. 65 m - Walk east on Kilncroft Side towards Redhall Dr
51 : km 6.58 - alt. 61 m - Walk north on Kilncroft Side towards Redhall Dr
52 : km 6.6 - alt. 61 m - Slight right onto Redhall Dr
53 : km 6.64 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Inglis Green Rd
54 : km 6.65 - alt. 59 m - Walk north-west on Inglis Green Rd towards Redhall Ave
55 : km 6.83 - alt. 55 m - Continue onto Longstone Rd
56 : km 6.88 - alt. 53 m - Walk west on Longstone Rd towards Kingsknowe Rd N
57 : km 7.16 - alt. 56 m - Walk west on Longstone Rd towards Longstone Cres
S/E : km 7.42 - alt. 55 m

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