Scurry To The Sea

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.80 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 371 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 547 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 490 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.889492° / W 3.203073°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.946182° / W 3.061905°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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 : km 0 - alt. 176 m - Continue
  2. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 187 m - Turn slight left
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 191 m - Turn slight right
  4. 4 : km 0.37 - alt. 251 m - Turn slight right
  5. 5 : km 0.38 - alt. 254 m - Turn slight left
  6. 6 : km 0.56 - alt. 298 m - Turn slight left
  7. 7 : km 0.59 - alt. 302 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.69 - alt. 316 m - Turn slight right
  9. 9 : km 0.99 - alt. 386 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.15 - alt. 434 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.16 - alt. 434 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.24 - alt. 447 m - Turn slight left
  13. 13 : km 1.68 - alt. 464 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 1.71 - alt. 470 m - Turn slight left
  15. 15 : km 1.85 - alt. 473 m - Turn slight right
  16. 16 : km 2.01 - alt. 449 m - Turn sharp left
  17. 17 : km 2.03 - alt. 451 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 2.35 - alt. 420 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 2.52 - alt. 439 m - Turn slight left
  20. 20 : km 3.03 - alt. 464 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 3.35 - alt. 410 m - Turn sharp right
  22. 22 : km 4.58 - alt. 225 m - Turn slight left onto Dreghorn Drop
  23. 23 : km 4.64 - alt. 226 m - Turn slight right
  24. 24 : km 5.08 - alt. 178 m - Turn slight left
  25. 25 : km 5.09 - alt. 178 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 26 : km 5.31 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight right
  27. 27 : km 5.32 - alt. 163 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 5.33 - alt. 163 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 6.02 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 6.51 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 6.6 - alt. 162 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 6.75 - alt. 159 m - Turn left onto Dreghorn Drive
  33. 33 : km 6.8 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Dreghorn Gardens
  34. 34 : km 7.05 - alt. 158 m - Turn left onto Dreghorn Avenue
  35. 35 : km 7.09 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Redford Road, B701
  36. 36 : km 7.12 - alt. 156 m - Turn slight left onto Cockit Hat
  37. 37 : km 7.28 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Oxgangs Road North
  38. 38 : km 7.35 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Oxgangs Bank
  39. 39 : km 7.61 - alt. 138 m - Turn left onto Oxgangs Bank
  40. 40 : km 7.62 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 7.72 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp left onto Cockmylane
  42. 42 : km 8.07 - alt. 132 m - Turn right onto Fox Spring Crescent
  43. 43 : km 8.11 - alt. 132 m - Turn left onto Swan Spring Avenue
  44. 44 : km 8.44 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Pentland Gardens
  45. 45 : km 8.47 - alt. 112 m - Turn left onto Pentland Gardens
  46. 46 : km 8.53 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Cockmylane
  47. 47 : km 8.55 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight right onto Cockmylane
  48. 48 : km 8.58 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp right onto Greenbank Crescent
  49. 49 : km 8.59 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 9.5 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Crescent
  51. 51 : km 9.71 - alt. 101 m - Turn sharp right onto Braid Road
  52. 52 : km 9.74 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 9.81 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 10.16 - alt. 92 m - Walk south-east on Hermitage of Braid towards Lang Linn Path
  55. 55 : km 11.74 - alt. 60 m - Continue onto Blackford Glen Rd
  56. 56 : km 12.26 - alt. 56 m - Slight left to stay on Blackford Glen Rd
  57. 57 : km 12.46 - alt. 57 m - Walk east on Blackford Glen Rd towards Liberton Brae/A701
  58. 58 : km 12.58 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Liberton Brae/A701
  59. 59 : km 12.59 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Kirk Brae
  60. 60 : km 12.73 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Double Hedges Rd
  61. 61 : km 13.16 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Gilmerton Road, A772
  62. 62 : km 13.19 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Glenallan Drive
  63. 63 : km 13.95 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp left
  64. 64 : km 13.97 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Old Dalkeith Road, A7
  65. 65 : km 14.2 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 14.23 - alt. 49 m - Walk north-east
  67. 67 : km 14.69 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 14.99 - alt. 47 m - Walk north-east towards Peffermill Rd/A6095
  69. 69 : km 15.06 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Peffermill Rd/A6095
  70. 70 : km 15.32 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Kings Haugh
  71. 71 : km 15.78 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 15.97 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto The Innocent Railway
  73. 73 : km 17.17 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right
  74. 74 : km 17.19 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 17.25 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left
  76. 76 : km 17.31 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
  77. 77 : km 17.44 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
  78. 78 : km 17.56 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right
  79. 79 : km 17.59 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp left onto Innocent Cycle Path
  80. 80 : km 17.73 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  81. 81 : km 18 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  82. 82 : km 18.06 - alt. 33 m - Continue onto Innocent Cycle Path
  83. 83 : km 18.33 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right
  84. 84 : km 18.67 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight left
  85. 85 : km 18.69 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  86. 86 : km 18.75 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left onto Innocent Cycle Path
  87. 87 : km 18.83 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 19.02 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 19.03 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Brunstane Road South
  90. 90 : km 19.05 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Daiches Braes
  91. 91 : km 19.72 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  92. 92 : km 19.94 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 19.96 - alt. 14 m - Turn sharp left onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  94. 94 : km 20.42 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  95. 95 : km 20.51 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  96. 96 : km 20.65 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Edinburgh Road, A199
  97. 97 : km 21.26 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto New Street
  98. 98 : km 21.48 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Promenade
  99. 99 : km 21.49 - alt. 1 m - Turn slight right onto Promenade
  100. 100 : km 21.74 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  101. 101 : km 21.76 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  102. E : km 21.8 - alt. 1 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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