18km WoL-Granton-Leith-WoL

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 17.76 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 60 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 58 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 61 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.96131° / W 3.20741°
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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.

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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. 15 m - Start near 2 Avondale Pl, Edinburgh EH3, UK
  2. 2 : km 0.28 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  3. 3 : km 0.62 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Deanhaugh Street, B900
  4. 4 : km 0.65 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Saunders Street
  5. 5 : km 0.87 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.55 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Dean Path
  7. 7 : km 1.78 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.81 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  9. 9 : km 2.27 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  10. 10 : km 2.7 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 2.81 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  12. 12 : km 3.15 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 3.17 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 4.62 - alt. 46 m - Keep right onto Telford Path
  15. 15 : km 5.33 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 5.41 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left
  17. 17 : km 5.53 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Telford Path
  18. 18 : km 5.72 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 5.81 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 5.89 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto West Granton Access Cycleway
  21. 21 : km 6.71 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 7.33 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 7.34 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Waterfront Avenue
  24. 24 : km 7.35 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Saltire Street
  25. 25 : km 7.38 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto West Granton Access Cycleway
  26. 26 : km 7.4 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 7.7 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto West Shore Road
  28. 28 : km 7.99 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto West Granton Access Cycleway
  29. 29 : km 8.09 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 8.1 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Chestnut Street
  31. 31 : km 8.21 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Hesperus Crossway
  32. 32 : km 8.54 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Lochinvar Drive
  33. 33 : km 8.78 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Lower Granton Road, A901
  34. 34 : km 8.87 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 8.94 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Lower Granton Road, A901
  36. 36 : km 9.47 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto McKelvie Parade
  37. 37 : km 9.98 - alt. 3 m - Keep left onto McKelvie Parade
  38. 38 : km 10.02 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 10.05 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Trinity Crescent, A901
  40. 40 : km 10.54 - alt. 2 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pier Place, A901
  41. 41 : km 10.64 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 10.65 - alt. 0 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 10.75 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 10.93 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 11.58 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 11.59 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Western Harbour Breakwater
  47. 47 : km 11.8 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Western Harbour Drive
  48. 48 : km 12.24 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Sandpiper Road
  49. 49 : km 12.25 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 12.47 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Sandpiper Road
  51. 51 : km 12.47 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Sandpiper Drive
  52. 52 : km 12.51 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Melrose Drive
  53. 53 : km 12.94 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  54. 54 : km 13.05 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 13.07 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Ocean Drive
  56. 56 : km 13.31 - alt. 6 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ocean Drive
  57. 57 : km 13.57 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ocean Drive
  58. 58 : km 14.08 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  59. 59 : km 14.1 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 14.19 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 14.24 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Shore
  62. 62 : km 14.41 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Bernard Street, A199
  63. 63 : km 14.47 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Commercial Wharf
  64. 64 : km 14.63 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  65. 65 : km 14.92 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  66. 66 : km 15.01 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  67. 67 : km 15.1 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 15.28 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  69. 69 : km 15.94 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto Warriston Path
  70. 70 : km 15.95 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Warriston Path
  71. 71 : km 16.69 - alt. 14 m - Keep left onto Warriston Path
  72. 72 : km 16.77 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 16.79 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Warriston Path
  74. 74 : km 17.1 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Inverleith Row, B901
  75. 75 : km 17.21 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Inverleith Terrace Lane
  76. 76 : km 17.34 - alt. 14 m - Turn sharp left onto Rocheid Path
  77. 77 : km 17.59 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 17.71 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Glenogle Road
  79. S/E : km 17.76 - alt. 15 m

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