22k Waters Of Leith / Union Canal / Arthur's Seat

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 21.52 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 243 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 244 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 243 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 14 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.961263° / W 3.207863°
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Description

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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
  2. 1 : km 0.23 - alt. 14 m - Continue onto Falshaw Bridge
  3. 2 : km 0.25 - alt. 14 m - Continue onto St Bernard's Row
  4. 3 : km 0.26 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  5. 4 : km 0.59 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Deanhaugh Street, B900
  6. 5 : km 0.63 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Saunders Street
  7. 6 : km 0.83 - alt. 17 m - Continue
  8. 7 : km 1.36 - alt. 25 m - Continue onto Miller Row
  9. 8 : km 1.53 - alt. 33 m - Continue onto Hawthornbank Lane
  10. 9 : km 1.67 - alt. 29 m - Continue onto Water of Leith Walkway
  11. 10 : km 1.69 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight left onto Damside
  12. 11 : km 1.71 - alt. 28 m - Continue onto Water of Leith Walkway
  13. 12 : km 3.43 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left
  14. 13 : km 3.45 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  15. 14 : km 3.46 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Cliff
  16. 15 : km 3.51 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace, A8
  17. 16 : km 3.55 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Gardens
  18. 17 : km 3.62 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Place
  19. 18 : km 3.69 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  20. 19 : km 4.73 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 4.76 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left onto Pansy Walk
  22. 21 : km 4.81 - alt. 41 m - Continue onto Water of Leith Walkway
  23. 22 : km 5.28 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  24. 23 : km 5.3 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  25. 24 : km 5.68 - alt. 47 m - Continue
  26. 25 : km 5.73 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right onto Ford's Road
  27. 26 : km 5.75 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  28. 27 : km 7.66 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 7.7 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  30. 29 : km 8.42 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 8.69 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Meggetland Wynd
  32. 31 : km 8.87 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 8.9 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left onto Union Canal Towpath
  34. 33 : km 11.03 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Leamington Lift Bridge
  35. 34 : km 11.55 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Bruntsfield Pl/A702
  36. 35 : km 11.56 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Leamington Walk
  37. 36 : km 11.59 - alt. 93 m - Slight left to stay on Leamington Walk
  38. 37 : km 12.32 - alt. 75 m - Slight right toward Argyle Pl
  39. 38 : km 12.53 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Argyle Place
  40. 39 : km 12.56 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Fingal Place
  41. 40 : km 12.77 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 12.78 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto South Meadow Walk
  43. 42 : km 13.03 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 13.04 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Melville Terrace
  45. 44 : km 13.13 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Summerhall, A700
  46. 45 : km 13.25 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto West Preston Street, A700
  47. 46 : km 13.65 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Rd/A7
  48. 47 : km 13.73 - alt. 85 m - Turn left toward Holyrood Park Rd
  49. 48 : km 13.77 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Rd
  50. 49 : km 13.8 - alt. 85 m - Slight left to stay on Holyrood Park Rd
  51. 50 : km 14.1 - alt. 76 m - Turn left toward Queen's Dr
  52. 51 : km 14.34 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  53. 52 : km 14.46 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  54. 53 : km 14.64 - alt. 158 m - Turn right
  55. 54 : km 14.7 - alt. 164 m - Turn sharp left
  56. 55 : km 14.79 - alt. 211 m - Turn right
  57. 56 : km 14.82 - alt. 216 m - Turn sharp left
  58. 57 : km 14.89 - alt. 228 m - Keep left
  59. 58 : km 14.99 - alt. 223 m - Turn slight right
  60. 59 : km 15.02 - alt. 227 m - Keep left
  61. 60 : km 15.06 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp left
  62. 61 : km 15.07 - alt. 238 m - Turn right
  63. 62 : km 15.1 - alt. 243 m - Turn sharp left
  64. 63 : km 15.13 - alt. 243 m - Turn sharp right onto Piper's Walk
  65. 64 : km 15.16 - alt. 238 m - Turn left
  66. 65 : km 15.17 - alt. 233 m - Turn left
  67. 66 : km 15.23 - alt. 215 m - Turn left
  68. 67 : km 15.35 - alt. 194 m - Turn slight right
  69. 68 : km 15.46 - alt. 169 m - Keep left
  70. 69 : km 15.56 - alt. 153 m - Turn right
  71. 70 : km 15.78 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  72. 71 : km 16.02 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  73. 72 : km 16.02 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  74. 73 : km 16.22 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  75. 74 : km 16.23 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  76. 75 : km 16.6 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  77. 76 : km 16.64 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  78. 77 : km 16.71 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left
  79. 78 : km 16.73 - alt. 62 m - Keep right
  80. 79 : km 16.95 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  81. 80 : km 17.17 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp left
  82. 81 : km 17.18 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp right
  83. 82 : km 17.25 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right
  84. 83 : km 17.32 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  85. 84 : km 17.33 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left
  86. 85 : km 17.81 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  87. 86 : km 17.83 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  88. 87 : km 17.88 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  89. 88 : km 18.37 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Abbeyhill
  90. 89 : km 18.38 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Abbey Mount
  91. 90 : km 18.56 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp right onto Carlton Terrace Brae
  92. 91 : km 18.6 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right
  93. 92 : km 18.64 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  94. 93 : km 18.72 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left
  95. 94 : km 18.75 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right
  96. 95 : km 18.78 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  97. 96 : km 19 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right
  98. 97 : km 19.03 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  99. 98 : km 19.29 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right
  100. 99 : km 19.32 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto London Road, B1350
  101. 100 : km 19.37 - alt. 41 m - Slight right onto Leopold Pl/London Rd/B1350
  102. 101 : km 19.42 - alt. 42 m - At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Gayfield Pl/A900
  103. 102 : km 19.47 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Gayfield Square
  104. 103 : km 19.62 - alt. 34 m - Turn left toward Gayfield Square
  105. 104 : km 19.63 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Gayfield Square
  106. 105 : km 19.74 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto E London St
  107. 106 : km 19.94 - alt. 32 m - Slight right to stay on E London St
  108. 107 : km 19.98 - alt. 31 m - At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Mansfield Pl/B901
  109. 108 : km 20.08 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Bellevue Crescent
  110. 109 : km 20.33 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Cornwallis Place
  111. 110 : km 20.39 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  112. 111 : km 20.45 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  113. 112 : km 20.6 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  114. 113 : km 20.67 - alt. 16 m - Turn sharp left onto Eyre Place, B900
  115. 114 : km 21.21 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Saxe-Coburg Street
  116. 115 : km 21.35 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight right onto Saxe-Coburg Street
  117. 116 : km 21.47 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Glenogle Road
  118. 117 : km 21.5 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Balmoral Place
  119. 118 : km 21.51 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  120. 119 : km 21.52 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  121. S/E : km 21.52 - alt. 14 m

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