Accurate Blackford Pond And Hill, Braid Road

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.41 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 194 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 192 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 162 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 49 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.9219° / W 3.16526°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 55 m - Start near 3 Orrok Ln, Edinburgh EH16 5HF, UK
  2. 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Orrok Park
  3. 3 : km 0.42 - alt. 53 m - Turn sharp left onto Liberton Road, A701
  4. 4 : km 0.43 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.44 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.5 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight left onto Hallhead Road
  7. 7 : km 0.8 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Mayfield Road
  8. 8 : km 0.88 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.89 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 0.91 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 0.92 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto West Mains Road
  12. 12 : km 1.82 - alt. 68 m - Turn sharp right onto West Savile Terrace
  13. 13 : km 2.27 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Oswald Road
  14. 14 : km 2.31 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 2.4 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 2.6 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 2.61 - alt. 70 m - Keep left
  18. 18 : km 2.71 - alt. 76 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 19 : km 2.85 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 3.01 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 3.02 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 3.14 - alt. 84 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 3.21 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left
  24. 24 : km 3.6 - alt. 104 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 3.75 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 3.88 - alt. 140 m - Sharp left
  27. 27 : km 4.09 - alt. 162 m - Make a U-turn
  28. 28 : km 4.11 - alt. 159 m - Continue straight
  29. 29 : km 4.42 - alt. 131 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 4.58 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 4.83 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 5.11 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Hermitage of Braid
  33. 33 : km 5.56 - alt. 70 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 5.57 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right
  35. 35 : km 5.58 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Scout Bridge
  36. 36 : km 5.73 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left
  37. 37 : km 6.32 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 6.56 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Howe Dean Path
  39. 39 : km 6.57 - alt. 126 m - Turn left onto Braid Hills Drive
  40. 40 : km 7.7 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Leadervale Terrace
  41. 41 : km 7.78 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Leadervale Rd
  42. 42 : km 8.51 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Kirk Brae
  43. 43 : km 8.65 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Double Hedges Rd
  44. 44 : km 9.07 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Gilmerton Rd/A772
  45. 45 : km 9.23 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Orrok Park
  46. 46 : km 9.32 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Orrok Ln
  47. S/E : km 9.41 - alt. 55 m

Useful Information

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