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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 33.43 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 99 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 98 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 94 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.945868° / W 3.21833°
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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. 55 m - Continue onto Haymarket, A8
  2. 2 : km 0.31 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Magdala Crescent
  3. 3 : km 0.61 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.68 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  5. 5 : km 0.84 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  6. 6 : km 1.52 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left onto Damside
  7. 7 : km 2.18 - alt. 20 m - Continue onto Water of Leith Walkway
  8. 8 : km 2.31 - alt. 18 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  9. 9 : km 2.37 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.59 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Kerr Street, B900
  11. 11 : km 2.63 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  12. 12 : km 2.96 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto St. Bernard's Row
  13. 13 : km 3.18 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 3.26 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight right onto Arboretum Avenue
  15. 15 : km 3.31 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Rocheid Path
  16. 16 : km 3.77 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Tanfield Footbridge
  17. 17 : km 3.98 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 4.12 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  19. 19 : km 4.51 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right
  20. 20 : km 4.71 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  21. 21 : km 4.75 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  22. 22 : km 4.99 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto St Mark's Path
  23. 23 : km 5 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  24. 24 : km 5.44 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  25. 25 : km 5.45 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  26. 26 : km 5.56 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp right
  27. 27 : km 6.47 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 6.52 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 6.56 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  30. 30 : km 6.86 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Sandport Place
  31. 31 : km 7.09 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 7.13 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 7.16 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 7.17 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Kirkgate
  35. 35 : km 7.32 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 7.33 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 7.44 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Constitution Street, A900
  38. 38 : km 7.45 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Links Lane
  39. 39 : km 7.52 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Wellington Place
  40. 40 : km 7.55 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto John's Place
  41. 41 : km 7.56 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 7.6 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 7.61 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 7.89 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 7.91 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 8.01 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Links Gardens
  47. 47 : km 8.05 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  48. 48 : km 8.46 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Restalrig Railway Path
  49. 49 : km 8.99 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Restalrig Railway Path
  50. 50 : km 9.14 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 9.17 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Seafield Street
  52. 52 : km 9.34 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 9.38 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Marine Esplanade
  54. 54 : km 9.4 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Sewage Works Path
  55. 55 : km 9.98 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left
  56. 56 : km 13 - alt. 3 m - Walk south-east on Promenade towards Bedford Terrace
  57. 57 : km 13.37 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Joppa Rd/B6415
  58. 58 : km 13.75 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 13.87 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 14.12 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Musselburgh Road, B6415
  61. 61 : km 14.5 - alt. 5 m - Walk east on Eastfield/A199
  62. 62 : km 14.52 - alt. 4 m - Turn right towards Brunstane Burn Path
  63. 63 : km 14.76 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Brunstane Burn Path
  64. 64 : km 14.8 - alt. 6 m - Walk south-west on Brunstane Burn Path
  65. 65 : km 15.44 - alt. 14 m - Turn left to stay on Brunstane Burn Path
  66. 66 : km 15.94 - alt. 20 m - Walk west on Brunstane Burn Path towards Brunstane Rd S
  67. 67 : km 16.09 - alt. 28 m - Continue onto Brunstane Rd S
  68. 68 : km 16.14 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Gilberstoun
  69. 69 : km 16.15 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 16.34 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 16.54 - alt. 31 m - Walk west
  72. 72 : km 17.02 - alt. 33 m - Slight left
  73. 73 : km 17.29 - alt. 33 m - Walk west
  74. 74 : km 18.27 - alt. 38 m - Walk west towards Duddingston Rd W
  75. 75 : km 19.1 - alt. 40 m - Walk west towards Duddingston Rd W
  76. 76 : km 19.17 - alt. 41 m - Slight right
  77. 77 : km 19.84 - alt. 43 m - Walk west
  78. 78 : km 21.13 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left
  79. 79 : km 21.14 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto East Parkside
  80. 80 : km 21.14 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto East Parkside
  81. 81 : km 21.24 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  82. 82 : km 21.55 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  83. 83 : km 21.66 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto East Preston Street, A7
  84. 84 : km 22.06 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Summerhall Place, A700
  85. 85 : km 22.19 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto South Meadow Walk
  86. 86 : km 22.74 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right onto South Meadow Walk
  87. 87 : km 22.75 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto South Meadow Walk
  88. 88 : km 22.76 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right onto South Meadow Walk
  89. 89 : km 22.99 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Leamington Walk
  90. 90 : km 23.74 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 23.75 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight left onto Leamington Terrace
  92. 92 : km 24.15 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Gilmore Place
  93. 93 : km 24.15 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Leamington Road
  94. 94 : km 24.41 - alt. 72 m - Slight left to stay on NCR754
  95. 95 : km 25.12 - alt. 72 m - Walk south-west on NCR754
  96. 96 : km 25.89 - alt. 72 m - Walk south on NCR754
  97. 97 : km 26.6 - alt. 72 m - Walk south-west on NCR754
  98. 98 : km 27.27 - alt. 70 m - Walk north-west on NCR754
  99. 99 : km 27.55 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 27.74 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  101. 101 : km 27.86 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  102. 102 : km 28.67 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  103. 103 : km 29.18 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  104. 104 : km 29.5 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Ford's Road
  105. 105 : km 29.52 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left
  106. 106 : km 29.57 - alt. 47 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  107. 107 : km 29.95 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  108. 108 : km 29.97 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  109. 109 : km 30.29 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  110. 110 : km 30.32 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  111. 111 : km 30.32 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  112. 112 : km 30.36 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  113. 113 : km 30.5 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp right
  114. 114 : km 30.52 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  115. 115 : km 31.12 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  116. 116 : km 31.31 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  117. 117 : km 31.56 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Place
  118. 118 : km 31.63 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Gardens
  119. 119 : km 31.7 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace, A8
  120. 120 : km 31.74 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Cliff
  121. 121 : km 31.79 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  122. 122 : km 32.3 - alt. 36 m - Continue onto Water of Leith Walkway
  123. 123 : km 32.45 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  124. 124 : km 32.71 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  125. 125 : km 32.79 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Magdala Crescent
  126. 126 : km 32.94 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp left onto Eglinton Crescent
  127. 127 : km 33.01 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Coates Gardens
  128. 128 : km 33.23 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Haymarket Terrace, A8
  129. S/E : km 33.43 - alt. 55 m

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