Scurry to the Sea

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 18.40 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 240 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 521 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 490 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.885854° / W 3.214188°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.945535° / W 3.069499°
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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. 283 m
  2. 1 : km 4.04 - alt. 155 m - Slight right to stay on Swanston Rd
  3. 2 : km 4.79 - alt. 158 m - Turn left onto Caiystane Gardens
  4. 3 : km 4.81 - alt. 158 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 5.75 - alt. 110 m - Turn slight left onto Cockmylane
  6. 5 : km 5.77 - alt. 108 m - Keep right onto Cockmylane
  7. 6 : km 5.8 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp right onto Greenbank Crescent
  8. 7 : km 5.81 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 5.94 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 5.96 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp right
  11. 10 : km 5.96 - alt. 107 m - Turn slight right
  12. 11 : km 6 - alt. 107 m - Keep left
  13. 12 : km 6.12 - alt. 105 m - Keep left
  14. 13 : km 6.32 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight right
  15. 14 : km 6.39 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Comiston Road, A702
  16. 15 : km 6.68 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 6.71 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 6.73 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Braid Road
  19. 18 : km 7.01 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp right
  20. 19 : km 7.03 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  21. 20 : km 7.07 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
  22. 21 : km 7.6 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  23. 22 : km 7.62 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
  24. 23 : km 7.76 - alt. 83 m - Keep left
  25. 24 : km 7.85 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight right
  26. 25 : km 8.32 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  27. 26 : km 9.85 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Liberton Brae, A701
  28. 27 : km 9.86 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp right onto Kirk Brae
  29. 28 : km 10.01 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Double Hedges Road
  30. 29 : km 10.11 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Robert Burns Drive
  31. 30 : km 10.12 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 31 : km 10.26 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Double Hedges Road
  33. 32 : km 10.44 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Gilmerton Road, A772
  34. 33 : km 10.61 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 10.64 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  36. 35 : km 10.77 - alt. 56 m - Keep left
  37. 36 : km 11.14 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  38. 37 : km 11.16 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 11.22 - alt. 47 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Sharpdale Loan
  40. 39 : km 11.26 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 11.41 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Sharpdale Loan
  42. 41 : km 11.43 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto Sharpdale Loan
  43. 42 : km 11.48 - alt. 48 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Peffermill Road, A6095
  44. 43 : km 11.58 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp left onto Peffermill Road, A6095
  45. 44 : km 11.6 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 11.61 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp right
  47. 46 : km 11.72 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Cameron House Avenue
  48. 47 : km 11.73 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Peffermill Road, A6095
  49. 48 : km 12.47 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Kings Haugh
  50. 49 : km 12.48 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 12.49 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Kings Haugh
  52. 51 : km 12.94 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  53. 52 : km 13.14 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto The Innocent Railway
  54. 53 : km 13.14 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Duddingston Road West
  55. 54 : km 13.15 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  56. 55 : km 14.34 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  57. 56 : km 14.36 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  58. 57 : km 14.87 - alt. 34 m - Keep right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  59. 58 : km 15.14 - alt. 33 m - Keep right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  60. 59 : km 15.87 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left onto Innocent Cycle Path
  61. 60 : km 15.94 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  62. 61 : km 15.95 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  63. 62 : km 15.97 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  64. 63 : km 16.14 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  65. 64 : km 16.15 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Brunstane Road South
  66. 65 : km 16.16 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right onto Brunstane Road South
  67. 66 : km 16.22 - alt. 26 m - Keep left onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  68. 67 : km 17.53 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  69. 68 : km 17.62 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  70. 69 : km 17.76 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Edinburgh Road, A199
  71. 70 : km 17.94 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  72. E : km 18.4 - alt. 0 m

Useful Information

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