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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 50.04 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 14h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 108 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 112 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 94 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 50 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.936319° / W 3.194394°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.936244° / W 3.197393°
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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. 89 m - Start on Marchmont Crescent
  2. 2 : km 0.47 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Melville Drive, A700
  3. 3 : km 1.14 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight right onto Earl Grey Street, A700
  4. 4 : km 1.28 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Fountainbridge
  5. 5 : km 1.54 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Fountainbridge Square
  6. 6 : km 1.61 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 1.68 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Lower Gilmore Bank
  8. 8 : km 1.75 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Lower Gilmore Place
  9. 9 : km 1.89 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Leamington Road
  10. 10 : km 1.92 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  11. 11 : km 4.04 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight right onto Union Canal Towpath
  12. 12 : km 5.2 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 5.26 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  14. 14 : km 8.03 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  15. 15 : km 8.56 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  16. 16 : km 9.63 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  17. 17 : km 10.64 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 10.75 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Union Canal Towpath
  19. 19 : km 14.47 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  20. 20 : km 14.5 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Union Canal Towpath
  21. 21 : km 14.55 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  22. 22 : km 16.6 - alt. 74 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  23. 23 : km 16.97 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  24. 24 : km 22.01 - alt. 73 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  25. 25 : km 22.88 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  26. 26 : km 24.94 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 24.95 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto U18
  28. 28 : km 25.17 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 25.18 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  30. 30 : km 27.24 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  31. 31 : km 27.93 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 27.96 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Greendykes Road, B8020
  33. 33 : km 28.42 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto East Main Street, A899
  34. 34 : km 29.22 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Newhouses Road
  35. 35 : km 30.61 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  36. 36 : km 30.62 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  37. 37 : km 32.86 - alt. 70 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  38. 38 : km 35.33 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  39. 39 : km 35.36 - alt. 70 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  40. 40 : km 39.08 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 39.19 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  42. 42 : km 39.96 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  43. 43 : km 40.84 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 40.87 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight right onto Calder Crescent
  45. 45 : km 41.23 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 41.25 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 41.34 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Calder Grove
  48. 48 : km 41.39 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Murrayburn Drive
  49. 49 : km 41.88 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 41.88 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 41.97 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 42.01 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Murrayburn Road
  53. 53 : km 42.03 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Hailesland Road
  54. 54 : km 42.17 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 42.17 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  56. 56 : km 42.64 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  57. 57 : km 45.67 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  58. 58 : km 48.06 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Fountainbridge Square
  59. 59 : km 48.09 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Fountainbridge Square
  60. 60 : km 48.13 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Fountainbridge
  61. 61 : km 48.31 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto Fountainbridge
  62. 62 : km 48.34 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp right onto Fountainbridge
  63. 63 : km 48.37 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Hopetoun Court
  64. 64 : km 48.5 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto West Tollcross
  65. 65 : km 48.54 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Brougham Street, A700
  66. 66 : km 49.22 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Marchmont Road
  67. 67 : km 49.68 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Spottiswoode Road
  68. 68 : km 50.04 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Spottiswoode Street
  69. E : km 50.04 - alt. 91 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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