Blackford Hill - Water Of Leith - John Muir Way

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 40.00 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 284 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 275 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 161 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.93758° / W 3.194687°
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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. 84 m - Start on Marchmont Road
  2. 2 : km 0.87 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Oswald Road
  3. 3 : km 1.05 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Blackford Avenue
  4. 4 : km 1.53 - alt. 68 m - Turn slight left onto Blackford Avenue
  5. 5 : km 1.87 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Observatory Road
  6. 6 : km 2.22 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight right
  7. 7 : km 2.23 - alt. 112 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 2.25 - alt. 114 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 2.26 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 2.34 - alt. 124 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 2.53 - alt. 145 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 2.7 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 2.82 - alt. 158 m - Turn sharp left
  14. 14 : km 2.83 - alt. 158 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 2.93 - alt. 144 m - Turn sharp right
  16. 16 : km 2.93 - alt. 145 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 2.95 - alt. 145 m - Keep left
  18. 18 : km 3.01 - alt. 142 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 3.14 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 3.18 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 3.2 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp right
  22. 22 : km 3.57 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 3.58 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 3.59 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 3.66 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 3.8 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 3.96 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 4.23 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Midmar Avenue
  29. 29 : km 4.24 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight right onto Midmar Drive
  30. 30 : km 4.61 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 4.67 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 4.68 - alt. 102 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 4.71 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight right
  34. 34 : km 4.74 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 4.75 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp right
  36. 36 : km 4.76 - alt. 103 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 4.8 - alt. 101 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 4.82 - alt. 102 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 4.87 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 4.98 - alt. 102 m - Keep right
  41. 41 : km 4.99 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp right
  42. 42 : km 5.14 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight left
  43. 43 : km 5.21 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp right
  44. 44 : km 5.6 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 5.67 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Braid Road
  46. 46 : km 5.7 - alt. 101 m - Turn sharp left onto Braidburn Terrace
  47. 47 : km 5.91 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 6.15 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  49. 49 : km 6.18 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 6.43 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 6.44 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 6.84 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Crescent
  53. 53 : km 6.86 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 6.96 - alt. 109 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 7.18 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Firrhill Drive
  56. 56 : km 7.2 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 7.35 - alt. 111 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 7.37 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Firrhill Drive
  59. 59 : km 7.6 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 7.82 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 8.43 - alt. 121 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 8.55 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 8.56 - alt. 122 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 8.63 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto The Gallolee
  65. 65 : km 8.84 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Redford Road, B701
  66. 66 : km 9.77 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
  67. 67 : km 10.28 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 10.28 - alt. 99 m - Keep right
  69. 69 : km 10.33 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Spylaw House
  70. 70 : km 10.36 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 10.36 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 10.4 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  73. 73 : km 11.69 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  74. 74 : km 11.7 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  75. 75 : km 11.93 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Bogs Bridge
  76. 76 : km 11.95 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 11.96 - alt. 64 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 12.41 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  79. 79 : km 12.77 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 12.79 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 12.82 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  82. 82 : km 13.16 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  83. 83 : km 13.98 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  84. 84 : km 14.48 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  85. 85 : km 14.8 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Ford's Road
  86. 86 : km 14.82 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left
  87. 87 : km 14.87 - alt. 47 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  88. 88 : km 15.26 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  89. 89 : km 15.27 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  90. 90 : km 15.6 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  91. 91 : km 15.63 - alt. 41 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  92. 92 : km 15.66 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  93. 93 : km 15.8 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp right
  94. 94 : km 15.82 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  95. 95 : km 16.42 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  96. 96 : km 16.61 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  97. 97 : km 16.86 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Place
  98. 98 : km 16.93 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Gardens
  99. 99 : km 17 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace, A8
  100. 100 : km 17.04 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Cliff
  101. 101 : km 17.09 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  102. 102 : km 17.75 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  103. 103 : km 18.18 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  104. 104 : km 18.41 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 18.6 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight right onto Sunbury Mews
  106. 106 : km 18.61 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Belford Road
  107. 107 : km 18.64 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Belford Road
  108. 108 : km 18.74 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Hawthornbank Lane
  109. 109 : km 18.77 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp right onto Hawthornbank Lane
  110. 110 : km 19.52 - alt. 18 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  111. 111 : km 19.58 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  112. 112 : km 19.6 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight left onto Saunders Street
  113. 113 : km 19.8 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Kerr Street, B900
  114. 114 : km 19.84 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  115. 115 : km 20.17 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto St. Bernard's Row
  116. 116 : km 20.2 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight right onto Arboretum Avenue
  117. 117 : km 20.39 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  118. 118 : km 20.46 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight right onto Arboretum Avenue
  119. 119 : km 20.52 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Rocheid Path
  120. 120 : km 20.98 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Tanfield Footbridge
  121. 121 : km 21.19 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  122. 122 : km 21.33 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  123. 123 : km 21.71 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  124. 124 : km 21.92 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  125. 125 : km 21.95 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  126. 126 : km 22.2 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto St Mark's Path
  127. 127 : km 22.2 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  128. 128 : km 22.65 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  129. 129 : km 22.66 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  130. 130 : km 22.77 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto Warriston Path
  131. 131 : km 22.78 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Path
  132. 132 : km 23.67 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  133. 133 : km 23.67 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Path
  134. 134 : km 23.68 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  135. 135 : km 23.73 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  136. 136 : km 23.76 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  137. 137 : km 24.07 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Sandport Place
  138. 138 : km 24.12 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  139. 139 : km 24.15 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Shore
  140. 140 : km 24.34 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Bernard Street, A199
  141. 141 : km 24.4 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto Bernard Street, A199
  142. 142 : km 26.97 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto Promenade
  143. 143 : km 30.02 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Joppa Road, B6415
  144. 144 : km 31.14 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  145. 145 : km 31.18 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Edinburgh Road, A199
  146. 146 : km 31.19 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  147. 147 : km 31.33 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  148. 148 : km 31.42 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  149. 149 : km 32.73 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight right onto Brunstane Road South
  150. 150 : km 32.79 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left onto Brunstane Road South
  151. 151 : km 32.8 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  152. 152 : km 32.82 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left
  153. 153 : km 32.84 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right
  154. 154 : km 32.84 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  155. 155 : km 33.03 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  156. 156 : km 33.11 - alt. 25 m - Keep right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  157. 157 : km 33.71 - alt. 33 m - Keep left onto Innocent Cycle Path
  158. 158 : km 33.83 - alt. 33 m - Keep left onto Innocent Cycle Path
  159. 159 : km 34.26 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  160. 160 : km 35.88 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right onto The Innocent Railway
  161. 161 : km 37.84 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left
  162. 162 : km 37.85 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto East Parkside
  163. 163 : km 37.85 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto East Parkside
  164. 164 : km 37.95 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  165. 165 : km 38.26 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  166. 166 : km 38.34 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp right onto Salisbury Road
  167. 167 : km 38.64 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Newington Road, A701
  168. 168 : km 38.64 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Salisbury Place
  169. 169 : km 39.68 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Marchmont Road
  170. S/E : km 40 - alt. 84 m

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