Edinburgh Tour

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.63 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 230 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 232 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 109 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 15 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.95914° / W 3.213377°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 17 m - Start on Raeburn Place, B900
  2. 2 : km 0.32 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.52 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.56 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.57 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.58 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  7. 7 : km 0.63 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  8. 8 : km 1.1 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.21 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Miller Row
  10. 10 : km 1.28 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Dean Path
  11. 11 : km 1.34 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Damside
  12. 12 : km 1.42 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Damside
  13. 13 : km 1.44 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.47 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  15. 15 : km 1.7 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 16 : km 1.73 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Damside
  17. 17 : km 1.75 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Damside
  18. 18 : km 1.83 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Dean Path
  19. 19 : km 2.07 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Randolph Cliff, A90
  20. 20 : km 2.54 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 2.57 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 3.22 - alt. 59 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 3.22 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 3.24 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto The Mound
  25. 25 : km 3.5 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Mound Place
  26. 26 : km 3.63 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Ramsay Garden
  27. 27 : km 3.64 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 3.65 - alt. 93 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 3.72 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Castlehill
  30. 30 : km 3.72 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Esplanade
  31. 31 : km 4.04 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Castlehill
  32. 32 : km 4.17 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Lawnmarket
  33. 33 : km 5.47 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Horse Wynd
  34. 34 : km 5.78 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 5.79 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 5.88 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  37. 37 : km 5.9 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 5.91 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 5.93 - alt. 35 m - Keep right onto Volunteer's Walk
  40. 40 : km 6.2 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto Volunteer's Walk
  41. 41 : km 6.28 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 6.37 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 7.15 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight left onto Volunteer's Walk
  44. 44 : km 7.26 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 7.29 - alt. 97 m - Keep right onto Queen's Drive
  46. 46 : km 7.44 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 7.51 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 7.67 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto East Parkside
  49. 49 : km 7.67 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  50. 50 : km 7.98 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  51. 51 : km 8.09 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto East Preston Street, A7
  52. 52 : km 8.49 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Summerhall Place, A700
  53. 53 : km 8.62 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto South Meadow Walk
  54. 54 : km 8.63 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 8.7 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right onto Archers Walk
  56. 56 : km 8.71 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Archers Walk
  57. 57 : km 8.8 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Archers Walk
  58. 58 : km 9.22 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Archers Walk
  59. 59 : km 9.24 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto North Meadow Walk
  60. 60 : km 9.26 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Middle Meadow Walk
  61. 61 : km 9.56 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Middle Meadow Walk
  62. 62 : km 9.58 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Forrest Road
  63. 63 : km 9.67 - alt. 85 m - Keep left onto Greyfriars Place
  64. 64 : km 9.74 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Candlemaker Row
  65. 65 : km 9.75 - alt. 83 m - Keep right onto Candlemaker Row
  66. 66 : km 9.92 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Cowgatehead
  67. 67 : km 10.2 - alt. 63 m - Keep left onto Grassmarket
  68. 68 : km 10.22 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  69. 69 : km 10.25 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  70. 70 : km 10.27 - alt. 62 m - Keep right onto Grassmarket
  71. 71 : km 10.48 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto West Bow
  72. 72 : km 10.69 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto George IV Bridge
  73. 73 : km 10.77 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Lawnmarket
  74. 74 : km 11.05 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Fleshmarket Close
  75. 75 : km 11.1 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right onto Cockburn Street
  76. 76 : km 11.11 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto North Bridge Arcade
  77. 77 : km 11.16 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto North Bridge, A7
  78. 78 : km 11.46 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  79. 79 : km 11.5 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Waterloo Place, A1
  80. 80 : km 11.73 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 11.76 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 11.85 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  83. 83 : km 11.86 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 11.9 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 11.93 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 11.94 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 12.21 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 12.22 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 12.23 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right
  90. 90 : km 12.31 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  91. 91 : km 12.35 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road, A1
  92. 92 : km 12.65 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto West Register Street
  93. 93 : km 12.69 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Gabriel's Road
  94. 94 : km 12.7 - alt. 68 m - Turn slight right onto Gabriel's Road
  95. 95 : km 12.82 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto South St Andrew Street
  96. 96 : km 12.83 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto St Andrew Square
  97. 97 : km 12.97 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto St Andrew Square
  98. 98 : km 13.03 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto George Street
  99. 99 : km 13.22 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street
  100. 100 : km 13.43 - alt. 66 m - Enter roundabout
  101. 101 : km 13.89 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto South East Circus Place
  102. S/E : km 14.63 - alt. 17 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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