7 Hills Warm Up

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 17.92 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 471 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 463 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 243 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.943322° / W 3.277858°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.952837° / W 3.192464°
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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. 57 m - Start on Belgrave Road
  2. 2 : km 0.3 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto St John's Road, A8
  3. 3 : km 0.45 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  4. 4 : km 0.56 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  5. 5 : km 0.57 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  6. 6 : km 0.63 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Park East
  7. 7 : km 0.64 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Carrick Knowe Avenue
  8. 8 : km 1.27 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.39 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.41 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.45 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Stenhouse Drive
  12. 12 : km 1.91 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stenhouse Drive
  13. 13 : km 2.32 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Gorgie Road, A71
  14. 14 : km 2.56 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Chesser Avenue
  15. 15 : km 3.29 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Slateford Road, A70
  16. 16 : km 3.59 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp left onto Craiglockhart Avenue
  17. 17 : km 4.49 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 4.53 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 4.83 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 4.87 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 4.91 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 5.11 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 5.35 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 5.51 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 5.54 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Drive
  26. 26 : km 6.04 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Ashy Path
  27. 27 : km 6.1 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Road
  28. 28 : km 6.28 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Park
  29. 29 : km 6.6 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Crescent
  30. 30 : km 6.6 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Fly Walk
  31. 31 : km 6.65 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 6.67 - alt. 110 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 6.73 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp left
  34. 34 : km 6.76 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 6.78 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 6.87 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 6.93 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Comiston Road, A702
  38. 38 : km 7.04 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Braid Hills Road
  39. 39 : km 7.17 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Braid Road
  40. 40 : km 7.18 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Braid Hills Road
  41. 41 : km 7.5 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 8.1 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 8.19 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 8.57 - alt. 150 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 8.66 - alt. 131 m - Turn slight right
  46. 46 : km 8.76 - alt. 116 m - Keep left onto Lang Linn Path
  47. 47 : km 8.82 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 8.93 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp right
  49. 49 : km 8.99 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 8.99 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  51. 51 : km 9.11 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp right
  52. 52 : km 9.19 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp left
  53. 53 : km 9.31 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 9.35 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  55. 55 : km 9.36 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 9.39 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 9.46 - alt. 102 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 9.63 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 9.64 - alt. 103 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 9.79 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 9.89 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 10 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  63. 63 : km 10.1 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  64. 64 : km 10.31 - alt. 130 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 10.37 - alt. 123 m - Keep left
  66. 66 : km 10.45 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 10.45 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight right
  68. 68 : km 10.48 - alt. 111 m - Keep left onto Observatory Road
  69. 69 : km 10.83 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Blackford Avenue
  70. 70 : km 10.92 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 10.94 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left
  72. 72 : km 10.98 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 11.01 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left
  74. 74 : km 11.06 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Watertoun Road
  75. 75 : km 11.15 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto West Savile Terrace
  76. 76 : km 11.69 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Mayfield Road
  77. 77 : km 12.56 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Salisbury Place
  78. 78 : km 13.02 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  79. 79 : km 13.09 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  80. 80 : km 13.49 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto Queens Drive
  81. 81 : km 13.51 - alt. 77 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queens Drive
  82. 82 : km 13.54 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 13.55 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right
  84. 84 : km 13.67 - alt. 86 m - Keep left
  85. 85 : km 13.77 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight left
  86. 86 : km 13.95 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 14.03 - alt. 176 m - Turn sharp left
  88. 88 : km 14.1 - alt. 192 m - Turn sharp right
  89. 89 : km 14.12 - alt. 199 m - Turn sharp left
  90. 90 : km 14.32 - alt. 227 m - Keep left
  91. 91 : km 14.36 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp left
  92. 92 : km 14.37 - alt. 238 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 14.4 - alt. 243 m - Turn right onto Piper's Walk
  94. 94 : km 14.44 - alt. 234 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 14.62 - alt. 192 m - Turn left onto Piper's Walk
  96. 96 : km 15.32 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left
  97. 97 : km 15.33 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 15.42 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Volunteer's Walk
  99. 99 : km 15.77 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  100. 100 : km 15.8 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 15.8 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  102. 102 : km 15.83 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 15.91 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 15.92 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  105. 105 : km 16.22 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Abbeyhill
  106. 106 : km 16.25 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Calton Road
  107. 107 : km 16.47 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  108. 108 : km 16.6 - alt. 59 m - Keep right
  109. 109 : km 16.71 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Regent Road, A1
  110. 110 : km 16.96 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 17 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  112. 112 : km 17.08 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  113. 113 : km 17.09 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 17.1 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 17.18 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  116. 116 : km 17.22 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  117. 117 : km 17.3 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  118. 118 : km 17.31 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  119. 119 : km 17.32 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right
  120. 120 : km 17.4 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  121. 121 : km 17.44 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road, A1
  122. 122 : km 17.89 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  123. 123 : km 17.9 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  124. E : km 17.92 - alt. 66 m

Useful Information

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