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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 19.16 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 473 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 613 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 490 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 7 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.899877° / W 3.269526°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.978937° / W 3.18941°
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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. 159 m - Start on Torphin Road
  2. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 160 m - Turn sharp left onto Torphin Road
  4. 4 : km 0.39 - alt. 176 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.61 - alt. 172 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.63 - alt. 174 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 0.88 - alt. 197 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.88 - alt. 196 m - Turn right onto Torduff Road
  9. 9 : km 0.93 - alt. 202 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.1 - alt. 201 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 1.21 - alt. 225 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.28 - alt. 241 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.3 - alt. 241 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.47 - alt. 229 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 1.65 - alt. 255 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 16 : km 1.67 - alt. 254 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 1.96 - alt. 244 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 2.79 - alt. 335 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 3.06 - alt. 349 m - Turn right onto Phantom's Cleugh
  20. 20 : km 3.23 - alt. 351 m - Keep left onto Phantom's Cleugh
  21. 21 : km 3.65 - alt. 349 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 4.16 - alt. 450 m - Turn slight left onto Capelaw Hill
  23. 23 : km 4.81 - alt. 399 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 4.82 - alt. 399 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 5.21 - alt. 464 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 5.44 - alt. 483 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 5.5 - alt. 460 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 5.89 - alt. 420 m - Turn slight left
  29. 29 : km 6.23 - alt. 451 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 6.25 - alt. 449 m - Turn slight left
  31. 31 : km 6.39 - alt. 389 m - Turn slight left
  32. 32 : km 6.61 - alt. 323 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 6.73 - alt. 336 m - Turn sharp right
  34. 34 : km 6.89 - alt. 295 m - Turn slight left
  35. 35 : km 7.23 - alt. 243 m - Turn slight right
  36. 36 : km 7.55 - alt. 204 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 7.69 - alt. 192 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 7.69 - alt. 192 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 7.85 - alt. 177 m - Turn left onto Swanston Road
  40. 40 : km 8.98 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Caiystane Gardens
  41. 41 : km 9 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Cockmylane
  42. 42 : km 9.94 - alt. 110 m - Turn slight left onto Cockmylane
  43. 43 : km 9.99 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp right onto Greenbank Crescent
  44. 44 : km 10 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 10.92 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Crescent
  46. 46 : km 10.94 - alt. 103 m - Turn left onto Comiston Road, A702
  47. 47 : km 11.98 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Steel's Place
  48. 48 : km 12 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Morningside Road, A702
  49. 49 : km 13.68 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Home Street, A702
  50. 50 : km 13.81 - alt. 74 m - Keep right onto Home Street
  51. 51 : km 13.83 - alt. 74 m - Keep left onto Home Street, A702
  52. 52 : km 13.89 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Lauriston Place
  53. 53 : km 13.92 - alt. 73 m - Keep left onto High Riggs
  54. 54 : km 14.13 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto Lauriston Street
  55. 55 : km 14.16 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right onto West Port
  56. 56 : km 14.65 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Hunter's Close
  57. 57 : km 14.69 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  58. 58 : km 14.71 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Grassmarket
  59. 59 : km 14.73 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  60. 60 : km 14.74 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto West Bow
  61. 61 : km 14.85 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 14.92 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp right onto Lawnmarket
  63. 63 : km 14.93 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Milne's Court
  64. 64 : km 15.03 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Mound Place
  65. 65 : km 15.28 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Waverley Bridge
  66. 66 : km 15.4 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto North Ramp
  67. 67 : km 15.41 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 15.49 - alt. 62 m - Keep left
  69. 69 : km 15.5 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  70. 70 : km 15.55 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto South St Andrew Street
  71. 71 : km 15.87 - alt. 61 m - Keep left
  72. 72 : km 15.89 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 15.93 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 16.2 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Drummond Place
  75. 75 : km 16.35 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Scotland Street
  76. 76 : km 16.41 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto East Scotland Street Lane
  77. 77 : km 16.54 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Bellevue Crescent
  78. 78 : km 16.55 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 16.58 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 17.17 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Broughton Road, B900
  81. 81 : km 17.69 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Newhaven Road
  82. 82 : km 18.9 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Hawthornvale
  83. 83 : km 19.16 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp right onto Hawthornvale Path
  84. E : km 19.16 - alt. 12 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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