Water Of Leith / Shore 15 Miles

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 24.35 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 139 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 131 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 121 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.954872° / W 3.281615°
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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. 101 m - Start on Fox Covert Avenue
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Fox Covert Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Fox Covert Avenue
  4. 4 : km 0.19 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Clermiston Road
  5. 5 : km 0.21 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Fox Covert Avenue
  6. 6 : km 0.22 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.32 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Rannoch Road
  8. 8 : km 0.34 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Clermiston Road
  9. 9 : km 0.41 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 0.43 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 0.53 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Falkland Gardens
  12. 12 : km 0.55 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Clermiston Road
  13. 13 : km 0.73 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp left onto Clerwood House
  14. 14 : km 0.73 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Clermiston Road
  15. 15 : km 1.15 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Cairnmuir Road
  16. 16 : km 1.45 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Kaimes Road
  17. 17 : km 2.18 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Road, A8
  18. 18 : km 2.92 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 2.93 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Road, A8
  20. 20 : km 4.61 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Cliff
  21. 21 : km 4.66 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  22. 22 : km 5.17 - alt. 36 m - Continue onto Water of Leith Walkway
  23. 23 : km 5.33 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  24. 24 : km 5.75 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  25. 25 : km 5.91 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 5.96 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Belford Road
  27. 27 : km 6.04 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Belford Road
  28. 28 : km 6.18 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Belford Road
  29. 29 : km 6.28 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Hawthornbank Lane
  30. 30 : km 6.3 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp right onto Hawthornbank Lane
  31. 31 : km 6.51 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 6.62 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Miller Row
  33. 33 : km 6.94 - alt. 20 m - Continue onto Water of Leith Walkway
  34. 34 : km 7.08 - alt. 18 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  35. 35 : km 7.14 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 7.16 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight left onto Saunders Street
  37. 37 : km 7.36 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Kerr Street, B900
  38. 38 : km 7.4 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  39. 39 : km 7.55 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Deanhaugh Street, B900
  40. 40 : km 7.59 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Saunders Street
  41. 41 : km 7.76 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Kerr Street, B900
  42. 42 : km 7.79 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  43. 43 : km 8.12 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto St. Bernard's Row
  44. 44 : km 8.19 - alt. 14 m - Continue onto Glenogle Road
  45. 45 : km 8.48 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Bell Place
  46. 46 : km 8.6 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Rocheid Path
  47. 47 : km 8.77 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Tanfield Footbridge
  48. 48 : km 8.98 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 9.12 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  50. 50 : km 9.5 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 9.71 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  52. 52 : km 9.75 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  53. 53 : km 9.99 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto St Mark's Path
  54. 54 : km 10 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  55. 55 : km 10.45 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  56. 56 : km 10.45 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  57. 57 : km 10.56 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto Warriston Path
  58. 58 : km 10.57 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Path
  59. 59 : km 11.46 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 11.47 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Path
  61. 61 : km 11.48 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  62. 62 : km 11.53 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  63. 63 : km 11.56 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  64. 64 : km 11.59 - alt. 5 m - Continue onto Water of Leith Path
  65. 65 : km 11.87 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Ronaldson's Wharf
  66. 66 : km 12.03 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Commercial Street, A199
  67. 67 : km 12.15 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto Bernard Street, A199
  68. 68 : km 12.19 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Timber Bush
  69. 69 : km 12.3 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 12.34 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Tower Street
  71. 71 : km 12.42 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Ocean Way
  72. 72 : km 12.51 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ocean Drive
  73. 73 : km 12.55 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 12.56 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Ocean Drive
  75. 75 : km 12.58 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ocean Way
  76. 76 : km 12.63 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Constitution Place
  77. 77 : km 12.8 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Tradewinds
  78. 78 : km 12.89 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Tower Place
  79. 79 : km 12.93 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ocean Drive
  80. 80 : km 13.01 - alt. 5 m - Continue onto Ocean Drive
  81. 81 : km 13.32 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Ocean Drive
  82. 82 : km 13.33 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Ocean Drive
  83. 83 : km 13.5 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ocean Drive
  84. 84 : km 13.79 - alt. 6 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ocean Drive
  85. 85 : km 13.97 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Lindsay Road, A901
  86. 86 : km 14.22 - alt. 9 m - Continue onto Lindsay Road, A901
  87. 87 : km 15.13 - alt. 2 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Starbank Road, A901
  88. 88 : km 15.66 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 15.68 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto McKelvie Parade
  90. 90 : km 16.23 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Lower Granton Road, A901
  91. 91 : km 16.78 - alt. 4 m - Continue onto Lower Granton Road, A901
  92. 92 : km 16.84 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto West Harbour Road
  93. 93 : km 17.97 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 19.32 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Silverknowes Esplanade
  95. 95 : km 19.86 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Silverknowes Esplanade
  96. 96 : km 20.47 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 20.57 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Marine Drive
  98. 98 : km 20.59 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Silverknowes Road
  99. 99 : km 21.53 - alt. 43 m - Keep right onto Silverknowes Road
  100. 100 : km 21.54 - alt. 43 m - Enter roundabout
  101. 101 : km 21.58 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right onto Lauriston Farm Road
  102. 102 : km 22.13 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Cramond Road South
  103. 103 : km 22.5 - alt. 53 m - Turn sharp right onto East Barnton Avenue
  104. 104 : km 22.62 - alt. 55 m - Continue onto East Barnton Avenue
  105. 105 : km 22.73 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  106. 106 : km 22.76 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  107. 107 : km 22.99 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  108. 108 : km 23.05 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  109. 109 : km 23.16 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight left
  110. 110 : km 23.23 - alt. 72 m - Keep left
  111. 111 : km 23.3 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  112. 112 : km 23.34 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  113. 113 : km 23.34 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Clermiston Road North
  114. 114 : km 23.36 - alt. 71 m - Turn sharp right onto Clermiston Road North
  115. 115 : km 24.11 - alt. 113 m - Continue onto Clermiston Road
  116. 116 : km 24.16 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Fox Covert Avenue
  117. S/E : km 24.35 - alt. 101 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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