Akva 24 (6, 12)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 38.61 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 361 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 353 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 193 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 34 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.942861° / W 3.20835°
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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. 71 m - Start on Fountainbridge Square
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 71 m - Turn sharp left onto Fountainbridge Square
  3. 3 : km 2.38 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight right onto Union Canal Towpath
  4. 4 : km 5.32 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 5.33 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  6. 6 : km 5.64 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 5.69 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Clovenstone Road
  8. 8 : km 6.36 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 6.38 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 6.43 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Clovenstone Park
  11. 11 : km 6.55 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight right onto Clovenstone Park
  12. 12 : km 6.64 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 6.7 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Clovenstone Drive
  14. 14 : km 6.72 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 6.82 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 6.92 - alt. 124 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 6.95 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 6.96 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Wester Hailes Road, B701
  19. 19 : km 8.43 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Redford Road, B701
  20. 20 : km 9.76 - alt. 148 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Redford Road, B701
  21. 21 : km 10.41 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto Oxgangs Road, B701
  22. 22 : km 10.65 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight left onto Oxgangs Road, B701
  23. 23 : km 10.84 - alt. 170 m - Turn right onto Swanston Road
  24. 24 : km 11.53 - alt. 161 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 11.54 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 11.78 - alt. 175 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 11.78 - alt. 176 m - Turn left onto Swanston Road
  28. 28 : km 11.99 - alt. 193 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 12.83 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 13.12 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto Biggar Road
  31. 31 : km 13.15 - alt. 149 m - Turn left onto Biggar Road, A702
  32. 32 : km 13.26 - alt. 145 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  33. 33 : km 13.34 - alt. 150 m - Turn slight left onto Biggar Road, A702
  34. 34 : km 13.41 - alt. 153 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 13.43 - alt. 154 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 13.67 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 13.82 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Winton Drive
  38. 38 : km 14.03 - alt. 168 m - Turn right onto Frogston Road West, B701
  39. 39 : km 15.46 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Mortonhall Gate
  40. 40 : km 16.15 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 16.18 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 16.76 - alt. 174 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 16.85 - alt. 181 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 17.12 - alt. 183 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 17.25 - alt. 179 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 17.49 - alt. 170 m - Turn slight left
  47. 47 : km 17.63 - alt. 164 m - Keep right
  48. 48 : km 17.87 - alt. 163 m - Turn slight left
  49. 49 : km 18.21 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Braid Road
  50. 50 : km 18.43 - alt. 150 m - Turn left onto Buckstone Terrace, A702
  51. 51 : km 18.6 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Camus Avenue
  52. 52 : km 18.9 - alt. 155 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 19.36 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Cockmylane
  54. 54 : km 19.94 - alt. 110 m - Turn slight left onto Cockmylane
  55. 55 : km 19.99 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp right onto Greenbank Crescent
  56. 56 : km 20 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 20.91 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Crescent
  58. 58 : km 21.12 - alt. 101 m - Turn sharp right onto Braid Road
  59. 59 : km 21.17 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 21.2 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 21.23 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
  62. 62 : km 21.77 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 21.79 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 21.92 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 22.11 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Lang Linn Path
  66. 66 : km 22.12 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 22.47 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 23.99 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Liberton Brae, A701
  69. 69 : km 24.01 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp right onto Kirk Brae
  70. 70 : km 24.15 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Double Hedges Road
  71. 71 : km 24.57 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Gilmerton Road, A772
  72. 72 : km 24.6 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Glenallan Drive
  73. 73 : km 25.43 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight left
  74. 74 : km 25.45 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight right onto Old Dalkeith Road, A7
  75. 75 : km 25.67 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp left onto Lady Susan's Walk
  76. 76 : km 25.86 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Yew Tree Walk
  77. 77 : km 25.87 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Yew Tree Walk
  78. 78 : km 25.94 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right
  79. 79 : km 25.96 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 26.14 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 26.31 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight right
  82. 82 : km 26.45 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 26.49 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 26.71 - alt. 68 m - Turn sharp left
  85. 85 : km 27.04 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight right
  86. 86 : km 27.16 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  87. 87 : km 27.19 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Niddrie Mains Road, A6095
  88. 88 : km 28.91 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left onto Duddingston Park South, A6106
  89. 89 : km 29.3 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  90. 90 : km 29.56 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Innocent Cycle Path
  91. 91 : km 31.18 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right onto The Innocent Railway
  92. 92 : km 33.14 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left
  93. 93 : km 33.15 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto East Parkside
  94. 94 : km 33.15 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto East Parkside
  95. 95 : km 33.25 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  96. 96 : km 33.56 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  97. 97 : km 34.14 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto East Mayfield
  98. 98 : km 35.56 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Blackford Avenue
  99. 99 : km 35.69 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Grange Loan
  100. 100 : km 35.7 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Grange Loan
  101. 101 : km 35.85 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Kilgraston Road
  102. 102 : km 35.85 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Grange Loan
  103. 103 : km 36.96 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Morningside Road, A702
  104. 104 : km 37.82 - alt. 94 m - Keep left
  105. 105 : km 37.83 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight left onto Leamington Terrace
  106. 106 : km 38.24 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Gilmore Place
  107. 107 : km 38.37 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Lower Gilmore Place
  108. 108 : km 38.45 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Lower Gilmore Bank
  109. 109 : km 38.53 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 38.59 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 38.6 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp left onto Fountainbridge Square
  112. S/E : km 38.61 - alt. 72 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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