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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 18.12 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 317 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 317 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 202 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 49 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.942256° / W 3.219567°
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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. 57 m - Start on Caledonian Crescent
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp left
  3. 3 : km 0.26 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Dundee Street
  4. 4 : km 0.32 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Yeaman Place
  5. 5 : km 0.53 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Temple Park Crescent
  6. 6 : km 0.91 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Polwarth Gardens
  7. 7 : km 1.79 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight right onto Colinton Road
  8. 8 : km 1.95 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Craiglockhart Terrace
  9. 9 : km 2.07 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Craiglockhart Terrace
  10. 10 : km 2.29 - alt. 76 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 2.32 - alt. 76 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 2.41 - alt. 78 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 2.43 - alt. 79 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 2.59 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 2.63 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp right
  16. 16 : km 2.77 - alt. 119 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 2.93 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight right
  18. 18 : km 2.94 - alt. 148 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 3.04 - alt. 148 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 3.05 - alt. 145 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 3.09 - alt. 141 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 3.35 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left
  23. 23 : km 3.78 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Craighouse Road
  24. 24 : km 4.14 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Morningside Grove
  25. 25 : km 4.47 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Drive
  26. 26 : km 4.74 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 4.75 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 4.9 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 4.98 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Crescent
  30. 30 : km 5.09 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp right onto Comiston Road, A702
  31. 31 : km 5.29 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 5.32 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 5.33 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Braid Road
  34. 34 : km 5.92 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 6.06 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 6.32 - alt. 201 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 6.46 - alt. 202 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 6.47 - alt. 202 m - Turn slight left
  39. 39 : km 6.49 - alt. 202 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 40 : km 6.66 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 6.93 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 6.98 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Braid Hills Approach
  43. 43 : km 7.07 - alt. 157 m - Turn sharp right
  44. 44 : km 7.14 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight left
  45. 45 : km 7.26 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto The Ride
  46. 46 : km 7.71 - alt. 134 m - Keep right
  47. 47 : km 7.84 - alt. 142 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 7.92 - alt. 149 m - Turn sharp right
  49. 49 : km 7.93 - alt. 149 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 8.14 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 8.15 - alt. 149 m - Turn sharp left
  52. 52 : km 8.23 - alt. 142 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 8.36 - alt. 134 m - Turn slight left onto The Ride
  54. 54 : km 8.44 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp right
  55. 55 : km 8.55 - alt. 116 m - Keep left onto Lang Linn Path
  56. 56 : km 8.71 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 9.05 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 9.09 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 9.15 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 9.21 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight right
  61. 61 : km 9.29 - alt. 109 m - Keep left
  62. 62 : km 9.33 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 9.48 - alt. 131 m - Keep left
  64. 64 : km 9.57 - alt. 136 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 9.62 - alt. 140 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 9.77 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  67. 67 : km 9.77 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  68. 68 : km 9.88 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  69. 69 : km 10.09 - alt. 130 m - Keep left
  70. 70 : km 10.15 - alt. 123 m - Keep left
  71. 71 : km 10.22 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 10.23 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight right
  73. 73 : km 10.26 - alt. 111 m - Keep left onto Observatory Road
  74. 74 : km 10.6 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Blackford Avenue
  75. 75 : km 11.17 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Mayfield Road
  76. 76 : km 11.27 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Hallhead Road
  77. 77 : km 11.57 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right
  78. 78 : km 11.63 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 11.64 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Liberton Road, A701
  80. 80 : km 11.64 - alt. 53 m - Turn sharp right onto Gilmerton Road, A772
  81. 81 : km 12.1 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Glenallan Drive
  82. 82 : km 12.67 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Gilmerton Road, A772
  83. 83 : km 13.13 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Liberton Road, A701
  84. 84 : km 13.27 - alt. 56 m - Keep left onto Liberton Road, A701
  85. 85 : km 14.97 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 14.99 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto West Preston Street, A700
  87. 87 : km 15.13 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Summerhall Place, A700
  88. 88 : km 15.14 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 15.15 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 15.3 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left
  91. 91 : km 15.31 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 15.33 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Melville Drive, A700
  93. 93 : km 16.49 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  94. 94 : km 16.49 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 16.57 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Tarvit Street
  96. 96 : km 16.72 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Gilmore Place
  97. 97 : km 17.17 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Leamington Road
  98. 98 : km 17.43 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Dundee Street
  99. 99 : km 17.85 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Telfer subway
  100. 100 : km 18.09 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp right onto Caledonian Crescent
  101. S/E : km 18.12 - alt. 57 m

Useful Information

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