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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 46.72 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 14h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 474 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 475 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 361 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 9 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.978816° / W 3.190314°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.978071° / W 3.188666°
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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. 15 m
  2. 1 : km 0.2 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Newhaven Road
  3. 2 : km 0.5 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.52 - alt. 15 m - Keep right
  5. 4 : km 0.65 - alt. 17 m - Keep left
  6. 5 : km 0.71 - alt. 19 m - Keep right
  7. 6 : km 0.73 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left
  8. 7 : km 0.75 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 0.78 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Stedfastgate
  10. 9 : km 1.09 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Warriston Path
  11. 10 : km 1.1 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Warriston Path
  12. 11 : km 1.83 - alt. 14 m - Keep left onto Warriston Path
  13. 12 : km 1.92 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 1.93 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Warriston Path
  15. 14 : km 2.25 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Inverleith Row, B901
  16. 15 : km 2.32 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 2.34 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 2.35 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Brandon Terrace
  19. 18 : km 2.39 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Brandon Terrace
  20. 19 : km 2.61 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Henderson Row, B900
  21. 20 : km 3.21 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Kerr Street
  22. 21 : km 3.26 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Gloucester Street
  23. 22 : km 3.39 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Doune Terrace
  24. 23 : km 3.58 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Moray Place
  25. 24 : km 3.74 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Great Stuart Street
  26. 25 : km 3.8 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Ainslie Place
  27. 26 : km 3.87 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Glenfinlas Street
  28. 27 : km 3.89 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 4 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Charlotte Square
  30. 29 : km 4.22 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left
  31. 30 : km 4.23 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp right
  32. 31 : km 4.24 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left onto Queensferry Street, A90
  33. 32 : km 4.25 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp right onto Shandwick Place
  34. 33 : km 4.47 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Shandwick Place
  35. 34 : km 4.76 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto West Maitland Street
  36. 35 : km 4.77 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto West Maitland Street
  37. 36 : km 4.94 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  38. 37 : km 4.95 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto West Maitland Street, A70
  39. 38 : km 5.94 - alt. 52 m - Keep left onto Ardmillan Terrace, A70
  40. 39 : km 6.16 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Slateford Road, A70
  41. 40 : km 8.17 - alt. 63 m - Keep right onto Lanark Road, A70
  42. 41 : km 8.36 - alt. 61 m - Keep left onto Lanark Road, A70
  43. 42 : km 15.28 - alt. 162 m - Keep left onto Bridge Road
  44. 43 : km 15.74 - alt. 159 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Johnsburn Road
  45. 44 : km 16.68 - alt. 185 m - Turn right onto Cockburnhill Road
  46. 45 : km 19.99 - alt. 271 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 21.98 - alt. 261 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 22.58 - alt. 259 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 22.6 - alt. 259 m - Keep left
  50. 49 : km 23.32 - alt. 259 m - Turn sharp right
  51. 50 : km 24.15 - alt. 302 m - Turn slight left
  52. 51 : km 24.16 - alt. 302 m - Turn slight left
  53. 52 : km 25.24 - alt. 315 m - Keep right onto Green Cleugh
  54. 53 : km 26.34 - alt. 304 m - Keep left onto Green Cleugh
  55. 54 : km 26.95 - alt. 275 m - Turn slight left
  56. 55 : km 27.1 - alt. 272 m - Keep left onto Green Cleugh
  57. 56 : km 27.25 - alt. 270 m - Turn slight left
  58. 57 : km 30.75 - alt. 228 m - Turn left onto Maiden's Cleugh
  59. 58 : km 31.01 - alt. 257 m - Keep right onto Knightfield Rig
  60. 59 : km 33.01 - alt. 349 m - Turn left
  61. 60 : km 34.67 - alt. 163 m - Turn slight right onto Bonaly Road
  62. 61 : km 34.82 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight right onto Bonaly Road
  63. 62 : km 35.74 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Woodhall Road
  64. 63 : km 36.29 - alt. 110 m - Keep right onto Woodhall Road
  65. 64 : km 36.34 - alt. 110 m - Turn slight right onto Colinton Road, B701
  66. 65 : km 37.56 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto Colinton Road
  67. 66 : km 39.08 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  68. 67 : km 39.12 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp right
  69. 68 : km 39.13 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left onto Union Canal Towpath
  70. 69 : km 40.07 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  71. 70 : km 40.07 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  72. 71 : km 40.31 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  73. 72 : km 40.33 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto West Bryson Road
  74. 73 : km 40.5 - alt. 64 m - Keep right onto Dundee Terrace
  75. 74 : km 40.64 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  76. 75 : km 40.67 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  77. 76 : km 40.68 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Angle Park Terrace
  78. 77 : km 40.79 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  79. 78 : km 40.94 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Dalry Road, A70
  80. 79 : km 41.67 - alt. 58 m - Keep left onto West Maitland Street, A70
  81. 80 : km 41.71 - alt. 57 m - Keep right onto West Maitland Street
  82. 81 : km 41.88 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left onto West Maitland Street
  83. 82 : km 41.99 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Shandwick Place
  84. 83 : km 42.18 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left onto Shandwick Place
  85. 84 : km 42.37 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Shandwick Place
  86. 85 : km 42.4 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left onto Queensferry Street, A90
  87. 86 : km 42.41 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp right
  88. 87 : km 42.41 - alt. 61 m - Keep left
  89. 88 : km 42.41 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left
  90. 89 : km 42.43 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp right onto Hope Street
  91. 90 : km 42.65 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Glenfinlas Street
  92. 91 : km 42.76 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Glenfinlas Street
  93. 92 : km 42.78 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Ainslie Place
  94. 93 : km 42.85 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Great Stuart Street
  95. 94 : km 42.91 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Moray Place
  96. 95 : km 43.07 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Moray Place
  97. 96 : km 43.26 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Gloucester Street
  98. 97 : km 43.39 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Kerr Street
  99. 98 : km 43.44 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Hamilton Place, B900
  100. 99 : km 44.04 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Brandon Street
  101. 100 : km 44.26 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto Brandon Terrace
  102. 101 : km 44.3 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  103. 102 : km 44.31 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  104. 103 : km 44.33 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Canonmills Bridge, B901
  105. 104 : km 44.4 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Warriston Crescent
  106. 105 : km 44.71 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  107. 106 : km 44.73 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Warriston Path
  108. 107 : km 44.75 - alt. 12 m - Keep left onto Goldenacre Path
  109. 108 : km 45.69 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Hawthornvale Path
  110. 109 : km 46.6 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  111. 110 : km 46.65 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Nichollfield
  112. 111 : km 46.67 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Nichollfield
  113. E : km 46.72 - 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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