Edinburgh Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 42.28 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 301 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 295 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 123 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.957769° / W 3.159298°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.955874° / W 3.158294°
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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. 26 m - Start on Marionville Road
  2. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Wishaw Terrace
  3. 3 : km 0.24 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto London Road, A1
  4. 4 : km 0.44 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.45 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto London Road, A1
  6. 6 : km 0.58 - alt. 29 m - Keep right onto Meadowbank Terrace
  7. 7 : km 0.61 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right onto Meadowbank Terrace
  8. 8 : km 0.9 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.9 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 0.97 - alt. 39 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 0.98 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  12. 12 : km 1.9 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.91 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.11 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 2.11 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  16. 16 : km 3.64 - alt. 119 m - Keep right onto Queen's Drive
  17. 17 : km 3.89 - alt. 97 m - Keep right onto Queen's Drive
  18. 18 : km 4.04 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 4.1 - alt. 79 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 5.18 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 5.2 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
  22. 22 : km 5.27 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 5.28 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Gait
  24. 24 : km 5.38 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Road
  25. 25 : km 5.85 - alt. 56 m - Keep left onto Pleasance
  26. 26 : km 6.37 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Gilmour Street
  27. 27 : km 6.45 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Simon Square
  28. 28 : km 6.46 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Gibb's Entry
  29. 29 : km 6.53 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Nicolson Street, A7
  30. 30 : km 6.7 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Nicolson Square
  31. 31 : km 6.79 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Marshall Street
  32. 32 : km 6.92 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Bristo Square
  33. 33 : km 6.95 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 7.02 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp right
  35. 35 : km 7.03 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 7.05 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 7.05 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Teviot Place
  38. 38 : km 7.06 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight left onto Bristo Place
  39. 39 : km 7.16 - alt. 85 m - Keep right onto Lindsay Place
  40. 40 : km 7.21 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Candlemaker Row
  41. 41 : km 7.22 - alt. 83 m - Keep right onto Candlemaker Row
  42. 42 : km 7.4 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Cowgatehead
  43. 43 : km 7.68 - alt. 63 m - Keep left onto Grassmarket
  44. 44 : km 7.69 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  45. 45 : km 7.93 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 7.98 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Johnston Terrace
  47. 47 : km 8.51 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Lawnmarket
  48. 48 : km 8.63 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Bank Street
  49. 49 : km 9.1 - alt. 63 m - Keep right onto Princes Street
  50. 50 : km 9.62 - alt. 63 m - Keep left onto Leith Street, A900
  51. 51 : km 10.04 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Picardy Place, A900
  52. 52 : km 10.2 - alt. 43 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto London Road, B1350
  53. 53 : km 11.41 - alt. 32 m - Keep left onto Marionville Road
  54. 54 : km 11.49 - alt. 30 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Marionville Road
  55. 55 : km 11.94 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Marionville Park
  56. 56 : km 12.11 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Marionville Avenue
  57. 57 : km 12.43 - alt. 20 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Restalrig Avenue
  58. 58 : km 12.46 - alt. 20 m - Keep right onto Restalrig Avenue
  59. 59 : km 13.19 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Craigentinny Avenue
  60. 60 : km 13.22 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Portobello Road, A1140
  61. 61 : km 13.39 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Fishwives Causeway
  62. 62 : km 13.93 - alt. 18 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 14.26 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Sir Harry Lauder Road, A199
  64. 64 : km 15.09 - alt. 14 m - Keep left onto Sir Harry Lauder Road, A199
  65. 65 : km 16.08 - alt. 32 m - Keep left onto Sir Harry Lauder Road, A199
  66. 66 : km 16.18 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 16.23 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight left onto Milton Road East, A199
  68. 68 : km 17.55 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 17.63 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Musselburgh Road, B6415
  70. 70 : km 19.92 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Beach Lane
  71. 71 : km 19.96 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Portobello High Street, B6415
  72. 72 : km 20.4 - alt. 10 m - Keep right onto Portobello High Street, B6415
  73. 73 : km 20.57 - alt. 11 m - Keep right onto A199
  74. 74 : km 20.65 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right onto Seafield Road East, A199
  75. 75 : km 24.14 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Bernard Street, A199
  76. 76 : km 25.06 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Ocean Drive
  77. 77 : km 25.2 - alt. 6 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ocean Drive
  78. 78 : km 25.59 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Ocean Drive
  79. 79 : km 25.92 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Fairbairn Place
  80. 80 : km 25.98 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 26.04 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Sandpiper Drive
  82. 82 : km 26.05 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Lindsay Road, A901
  83. 83 : km 26.49 - alt. 2 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Starbank Road, A901
  84. 84 : km 28.18 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto West Harbour Road
  85. 85 : km 29.67 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Long Craig Road
  86. 86 : km 29.69 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto West Shore Road
  87. 87 : km 30.59 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Marine Drive
  88. 88 : km 31.9 - alt. 13 m - Keep right onto Marine Drive
  89. 89 : km 31.91 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp right onto Marine Drive
  90. 90 : km 32.1 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Silverknowes Road
  91. 91 : km 33.02 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto Silverknowes Road
  92. 92 : km 33.03 - alt. 42 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Silverknowes Parkway
  93. 93 : km 33.64 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 33.78 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Pennywell Gardens
  95. 95 : km 33.8 - alt. 38 m - Keep left onto Pennywell Gardens
  96. 96 : km 34.37 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Pennywell Road
  97. 97 : km 34.63 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  98. 98 : km 34.65 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Pennywell Road
  99. 99 : km 35 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  100. 100 : km 35.05 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight left onto Ferry Road, B9085
  101. 101 : km 35.56 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Ferry Road, B9085
  102. 102 : km 35.75 - alt. 40 m - Keep right onto Ferry Road
  103. 103 : km 35.78 - alt. 40 m - Enter roundabout
  104. 104 : km 35.87 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right onto Ferry Road, A902
  105. 105 : km 37.1 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Arboretum Road
  106. 106 : km 38.64 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Inverleith Row, B901
  107. 107 : km 39.57 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Broughton Street, B901
  108. 108 : km 39.93 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight left onto Picardy Place, B901
  109. 109 : km 39.94 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight left onto Picardy Place, B901
  110. 110 : km 39.95 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight right onto Picardy Place, A900
  111. 111 : km 40.01 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Leith Street, A900
  112. 112 : km 40.16 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Greenside Row
  113. 113 : km 40.17 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  114. 114 : km 40.22 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Calton Road
  115. 115 : km 40.24 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Calton Hill
  116. 116 : km 40.38 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Regent Road, A1
  117. 117 : km 40.52 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  118. 118 : km 40.53 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road, A1
  119. E : km 42.28 - alt. 29 m

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