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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.64 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 118 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 120 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 284 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 175 m
  • ⚐
    District: Midlothian 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.8311° / W 3.232894°
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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. 205 m - Start on Greenhill Park
  2. 2 : km 0.22 - alt. 208 m - Turn sharp left
  3. 3 : km 0.31 - alt. 216 m - Turn right onto Clerk Road
  4. 4 : km 0.31 - alt. 216 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.64 - alt. 224 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.68 - alt. 224 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.06 - alt. 228 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.13 - alt. 227 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.13 - alt. 227 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.26 - alt. 223 m - Turn left onto Rullion Road
  11. 11 : km 1.41 - alt. 220 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 1.72 - alt. 218 m - Turn sharp left
  13. 13 : km 2.09 - alt. 224 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 2.14 - alt. 224 m - Turn sharp left
  15. 15 : km 2.17 - alt. 225 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 2.18 - alt. 225 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 2.53 - alt. 228 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 2.66 - alt. 231 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 2.8 - alt. 235 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 2.82 - alt. 234 m - Turn sharp left
  21. 21 : km 2.92 - alt. 232 m - Turn left onto Rullion Road
  22. 22 : km 3.48 - alt. 232 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 3.78 - alt. 254 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 4.7 - alt. 281 m - Turn sharp right onto A702
  25. 25 : km 5.01 - alt. 281 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 6.01 - alt. 242 m - Turn sharp left onto Lowries Den Road
  27. 27 : km 6.79 - alt. 263 m - Keep left onto Lowries Den Road
  28. 28 : km 7.4 - alt. 272 m - Turn sharp left onto A702
  29. 29 : km 8.5 - alt. 222 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Mauricewood Road
  30. 30 : km 9.37 - alt. 214 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 9.38 - alt. 214 m - Turn left onto Mauricewood Road
  32. 32 : km 9.57 - alt. 197 m - Turn right onto Mauricewood Road
  33. 33 : km 9.6 - alt. 196 m - Turn right onto Mauricewood Road
  34. 34 : km 9.72 - alt. 198 m - Turn left onto Boyd-Orr Drive
  35. 35 : km 9.72 - alt. 198 m - Turn left onto Mauricewood Road
  36. 36 : km 9.88 - alt. 192 m - Turn slight left onto Mauricewood Road
  37. 37 : km 10.05 - alt. 176 m - Turn sharp right onto Edinburgh Road, A701
  38. 38 : km 10.45 - alt. 178 m - Turn right onto East Queensway
  39. 39 : km 10.45 - alt. 178 m - Turn right onto Edinburgh Road, A701
  40. 40 : km 10.97 - alt. 183 m - Turn left onto Carlops Road, A766
  41. 41 : km 11.19 - alt. 187 m - Turn right onto Bellman's Road
  42. 42 : km 11.44 - alt. 198 m - Turn left onto Greenhill Park
  43. S/E : km 11.64 - alt. 205 m

Useful Information

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