CorstorphineHill

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.32 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 164 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 163 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 160 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 38 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.94521° / W 3.245509°
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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. 43 m - Start on Corstorphine Road, A8
  2. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Riversdale Crescent
  3. 3 : km 0.16 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  4. 4 : km 0.21 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  5. 5 : km 0.78 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.17 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  7. 7 : km 1.18 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.2 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.26 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 1.33 - alt. 45 m - Keep right onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  11. 11 : km 1.96 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.97 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 2 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.11 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  15. 15 : km 2.12 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 2.13 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp left onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  17. 17 : km 2.69 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  18. 18 : km 2.79 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Road, A8
  19. 19 : km 2.84 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Kaimes Road
  20. 20 : km 3.02 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Gordon Road
  21. 21 : km 3.02 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Kaimes Road
  22. 22 : km 3.2 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Old Kirk Road
  23. 23 : km 3.21 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Kaimes Road
  24. 24 : km 3.45 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Hill Crescent
  25. 25 : km 3.72 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Hill Road
  26. 26 : km 3.73 - alt. 96 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Hill Crescent
  27. 27 : km 3.8 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Clermiston Road
  28. 28 : km 3.93 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Cairnmuir Road
  29. 29 : km 4.24 - alt. 122 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 4.25 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight left
  31. 31 : km 4.32 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 4.5 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 4.65 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 4.74 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight right
  35. 35 : km 4.74 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 36 : km 4.75 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 4.77 - alt. 157 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 38 : km 4.8 - alt. 160 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 4.87 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 4.9 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 5.02 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 5.07 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right
  43. 43 : km 5.07 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 5.09 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 5.17 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 5.45 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight left
  47. 47 : km 5.53 - alt. 136 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 48 : km 5.6 - alt. 134 m - Turn slight right
  49. 49 : km 5.73 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 5.77 - alt. 129 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 5.83 - alt. 132 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 5.95 - alt. 119 m - Turn sharp right
  53. 53 : km 6.23 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight right
  54. 54 : km 6.79 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Ravelston Dykes Road
  55. 55 : km 6.88 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 6.9 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight left
  57. 57 : km 6.99 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp left
  58. 58 : km 7 - alt. 66 m - Turn sharp right
  59. 59 : km 7.01 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight right
  60. 60 : km 7.16 - alt. 65 m - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 7.91 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Queensferry Road, A90
  62. 62 : km 8.12 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Craigleith Crescent
  63. 63 : km 8.13 - alt. 52 m - Keep left
  64. 64 : km 8.18 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp left onto Roseburn Path
  65. 65 : km 8.74 - alt. 50 m - Keep left onto Roseburn Path
  66. 66 : km 9.61 - alt. 51 m - Keep left
  67. 67 : km 9.67 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Wester Coates Terrace
  68. 68 : km 9.69 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace, A8
  69. 69 : km 9.77 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Balbirnie Place
  70. 70 : km 9.81 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Path
  71. 71 : km 9.81 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Path
  72. 72 : km 9.84 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Path
  73. 73 : km 10.03 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Path
  74. 74 : km 10.11 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 10.38 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Russell Road
  76. 76 : km 10.43 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 10.48 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 10.49 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Street
  79. 79 : km 10.5 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Place
  80. 80 : km 10.69 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  81. 81 : km 11.12 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp right
  82. 82 : km 11.17 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right onto Riversdale Crescent
  83. 83 : km 11.21 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Road, A8
  84. S/E : km 11.32 - alt. 43 m

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