Walk A Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.62 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 13h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 470 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 457 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 243 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.954628° / W 3.234703°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.962527° / W 3.271167°
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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. 38 m
  2. 1 : km 26.71 - alt. 192 m - Turn left onto Piper's Walk
  3. 2 : km 26.83 - alt. 167 m - Keep right onto The Dry Dam
  4. 3 : km 27.36 - alt. 79 m - Keep right
  5. 4 : km 27.67 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight right
  6. 5 : km 27.72 - alt. 39 m - Keep left
  7. 6 : km 27.78 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left
  8. 7 : km 27.85 - alt. 38 m - Keep left
  9. 8 : km 28.06 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp right
  10. 9 : km 28.18 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  11. 10 : km 28.28 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  12. 11 : km 28.36 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp left onto Volunteer's Walk
  13. 12 : km 28.63 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right
  14. 13 : km 28.63 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  15. 14 : km 28.66 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  16. 15 : km 28.66 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  17. 16 : km 28.69 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 28.77 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 28.78 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  20. 19 : km 29.08 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Abbey Strand
  21. 20 : km 29.08 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Abbeyhill
  22. 21 : km 29.12 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Calton Road
  23. 22 : km 29.36 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 29.38 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 29.48 - alt. 59 m - Keep right
  26. 25 : km 29.59 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Regent Road, A1
  27. 26 : km 29.83 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 29.87 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 29.95 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 29 : km 29.96 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 30.06 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight left
  32. 31 : km 30.23 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 30.3 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 30.4 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp right
  35. 34 : km 30.46 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight left
  36. 35 : km 30.48 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  37. 36 : km 30.72 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road, A1
  38. 37 : km 30.99 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto North Bridge, A7
  39. 38 : km 31.35 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto High Street
  40. 39 : km 31.8 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Castlehill
  41. 40 : km 32.67 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 32.71 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp left
  43. 42 : km 32.72 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  44. 43 : km 32.77 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  45. 44 : km 32.77 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  46. 45 : km 32.81 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 32.83 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 32.85 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  49. 48 : km 32.85 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 32.86 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  51. 50 : km 33.66 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto South St David Street
  52. 51 : km 33.76 - alt. 69 m - Keep left onto St Andrew Square
  53. 52 : km 33.83 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto George Street
  54. 53 : km 34.03 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street
  55. 54 : km 34.23 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street
  56. 55 : km 34.44 - alt. 65 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street
  57. 56 : km 34.64 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  58. 57 : km 34.66 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Charlotte Square
  59. 58 : km 34.82 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto St. Colme Street
  60. 59 : km 34.98 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Ainslie Place
  61. 60 : km 35.04 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Great Stuart Street
  62. 61 : km 35.13 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Randolph Crescent
  63. 62 : km 35.23 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Queensferry Street, A90
  64. 63 : km 36.66 - alt. 41 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queensferry Road, A90
  65. 64 : km 38.48 - alt. 62 m - Keep right onto Hillhouse Road, A90
  66. 65 : km 39.44 - alt. 55 m - Keep right onto Quality Street, B9085
  67. 66 : km 39.81 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight left onto Cramond Road South
  68. 67 : km 40.29 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  69. 68 : km 40.29 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  70. 69 : km 40.75 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  71. 70 : km 40.76 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  72. 71 : km 41.19 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  73. 72 : km 41.22 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  74. 73 : km 41.27 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  75. 74 : km 41.3 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  76. 75 : km 41.3 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight left
  77. 76 : km 41.3 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  78. 77 : km 41.36 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp right
  79. 78 : km 41.43 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right
  80. 79 : km 41.44 - alt. 55 m - Keep right
  81. 80 : km 41.44 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  82. 81 : km 41.46 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp right
  83. 82 : km 41.47 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left
  84. 83 : km 41.72 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  85. 84 : km 41.73 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Cramond Road South
  86. 85 : km 42.2 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight right onto Quality Street, B9085
  87. 86 : km 42.44 - alt. 55 m - Keep left onto Quality Street, B9085
  88. 87 : km 42.51 - alt. 55 m - Keep left onto Quality Street, B9085
  89. 88 : km 42.61 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Marchfield Park Lane
  90. E : km 42.62 - alt. 55 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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