Corstorphine Hill 14/07

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 33.06 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 506 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 502 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 160 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.947771° / W 3.138835°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 35 m - Start on Paisley Drive
  2. 2 : km 0.32 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Meadowfield Drive
  3. 3 : km 0.66 - alt. 99 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 0.68 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight left
  5. 5 : km 0.7 - alt. 108 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.74 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.76 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.02 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight right
  9. 9 : km 1.02 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.05 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight left onto Queen's Drive
  11. 11 : km 1.19 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.2 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  13. 13 : km 1.9 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.91 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 2.18 - alt. 107 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 2.47 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight left
  17. 17 : km 2.59 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Road
  18. 18 : km 2.92 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  19. 19 : km 2.99 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp right onto Salisbury Road
  20. 20 : km 3.29 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Minto Street, A701
  21. 21 : km 3.73 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto West Mayfield
  22. 22 : km 3.96 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Mayfield Road
  23. 23 : km 4.36 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto West Savile Terrace
  24. 24 : km 4.71 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Langton Road
  25. 25 : km 5.03 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Langton Road
  26. 26 : km 5.16 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto West Mains Road
  27. 27 : km 5.37 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Observatory Road
  28. 28 : km 5.71 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight right
  29. 29 : km 5.72 - alt. 112 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 5.74 - alt. 114 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 5.86 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 5.88 - alt. 122 m - Turn sharp right
  33. 33 : km 6.13 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 6.14 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 6.17 - alt. 110 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 6.2 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 6.27 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 6.3 - alt. 101 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 6.43 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight left
  40. 40 : km 6.47 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 6.65 - alt. 70 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 6.88 - alt. 70 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 6.93 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 7.41 - alt. 83 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 8.25 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight right onto Braid Road
  46. 46 : km 8.3 - alt. 101 m - Turn sharp left onto Braidburn Terrace
  47. 47 : km 8.48 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp right onto Comiston Road, A702
  48. 48 : km 8.58 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp left onto Greenbank Drive
  49. 49 : km 9.14 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Morningside Grove
  50. 50 : km 9.36 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Craiglea Place
  51. 51 : km 9.44 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 9.47 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp right
  53. 53 : km 9.5 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 9.61 - alt. 116 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 9.74 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 9.75 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 9.9 - alt. 146 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 9.97 - alt. 151 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 10.16 - alt. 148 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 10.18 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 10.25 - alt. 140 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 10.29 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 10.37 - alt. 130 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 10.42 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 10.47 - alt. 129 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 10.69 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left
  67. 67 : km 10.72 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp left
  68. 68 : km 10.88 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp left
  69. 69 : km 10.89 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left
  70. 70 : km 10.92 - alt. 80 m - Keep right
  71. 71 : km 10.94 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 10.99 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Lockharton Crescent
  73. 73 : km 11.25 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
  74. 74 : km 11.35 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 11.39 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight left
  76. 76 : km 11.4 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 11.41 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  78. 78 : km 11.46 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right
  79. 79 : km 11.46 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  80. 80 : km 11.84 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 11.84 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 12.21 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight left onto Meggetgate
  83. 83 : km 12.38 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Slateford Road, A70
  84. 84 : km 12.56 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 12.57 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp right onto Lanark Road, A70
  86. 86 : km 12.64 - alt. 63 m - Keep right onto Lanark Road, A70
  87. 87 : km 12.7 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 12.71 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 12.73 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  90. 90 : km 13.08 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  91. 91 : km 14.42 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right
  92. 92 : km 14.61 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right onto Ford's Road
  93. 93 : km 14.66 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 14.72 - alt. 47 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  95. 95 : km 15.09 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 15.29 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right onto Stevenson Drive
  97. 97 : km 15.31 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  98. 98 : km 16.24 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Corstorphine Road, A8
  99. 99 : km 16.25 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  100. 100 : km 16.26 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight right
  101. 101 : km 16.36 - alt. 68 m - Keep left
  102. 102 : km 16.63 - alt. 102 m - Keep right
  103. 103 : km 16.73 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  104. 104 : km 16.79 - alt. 122 m - Turn slight right
  105. 105 : km 16.85 - alt. 129 m - Turn slight left
  106. 106 : km 16.91 - alt. 132 m - Keep left
  107. 107 : km 16.98 - alt. 134 m - Turn slight left
  108. 108 : km 17.04 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  109. 109 : km 17.04 - alt. 136 m - Turn sharp right
  110. 110 : km 17.22 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  111. 111 : km 17.32 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight right
  112. 112 : km 17.41 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  113. 113 : km 17.43 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  114. 114 : km 17.5 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 17.57 - alt. 152 m - Keep left
  116. 116 : km 17.62 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight right onto John Muir Way
  117. 117 : km 17.67 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  118. 118 : km 17.73 - alt. 157 m - Turn sharp left
  119. 119 : km 17.73 - alt. 157 m - Turn left
  120. 120 : km 17.78 - alt. 148 m - Turn slight left
  121. 121 : km 17.78 - alt. 148 m - Turn right
  122. 122 : km 17.86 - alt. 132 m - Turn left
  123. 123 : km 18.09 - alt. 137 m - Turn slight left
  124. 124 : km 18.5 - alt. 126 m - Keep right
  125. 125 : km 18.66 - alt. 126 m - Turn right
  126. 126 : km 19.21 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  127. 127 : km 19.34 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Queensferry Road, A90
  128. 128 : km 19.76 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Quality Street, B9085
  129. 129 : km 20.1 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight left onto Cramond Road South
  130. 130 : km 20.15 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  131. 131 : km 20.25 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  132. 132 : km 20.32 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  133. 133 : km 22.37 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right onto Roseburn Path
  134. 134 : km 23.11 - alt. 50 m - Keep left onto Roseburn Path
  135. 135 : km 23.63 - alt. 53 m - Turn sharp left
  136. 136 : km 24.04 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Coltbridge Avenue
  137. 137 : km 24.08 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Coltbridge Avenue
  138. 138 : km 24.14 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Terrace, A8
  139. 139 : km 24.27 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Street
  140. 140 : km 24.3 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Russell Road
  141. 141 : km 24.38 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  142. 142 : km 24.65 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Path
  143. 143 : km 24.73 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right onto Roseburn Path
  144. 144 : km 24.76 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Balbirnie Place
  145. 145 : km 24.92 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  146. 146 : km 24.95 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Balbirnie Place
  147. 147 : km 25.14 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight right onto Haymarket Yards
  148. 148 : km 25.29 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight left onto Haymarket Yards
  149. 149 : km 25.4 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Haymarket Terrace, A8
  150. 150 : km 25.61 - alt. 57 m - Keep right onto Clifton Terrace, A8
  151. 151 : km 25.64 - alt. 57 m - Keep right onto Morrison Street, A8
  152. 152 : km 26 - alt. 64 m - Keep right onto Gardner's Crescent
  153. 153 : km 26.07 - alt. 69 m - Keep left onto Gardner's Crescent
  154. 154 : km 26.08 - alt. 69 m - Keep left onto Gardner's Crescent
  155. 155 : km 26.34 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  156. 156 : km 26.38 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Fountainbridge Square
  157. 157 : km 26.69 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Gilmore Park
  158. 158 : km 26.8 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Gilmore Place
  159. 159 : km 26.8 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Leamington Terrace
  160. 160 : km 27.21 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Bruntsfield Place, A702
  161. 161 : km 27.22 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Leamington Walk
  162. 162 : km 27.99 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  163. 163 : km 28.02 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  164. 164 : km 28.02 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Jawbone Walk
  165. 165 : km 28.72 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto North Meadow Walk
  166. 166 : km 28.84 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Hope Park Crescent
  167. 167 : km 28.85 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Buccleuch Terrace
  168. 168 : km 28.86 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  169. 169 : km 28.92 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Gifford Park
  170. 170 : km 29.03 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Clerk Street, A7
  171. 171 : km 29.03 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Rankeillor Street
  172. 172 : km 29.2 - alt. 74 m - Keep right
  173. 173 : km 29.25 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto St Leonard's Lane
  174. 174 : km 29.4 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  175. 175 : km 29.42 - alt. 73 m - Keep right
  176. 176 : km 29.56 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  177. 177 : km 29.56 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  178. 178 : km 30.46 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right
  179. 179 : km 30.84 - alt. 39 m - Keep left
  180. 180 : km 31.03 - alt. 38 m - Keep left
  181. 181 : km 31.04 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right onto Queen's Drive
  182. 182 : km 31.09 - alt. 38 m - Keep right onto Queen's Drive
  183. 183 : km 31.39 - alt. 48 m - Keep left
  184. 184 : km 31.4 - alt. 48 m - Keep left
  185. 185 : km 31.46 - alt. 42 m - Turn sharp right
  186. 186 : km 31.73 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  187. 187 : km 32.21 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  188. 188 : km 32.48 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Paisley Crescent
  189. 189 : km 32.49 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Ulster Crescent
  190. 190 : km 32.76 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Ulster Gardens
  191. 191 : km 33 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Paisley Drive
  192. S/E : km 33.06 - alt. 35 m

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