Draft 50 Mile Pentlands Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 76.44 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 27h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,941 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,928 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 576 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 186 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.890878° / W 3.245087°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.89236° / W 3.247162°
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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. 225 m
  2. 1 : km 0.01 - alt. 225 m - Turn right
  3. 2 : km 0.31 - alt. 211 m - Keep left
  4. 3 : km 0.33 - alt. 211 m - Turn sharp left
  5. 4 : km 1.02 - alt. 191 m - Turn sharp right
  6. 5 : km 1.09 - alt. 202 m - Turn left
  7. 6 : km 1.25 - alt. 220 m - Turn right
  8. 7 : km 1.27 - alt. 225 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 1.36 - alt. 236 m - Keep right
  10. 9 : km 1.66 - alt. 248 m - Turn slight left
  11. 10 : km 2.23 - alt. 293 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 2.62 - alt. 357 m - Turn slight right
  13. 12 : km 2.75 - alt. 370 m - Keep right
  14. 13 : km 3.24 - alt. 446 m - Keep right
  15. 14 : km 3.31 - alt. 460 m - Keep left
  16. 15 : km 3.53 - alt. 480 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 4.07 - alt. 406 m - Turn sharp right
  18. 17 : km 4.09 - alt. 407 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 18 : km 5.47 - alt. 298 m - Turn slight right
  20. 19 : km 5.75 - alt. 290 m - Keep right
  21. 20 : km 6.96 - alt. 265 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 7.33 - alt. 211 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 7.75 - alt. 186 m - Turn sharp right
  24. 23 : km 7.88 - alt. 186 m - Keep left
  25. 24 : km 7.93 - alt. 189 m - Turn slight right
  26. 25 : km 10.42 - alt. 426 m - Turn slight left
  27. 26 : km 12.82 - alt. 570 m - Keep right
  28. 27 : km 14.64 - alt. 458 m - Turn slight right onto Red Road
  29. 28 : km 14.65 - alt. 458 m - Turn sharp left onto Monk's Rig
  30. 29 : km 17.56 - alt. 282 m - Turn slight right
  31. 30 : km 18.99 - alt. 303 m - Keep right
  32. 31 : km 19.65 - alt. 294 m - Keep left
  33. 32 : km 19.66 - alt. 292 m - Turn right onto A702
  34. 33 : km 20.16 - alt. 285 m - Keep right
  35. 34 : km 20.18 - alt. 285 m - Turn sharp right onto A702
  36. 35 : km 20.58 - alt. 290 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 20.73 - alt. 292 m - Keep left
  38. 37 : km 21.9 - alt. 323 m - Keep left
  39. 38 : km 21.99 - alt. 324 m - Keep right
  40. 39 : km 23.1 - alt. 299 m - Keep left
  41. 40 : km 23.59 - alt. 297 m - Keep right
  42. 41 : km 24.46 - alt. 270 m - Turn left onto Medwyn Road
  43. 42 : km 24.66 - alt. 266 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 25.17 - alt. 257 m - Keep right
  45. 44 : km 26.21 - alt. 276 m - Keep left
  46. 45 : km 26.7 - alt. 279 m - Keep right
  47. 46 : km 26.78 - alt. 285 m - Turn slight left
  48. 47 : km 27.72 - alt. 292 m - Keep right
  49. 48 : km 29.92 - alt. 248 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 29.93 - alt. 248 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 29.99 - alt. 245 m - Keep right
  52. 51 : km 30.07 - alt. 244 m - Turn sharp right
  53. 52 : km 30.1 - alt. 244 m - Turn right
  54. 53 : km 30.49 - alt. 235 m - Turn left
  55. 54 : km 30.69 - alt. 230 m - Keep right
  56. 55 : km 30.74 - alt. 229 m - Turn sharp left
  57. 56 : km 30.75 - alt. 229 m - Turn right
  58. 57 : km 30.78 - alt. 231 m - Turn right
  59. 58 : km 30.8 - alt. 230 m - Keep left
  60. 59 : km 30.85 - alt. 229 m - Turn slight left
  61. 60 : km 31.51 - alt. 228 m - Turn right
  62. 61 : km 31.76 - alt. 229 m - Turn right
  63. 62 : km 32.95 - alt. 282 m - Turn right
  64. 63 : km 34.3 - alt. 239 m - Turn sharp right
  65. 64 : km 35.62 - alt. 220 m - Turn left
  66. 65 : km 35.63 - alt. 220 m - Turn right onto Newbigging Road
  67. 66 : km 35.64 - alt. 220 m - Turn left
  68. 67 : km 35.69 - alt. 222 m - Keep left
  69. 68 : km 35.74 - alt. 226 m - Turn slight left
  70. 69 : km 37.19 - alt. 234 m - Turn slight right
  71. 70 : km 38.7 - alt. 244 m - Turn slight right
  72. 71 : km 38.85 - alt. 244 m - Turn sharp left
  73. 72 : km 38.95 - alt. 245 m - Turn left
  74. 73 : km 39 - alt. 248 m - Turn sharp left
  75. 74 : km 39.08 - alt. 247 m - Keep right
  76. 75 : km 44.06 - alt. 316 m - Keep right
  77. 76 : km 44.36 - alt. 292 m - Turn right
  78. 77 : km 44.45 - alt. 285 m - Turn left
  79. 78 : km 44.77 - alt. 282 m - Turn left
  80. 79 : km 46.22 - alt. 280 m - Turn left onto Medwyn Road
  81. 80 : km 48.93 - alt. 308 m - Keep left
  82. 81 : km 48.97 - alt. 307 m - Turn slight right onto Thieves Road
  83. 82 : km 50.81 - alt. 377 m - Keep left onto Thieves Road
  84. 83 : km 50.95 - alt. 390 m - Keep left onto Thieves Road
  85. 84 : km 52.2 - alt. 419 m - Keep right onto Thieves Road
  86. 85 : km 53.2 - alt. 433 m - Turn sharp left
  87. 86 : km 54.07 - alt. 554 m - Turn left
  88. 87 : km 56.47 - alt. 392 m - Turn slight left
  89. 88 : km 57.81 - alt. 307 m - Turn sharp right
  90. 89 : km 60.58 - alt. 306 m - Turn slight right
  91. 90 : km 60.9 - alt. 318 m - Turn right onto Red Road
  92. 91 : km 62.29 - alt. 401 m - Turn sharp left
  93. 92 : km 62.34 - alt. 401 m - Turn right
  94. 93 : km 63.23 - alt. 386 m - Turn slight left
  95. 94 : km 64.17 - alt. 304 m - Turn sharp right onto Green Cleugh
  96. 95 : km 64.55 - alt. 317 m - Keep right onto Black Hill path
  97. 96 : km 66.5 - alt. 275 m - Turn left
  98. 97 : km 66.59 - alt. 258 m - Turn sharp left
  99. 98 : km 66.65 - alt. 257 m - Turn sharp right
  100. 99 : km 67.47 - alt. 258 m - Turn right
  101. 100 : km 67.6 - alt. 250 m - Turn right
  102. 101 : km 68.06 - alt. 255 m - Turn left
  103. 102 : km 70.02 - alt. 347 m - Turn left onto The Quad Track
  104. 103 : km 70.07 - alt. 351 m - Keep left onto The Quad Track
  105. 104 : km 70.86 - alt. 363 m - Turn slight left
  106. 105 : km 71.08 - alt. 352 m - Turn left
  107. 106 : km 71.77 - alt. 334 m - Turn right
  108. 107 : km 71.83 - alt. 335 m - Keep left
  109. 108 : km 72.1 - alt. 349 m - Turn right onto Phantom's Cleugh
  110. 109 : km 72.27 - alt. 351 m - Keep left onto Phantom's Cleugh
  111. 110 : km 72.6 - alt. 358 m - Keep left onto Capelaw bypass
  112. 111 : km 74.5 - alt. 399 m - Turn left
  113. 112 : km 74.6 - alt. 399 m - Turn sharp left onto Capelaw bypass
  114. 113 : km 75.22 - alt. 409 m - Turn right
  115. 114 : km 75.43 - alt. 376 m - Turn right
  116. 115 : km 75.54 - alt. 357 m - Keep right
  117. 116 : km 75.99 - alt. 299 m - Turn right
  118. 117 : km 76.25 - alt. 260 m - Keep left
  119. E : km 76.44 - alt. 230 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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