3 Day Drove Roads Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 77.56 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 26h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,478 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,609 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 566 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 76 m
  • ⚐
    District: South Lanarkshire 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.6226° / W 3.527359°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.923° / W 3.244433°
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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. 208 m - Start on High Street, A702
  2. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 208 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 207 m - Turn left onto Market Road
  4. 4 : km 0.13 - alt. 206 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.74 - alt. 201 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.2 - alt. 198 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 7.81 - alt. 195 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 8.11 - alt. 195 m - Turn sharp right
  9. 9 : km 8.24 - alt. 192 m - Turn left onto A701
  10. 10 : km 9.08 - alt. 203 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 9.48 - alt. 237 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 9.79 - alt. 261 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 10.12 - alt. 272 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 10.14 - alt. 274 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 12.13 - alt. 399 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 13.95 - alt. 308 m - Turn sharp left onto The Buchan Way
  17. 17 : km 14.49 - alt. 304 m - Keep left
  18. 18 : km 15.92 - alt. 342 m - Turn slight left
  19. 19 : km 16.02 - alt. 340 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 18.29 - alt. 208 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 18.3 - alt. 208 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 19.12 - alt. 181 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 19.37 - alt. 177 m - Turn right onto B712
  24. 24 : km 19.67 - alt. 176 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 19.82 - alt. 175 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 20.84 - alt. 243 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 23.32 - alt. 219 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 23.35 - alt. 218 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 23.83 - alt. 190 m - Turn sharp right
  30. 30 : km 23.87 - alt. 190 m - Turn slight right
  31. 31 : km 24.24 - alt. 189 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 27.07 - alt. 171 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 27.23 - alt. 180 m - Turn sharp left onto A72
  34. 34 : km 27.9 - alt. 183 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 28.54 - alt. 227 m - Turn sharp right
  36. 36 : km 30.05 - alt. 235 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 30.48 - alt. 222 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 30.6 - alt. 226 m - Turn sharp right
  39. 39 : km 30.65 - alt. 227 m - Turn sharp left
  40. 40 : km 30.74 - alt. 231 m - Turn slight left
  41. 41 : km 30.97 - alt. 255 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 42 : km 31.79 - alt. 255 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 31.79 - alt. 255 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 33.52 - alt. 279 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 33.54 - alt. 279 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 33.91 - alt. 298 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 34.35 - alt. 306 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 34.36 - alt. 306 m - Turn slight right
  49. 49 : km 35.6 - alt. 359 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 35.67 - alt. 353 m - Turn sharp left
  51. 51 : km 35.89 - alt. 345 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 35.89 - alt. 345 m - Turn sharp right
  53. 53 : km 36.97 - alt. 313 m - Turn sharp right
  54. 54 : km 37.86 - alt. 280 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 40.15 - alt. 317 m - Turn sharp right
  56. 56 : km 41.31 - alt. 236 m - Turn slight right
  57. 57 : km 41.48 - alt. 232 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 41.89 - alt. 220 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 42.06 - alt. 228 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 42.52 - alt. 225 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 44.37 - alt. 244 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 44.39 - alt. 244 m - Turn right onto Station Road, B7059
  63. 63 : km 46.54 - alt. 240 m - Turn left onto Main Street, B7059
  64. 64 : km 46.59 - alt. 243 m - Turn sharp right onto Dolphinton Road, A702
  65. 65 : km 46.63 - alt. 244 m - Turn left onto The Loan
  66. 66 : km 47.89 - alt. 297 m - Turn sharp left
  67. 67 : km 48.44 - alt. 297 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 48.45 - alt. 298 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 50.09 - alt. 340 m - Turn slight right
  70. 70 : km 50.49 - alt. 319 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 50.99 - alt. 317 m - Turn right onto Medwyn Road
  72. 72 : km 51.35 - alt. 308 m - Keep left [private road]
  73. 73 : km 53.23 - alt. 377 m - Keep left onto Thieves Road [private road]
  74. 74 : km 53.37 - alt. 390 m - Keep left onto Thieves Road
  75. 75 : km 54.63 - alt. 419 m - Keep right onto Thieves Road
  76. 76 : km 55.62 - alt. 433 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 56.48 - alt. 554 m - Turn sharp right
  78. 78 : km 58.88 - alt. 392 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 62.89 - alt. 458 m - Keep left
  80. 80 : km 62.92 - alt. 459 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 65.01 - alt. 275 m - Turn sharp left
  82. 82 : km 65.04 - alt. 275 m - Turn slight left
  83. 83 : km 65.18 - alt. 272 m - Keep left onto Green Cleugh
  84. 84 : km 65.33 - alt. 270 m - Turn slight left
  85. 85 : km 68.82 - alt. 228 m - Turn left onto Maiden's Cleugh
  86. 86 : km 68.83 - alt. 228 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 68.84 - alt. 228 m - Turn sharp right onto Maiden's Cleugh
  88. 88 : km 69.1 - alt. 257 m - Keep left onto Maiden's Cleugh
  89. 89 : km 69.13 - alt. 257 m - Turn sharp left onto Knightfield Rig
  90. 90 : km 70.66 - alt. 360 m - Turn left onto Harbour Hill
  91. 91 : km 70.67 - alt. 360 m - Turn left onto Phantom's Cleugh
  92. 92 : km 71.33 - alt. 346 m - Keep left
  93. 93 : km 71.88 - alt. 358 m - Turn left
  94. 94 : km 71.89 - alt. 357 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 72.34 - alt. 299 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 72.6 - alt. 260 m - Keep left
  97. 97 : km 72.74 - alt. 238 m - Turn sharp left
  98. 98 : km 72.82 - alt. 242 m - Turn slight right
  99. 99 : km 73.2 - alt. 178 m - Turn sharp right
  100. 100 : km 73.2 - alt. 178 m - Keep left
  101. 101 : km 73.47 - alt. 165 m - Turn slight left
  102. 102 : km 73.81 - alt. 149 m - Turn left
  103. 103 : km 74.38 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 74.59 - alt. 136 m - Turn slight left onto Dreghorn Loan
  105. 105 : km 74.61 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto Dreghorn Loan
  106. 106 : km 74.7 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto Redford Drive
  107. 107 : km 74.81 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Westgarth Avenue
  108. 108 : km 75.2 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road, B701
  109. 109 : km 76.03 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Paties Road
  110. 110 : km 76.44 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Katesmill Road
  111. 111 : km 76.88 - alt. 89 m - Turn sharp left onto Redhall House Drive
  112. 112 : km 76.89 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight left onto Craiglockhart Drive South
  113. 113 : km 76.99 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Craiglockhart Loan
  114. 114 : km 77.23 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Craiglockhart Dell Road
  115. E : km 77.56 - alt. 76 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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