Edinburgh Loops - Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.88 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 13h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 381 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 378 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 142 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.944754° / W 3.220689°
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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. 54 m - Start on Distillery Lane
  2. 2 : km 0.22 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Dalry Road, A70
  3. 3 : km 0.29 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp left
  4. 4 : km 0.34 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp right
  5. 5 : km 0.4 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.44 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.45 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Haymarket Terrace, A8
  8. 8 : km 0.53 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Haymarket Yards
  9. 9 : km 0.8 - alt. 53 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 0.95 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 1.17 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Path
  12. 12 : km 1.21 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Path
  13. 13 : km 1.33 - alt. 46 m - Keep left onto Roseburn Path
  14. 14 : km 3.14 - alt. 46 m - Keep right onto Telford Path
  15. 15 : km 4.39 - alt. 42 m - Keep right onto Ferry Road Path
  16. 16 : km 7.73 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 7.78 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Nichollfield
  18. 18 : km 8.05 - alt. 10 m - Keep left onto Lindsay Road
  19. 19 : km 8.08 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Lindsay Road, A901
  20. 20 : km 8.38 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Commercial Street, A199
  21. 21 : km 9.08 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Shore
  22. 22 : km 9.29 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Tolbooth Wynd
  23. 23 : km 9.45 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Queen Charlotte Street
  24. 24 : km 9.58 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Constitution Street, A900
  25. 25 : km 10 - alt. 10 m - Keep left onto Leith Walk, A900
  26. 26 : km 11.6 - alt. 42 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Picardy Place, A900
  27. 27 : km 11.86 - alt. 51 m - Keep right onto Picardy Place, B901
  28. 28 : km 11.88 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Broughton Street, B901
  29. 29 : km 12.21 - alt. 33 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Mansfield Place, B901
  30. 30 : km 12.69 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 12.77 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Eyre Place, B900
  32. 32 : km 13.68 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Kerr Street, B900
  33. 33 : km 14.36 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp left onto Comely Bank Avenue
  34. 34 : km 14.81 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Learmonth Terrace
  35. 35 : km 14.88 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Learmonth Terrace
  36. 36 : km 14.9 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right onto Oxford Terrace
  37. 37 : km 14.92 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp left onto Queensferry Road, A90
  38. 38 : km 15.42 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp right onto Drumsheugh Gardens
  39. 39 : km 15.89 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Palmerston Place
  40. 40 : km 16.01 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 16.03 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Lansdowne Crescent
  42. 42 : km 16.13 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Grosvenor Street
  43. 43 : km 16.27 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 16.3 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto West Maitland Street, A70
  45. 45 : km 16.39 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Distillery Lane
  46. 46 : km 16.62 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Easter Dalry Wynd
  47. 47 : km 16.76 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Easter Dalry Road
  48. 48 : km 16.87 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Dalry Road, A70
  49. 49 : km 16.88 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Orwell Terrace
  50. 50 : km 16.99 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right
  51. 51 : km 17.23 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Dundee Street
  52. 52 : km 17.31 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Gibson Terrace
  53. 53 : km 17.45 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  54. 54 : km 18.56 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 18.58 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Ogilvie Terrace
  56. 56 : km 18.61 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Ashley Terrace
  57. 57 : km 19.86 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Morningside Grove
  58. 58 : km 20.19 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Drive
  59. 59 : km 20.46 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 20.47 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 20.62 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 20.7 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Crescent
  63. 63 : km 20.78 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 21.02 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 21.57 - alt. 106 m - Turn sharp left
  66. 66 : km 21.59 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp right
  67. 67 : km 21.71 - alt. 122 m - Keep left
  68. 68 : km 21.72 - alt. 122 m - Turn sharp left
  69. 69 : km 21.78 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Comiston Springs Avenue
  70. 70 : km 21.87 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Comiston Road, A702
  71. 71 : km 21.88 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Riselaw Crescent
  72. 72 : km 22.14 - alt. 142 m - Turn left onto Braid Road
  73. 73 : km 22.87 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp right
  74. 74 : km 22.9 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  75. 75 : km 22.91 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight left [private road]
  76. 76 : km 22.93 - alt. 99 m - Keep right
  77. 77 : km 23.2 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 23.81 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Lang Linn Path
  79. 79 : km 23.82 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 24.16 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  81. 81 : km 25.69 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Liberton Brae, A701
  82. 82 : km 25.73 - alt. 59 m - Keep left onto Mayfield Road
  83. 83 : km 26.3 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto West Mains Road
  84. 84 : km 27.21 - alt. 68 m - Keep left onto Charterhall Road
  85. 85 : km 28.73 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight right onto Morningside Road, A702
  86. 86 : km 29.72 - alt. 93 m - Keep left onto Colinton Road
  87. 87 : km 29.79 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Merchiston Avenue
  88. 88 : km 30.48 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Polwarth Crescent
  89. 89 : km 30.69 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Dundee Street
  90. 90 : km 30.74 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Telfer subway
  91. 91 : km 30.98 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight left onto Orwell Terrace
  92. 92 : km 31.09 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Dalry Road, A70
  93. 93 : km 31.1 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Easter Dalry Road
  94. 94 : km 31.22 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Easter Dalry Wynd
  95. 95 : km 31.36 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Distillery Lane
  96. 96 : km 31.58 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp right onto Dalry Road, A70
  97. 97 : km 31.62 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Dalry Place
  98. 98 : km 31.75 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 31.8 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Morrison Crescent
  100. 100 : km 31.85 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Morrison Crescent
  101. 101 : km 31.87 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 31.93 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 31.93 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 31.96 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  105. 105 : km 32.04 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Melvin Walk
  106. 106 : km 32.08 - alt. 67 m - Keep right onto Melvin Walk
  107. 107 : km 32.1 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Melvin Walk
  108. 108 : km 32.11 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Fountainbridge
  109. 109 : km 32.12 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Gilmore Park
  110. 110 : km 32.38 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Gilmore Place
  111. 111 : km 32.39 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Leamington Terrace
  112. 112 : km 32.79 - alt. 93 m - Keep right
  113. 113 : km 32.8 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Leamington Walk
  114. 114 : km 33.57 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  115. 115 : km 33.78 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Argyle Place
  116. 116 : km 33.8 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Fingal Place
  117. 117 : km 34.35 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  118. 118 : km 34.46 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  119. 119 : km 34.47 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Summerhall Place, A700
  120. 120 : km 34.47 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  121. 121 : km 34.61 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  122. 122 : km 34.62 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto West Preston Street, A700
  123. 123 : km 34.88 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  124. 124 : km 34.99 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Road
  125. 125 : km 35.38 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto Queens Drive
  126. 126 : km 35.41 - alt. 77 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queens Drive
  127. 127 : km 35.44 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  128. 128 : km 35.44 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right
  129. 129 : km 35.46 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  130. 130 : km 35.57 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  131. 131 : km 35.77 - alt. 114 m - Keep left
  132. 132 : km 35.78 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  133. 133 : km 39.26 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queen's Drive
  134. 134 : km 39.57 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Canongate
  135. 135 : km 40.89 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right onto Castlehill
  136. 136 : km 41.02 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Esplanade
  137. 137 : km 41.03 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Castlehill
  138. 138 : km 41.03 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Castle Wynd North
  139. 139 : km 41.2 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  140. 140 : km 41.31 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Grassmarket
  141. 141 : km 41.34 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto West Port
  142. 142 : km 41.65 - alt. 74 m - Keep right onto Bread Street
  143. 143 : km 41.83 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Bread Street
  144. 144 : km 42.53 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
  145. 145 : km 42.58 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight left onto Dalry Road, A70
  146. 146 : km 42.65 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Distillery Lane
  147. S/E : km 42.88 - alt. 54 m

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