Edinburgh Marathlon Option

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 42.80 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 238 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 230 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 112 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.944757° / W 3.220673°
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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 0.31 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp left onto Clifton Terrace, A8
  4. 4 : km 1.24 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Wester Coates Terrace
  5. 5 : km 1.72 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 1.89 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  7. 7 : km 2.27 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  8. 8 : km 2.49 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 2.69 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Belford Road
  10. 10 : km 2.72 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Belford Road
  11. 11 : km 2.82 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Hawthornbank Lane
  12. 12 : km 2.85 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp right onto Hawthornbank Lane
  13. 13 : km 3.04 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight left onto Miller Row [private road]
  14. 14 : km 3.66 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 3.68 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight left onto Saunders Street
  16. 16 : km 3.88 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Kerr Street, B900
  17. 17 : km 4.31 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Portgower Place
  18. 18 : km 4.56 - alt. 15 m - Turn sharp left
  19. 19 : km 4.86 - alt. 19 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 5.07 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 5.08 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 5.46 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 6.21 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Arboretum Place [private road]
  24. 24 : km 6.51 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 6.67 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 6.82 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Arboretum Avenue
  27. 27 : km 6.91 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Rocheid Path
  28. 28 : km 7.59 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Inverleith Row, B901
  29. 29 : km 7.96 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Broughton Road, B900
  30. 30 : km 8.01 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Warriston Path
  31. 31 : km 8.42 - alt. 12 m - Keep left onto Goldenacre Path
  32. 32 : km 10.05 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 10.07 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  34. 34 : km 10.09 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Trinity Crescent, A901
  35. 35 : km 10.58 - alt. 2 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pier Place, A901
  36. 36 : km 10.77 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 10.79 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 10.79 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 10.97 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 11.75 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 11.76 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Western Harbour Breakwater
  42. 42 : km 11.93 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 12.04 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Western Harbour Midway
  44. 44 : km 12.05 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Western Harbour Drive
  45. 45 : km 12.83 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Lindsay Road, A901
  46. 46 : km 13.62 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Commercial Street, A199
  47. 47 : km 14.32 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Shore
  48. 48 : km 14.37 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Bernard Street, A199
  49. 49 : km 16.07 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Marine Esplanade
  50. 50 : km 16.08 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 17.02 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Promenade
  52. 52 : km 20.06 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Joppa Road, B6415
  53. 53 : km 21.19 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  54. 54 : km 21.33 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  55. 55 : km 22.1 - alt. 14 m - Keep left onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  56. 56 : km 22.73 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight right onto Brunstane Road South
  57. 57 : km 22.79 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left onto Brunstane Road South
  58. 58 : km 22.8 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 22.81 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 22.99 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 23.07 - alt. 25 m - Keep right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  62. 62 : km 23.68 - alt. 33 m - Keep left onto Innocent Cycle Path
  63. 63 : km 23.8 - alt. 33 m - Keep left onto Innocent Cycle Path
  64. 64 : km 24.22 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  65. 65 : km 24.58 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  66. 66 : km 25.84 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 26.04 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Kings Haugh
  68. 68 : km 26.49 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Peffermill Road, A6095
  69. 69 : km 26.55 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 26.74 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right
  71. 71 : km 27.09 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight right
  72. 72 : km 27.11 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 27.57 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Old Dalkeith Road, A7
  74. 74 : km 27.81 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 27.82 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp right
  76. 76 : km 28.58 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Gilmerton Road, A772
  77. 77 : km 28.62 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Double Hedges Road
  78. 78 : km 29.04 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Kirk Brae
  79. 79 : km 29.18 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp left onto Liberton Brae, A701
  80. 80 : km 29.19 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Blackford Glen Road
  81. 81 : km 30.44 - alt. 70 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 30.67 - alt. 70 m - Keep left
  83. 83 : km 30.72 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  84. 84 : km 31.06 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Lang Linn Path
  85. 85 : km 31.07 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 31.15 - alt. 97 m - Keep left
  87. 87 : km 31.46 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  88. 88 : km 31.68 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 32.01 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight right onto Braid Road
  90. 90 : km 32.06 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Hermitage Drive
  91. 91 : km 33.11 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight left onto Midmar Avenue
  92. 92 : km 33.24 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Cluny Gardens
  93. 93 : km 33.7 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Oswald Road
  94. 94 : km 34.2 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Kilgraston Road
  95. 95 : km 35.39 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right
  96. 96 : km 35.63 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  97. 97 : km 35.71 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  98. 98 : km 35.85 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 35.86 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto South Meadow Walk
  100. 100 : km 36.19 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  101. 101 : km 36.31 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 36.32 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Summerhall Place, A700
  103. 103 : km 36.33 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto West Preston Street, A700
  104. 104 : km 36.73 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  105. 105 : km 36.84 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Road
  106. 106 : km 37.19 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  107. 107 : km 37.2 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  108. 108 : km 37.31 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Queens Drive
  109. 109 : km 37.33 - alt. 82 m - Keep right onto Queens Drive
  110. 110 : km 37.35 - alt. 82 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queen's Drive
  111. 111 : km 37.38 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  112. 112 : km 37.43 - alt. 79 m - Keep left
  113. 113 : km 38.52 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
  114. 114 : km 38.56 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  115. 115 : km 38.58 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  116. 116 : km 38.74 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  117. 117 : km 38.77 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  118. 118 : km 39.03 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  119. 119 : km 39.03 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Horse Wynd
  120. 120 : km 39.07 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Canongate
  121. 121 : km 40.39 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right onto Castlehill
  122. 122 : km 40.52 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Esplanade
  123. 123 : km 40.52 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Castlehill
  124. 124 : km 40.57 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Ramsay Lane
  125. 125 : km 40.74 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left onto Mound Place
  126. 126 : km 40.76 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto The Mound
  127. 127 : km 41.01 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  128. 128 : km 41.03 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  129. 129 : km 41.03 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp left
  130. 130 : km 41.09 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left
  131. 131 : km 41.17 - alt. 55 m - Keep left
  132. 132 : km 41.28 - alt. 56 m - Keep left
  133. 133 : km 41.39 - alt. 56 m - Keep left
  134. 134 : km 41.44 - alt. 56 m - Keep right
  135. 135 : km 41.6 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  136. 136 : km 41.62 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  137. 137 : km 41.63 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  138. 138 : km 41.7 - alt. 61 m - Keep right onto Princes Street, A90
  139. 139 : km 41.77 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Rutland Place
  140. 140 : km 41.81 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left onto Shandwick Place
  141. 141 : km 42.01 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Shandwick Place
  142. 142 : km 42.29 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto West Maitland Street
  143. 143 : km 42.3 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto West Maitland Street
  144. 144 : km 42.48 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  145. 145 : km 42.49 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto West Maitland Street, A70
  146. 146 : km 42.58 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Distillery Lane
  147. S/E : km 42.8 - alt. 54 m

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