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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 25.22 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 73 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 76 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 74 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.94325° / W 3.277331°
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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. 57 m - Start on Belgrave Road
  2. 2 : km 0.26 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto St John's Road, A8
  3. 3 : km 0.42 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  4. 4 : km 0.52 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  5. 5 : km 0.53 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  6. 6 : km 0.59 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Traquair Park East
  7. 7 : km 0.6 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Carrick Knowe Avenue
  8. 8 : km 1.23 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.36 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.37 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.42 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Stenhouse Drive
  12. 12 : km 1.43 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Saughton Mains Street
  13. 13 : km 1.83 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.94 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left
  15. 15 : km 1.96 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Stevenson Drive
  16. 16 : km 2.05 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Stenhouse Crescent
  17. 17 : km 2.41 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Stenhouse Drive
  18. 18 : km 2.53 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Gorgie Road, A71
  19. 19 : km 2.6 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  20. 20 : km 4.08 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 4.12 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  22. 22 : km 7.64 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Fountainbridge Square
  23. 23 : km 7.7 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 7.74 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Gardner's Crescent
  25. 25 : km 7.88 - alt. 70 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 7.98 - alt. 69 m - Keep left onto Gardner's Crescent
  27. 27 : km 8.02 - alt. 66 m - Keep right onto Gardner's Crescent
  28. 28 : km 8.05 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Morrison Street, B700
  29. 29 : km 8.06 - alt. 64 m - Keep right onto Dewar Place, B700
  30. 30 : km 8.19 - alt. 61 m - Keep right onto Canning Street
  31. 31 : km 8.22 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Canning Street Lane
  32. 32 : km 8.39 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Canning Street
  33. 33 : km 8.44 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Rutland Square
  34. 34 : km 8.5 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Rutland Square
  35. 35 : km 8.59 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Rutland Street
  36. 36 : km 8.76 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 8.76 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right
  38. 38 : km 8.79 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 8.81 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 8.85 - alt. 61 m - Keep right
  41. 41 : km 8.86 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Hope Street
  42. 42 : km 9.2 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto North Charlotte Street
  43. 43 : km 9.31 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Albyn Place
  44. 44 : km 9.45 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp left
  45. 45 : km 9.56 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Heriot Row
  46. 46 : km 9.56 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Gloucester Lane
  47. 47 : km 9.78 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Doune Terrace
  48. 48 : km 9.87 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto India Street
  49. 49 : km 9.95 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp right onto North West Circus Place
  50. 50 : km 9.98 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Circus Lane
  51. 51 : km 10.23 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp left onto St Vincent Street
  52. 52 : km 10.24 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto North West Cumberland Street Lane
  53. 53 : km 10.26 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto St Vincent Place
  54. 54 : km 10.48 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Dundas Street
  55. 55 : km 10.85 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto Brandon Terrace
  56. 56 : km 10.89 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 10.9 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 10.92 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Canonmills Bridge, B901
  59. 59 : km 10.99 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Warriston Crescent
  60. 60 : km 11.34 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Goldenacre Path
  61. 61 : km 11.4 - alt. 15 m - Turn sharp right
  62. 62 : km 11.44 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight left onto Warriston Path
  63. 63 : km 11.67 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 11.68 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Warriston Road
  65. 65 : km 11.79 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  66. 66 : km 12.03 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto St Mark's Path
  67. 67 : km 12.04 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  68. 68 : km 12.49 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  69. 69 : km 12.51 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Warriston Path
  70. 70 : km 12.61 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Warriston Path
  71. 71 : km 12.63 - alt. 11 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Path
  72. 72 : km 13.53 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  73. 73 : km 13.57 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 13.61 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  75. 75 : km 14.08 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Commercial Street, A199
  76. 76 : km 15.03 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Lindsay Road
  77. 77 : km 15.04 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 15.18 - alt. 9 m - Keep left onto Hawthornvale Path
  79. 79 : km 16.29 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Goldenacre Path
  80. 80 : km 16.8 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 16.81 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left
  82. 82 : km 16.85 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Warriston Gardens
  83. 83 : km 17.19 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Inverleith Row, B901
  84. 84 : km 17.65 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Inverleith Terrace
  85. 85 : km 18.26 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Arboretum Avenue
  86. 86 : km 18.64 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto St. Bernard's Row
  87. 87 : km 18.79 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Deanhaugh Street, B900
  88. 88 : km 18.92 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Saunders Street
  89. 89 : km 19.12 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp right onto The Dene
  90. 90 : km 19.15 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 19.71 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Miller Row [private road]
  92. 92 : km 19.82 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Dean Path
  93. 93 : km 19.83 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Hawthornbank Lane
  94. 94 : km 19.97 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Hawthornbank Lane
  95. 95 : km 19.99 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Hawthornbank Lane
  96. 96 : km 20.09 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Belford Road
  97. 97 : km 20.13 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Sunbury Mews
  98. 98 : km 20.13 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto Sunbury Mews
  99. 99 : km 20.32 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  100. 100 : km 20.54 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  101. 101 : km 20.96 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  102. 102 : km 21.08 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  103. 103 : km 21.59 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Cliff
  104. 104 : km 21.64 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace, A8
  105. 105 : km 21.68 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Gardens
  106. 106 : km 21.75 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Place
  107. 107 : km 21.83 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  108. 108 : km 22.83 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  109. 109 : km 23.21 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 23.25 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 23.38 - alt. 45 m - Keep right onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  112. 112 : km 24.14 - alt. 45 m - Keep right onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  113. 113 : km 24.7 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  114. 114 : km 24.8 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Road, A8
  115. 115 : km 24.96 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Belgrave Road
  116. S/E : km 25.22 - alt. 57 m

Useful Information

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