Swanston - Threipmuir Loop

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 24.61 km
Calculated time: 8h 25
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 478 m
Vertical drop: - 478 m
Highest point: 490 m
Lowest point: 154 m

District: Edinburgh
Start/End: N 55.893585° / W 3.216517°
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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.

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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

S/E : km 0 - alt. 179 m - Start on Swanston Road
2 : km 0.04 - alt. 177 m - Turn left onto Swanston Road
3 : km 0.42 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
4 : km 1.54 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight right
5 : km 1.57 - alt. 164 m - Turn left
6 : km 1.58 - alt. 164 m - Keep right
7 : km 1.79 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight left
8 : km 1.8 - alt. 162 m - Turn left
9 : km 1.81 - alt. 163 m - Turn right
10 : km 2.23 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
11 : km 2.44 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight right
12 : km 2.79 - alt. 163 m - Turn sharp left
13 : km 2.8 - alt. 165 m - Turn sharp right
14 : km 3.34 - alt. 199 m - Turn slight right
15 : km 3.75 - alt. 203 m - Keep left
16 : km 3.85 - alt. 201 m - Turn slight left
17 : km 3.86 - alt. 202 m - Turn right
18 : km 3.91 - alt. 204 m - Turn left
19 : km 4.04 - alt. 205 m - Turn slight right
20 : km 4.16 - alt. 206 m - Keep right
21 : km 4.2 - alt. 202 m - Turn slight left
22 : km 4.53 - alt. 202 m - Turn sharp left onto Torduff Road [private road]
23 : km 5.13 - alt. 206 m - Turn right
24 : km 5.27 - alt. 232 m - Turn left
25 : km 5.47 - alt. 232 m - Turn right
26 : km 7.05 - alt. 224 m - Turn sharp left onto Harlaw Road
27 : km 7.56 - alt. 228 m - Turn slight left onto Kirkgate
28 : km 7.56 - alt. 229 m - Keep right onto Harlaw Road
29 : km 8.99 - alt. 242 m - Turn left
30 : km 9.27 - alt. 248 m - Turn right
31 : km 9.33 - alt. 248 m - Turn sharp right
32 : km 9.54 - alt. 247 m - Turn slight right [private road]
33 : km 9.6 - alt. 248 m - Turn right
34 : km 9.76 - alt. 246 m - Turn slight right [Attention, there is a ford on the way]
35 : km 10.33 - alt. 249 m - Keep right
36 : km 10.62 - alt. 249 m - Turn right
37 : km 10.74 - alt. 255 m - Turn slight right
38 : km 11.82 - alt. 265 m - Keep left
39 : km 12.13 - alt. 259 m - Turn slight left
40 : km 12.96 - alt. 302 m - Turn slight left
41 : km 15.14 - alt. 304 m - Keep left onto Green Cleugh
42 : km 15.68 - alt. 282 m - Keep left onto Green Cleugh
43 : km 15.75 - alt. 275 m - Turn slight left
44 : km 15.89 - alt. 272 m - Keep left onto Green Cleugh
45 : km 16.05 - alt. 270 m - Turn slight left
46 : km 19.54 - alt. 228 m - Turn left onto Maiden's Cleugh
47 : km 19.55 - alt. 228 m - Turn right
48 : km 20.65 - alt. 318 m - Turn right
49 : km 20.83 - alt. 346 m - Turn right onto Capelaw bypass
50 : km 22.05 - alt. 399 m - Turn right
51 : km 22.45 - alt. 464 m - Turn left
52 : km 22.51 - alt. 480 m - Turn right
53 : km 22.67 - alt. 483 m - Keep left
54 : km 22.74 - alt. 460 m - Turn slight right
55 : km 23.34 - alt. 367 m - Keep right
56 : km 23.54 - alt. 336 m - Keep left
57 : km 24.03 - alt. 243 m - Turn right
58 : km 24.35 - alt. 204 m - Keep left
59 : km 24.49 - alt. 192 m - Turn left
60 : km 24.49 - alt. 192 m - Turn right
S/E : km 24.61 - alt. 179 m

Useful Information

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