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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.23 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 99 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 99 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 123 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.936003° / W 3.221098°
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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

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 76 m - Start on Polwarth Place
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Polwarth Gardens
  3. 3 : km 0.32 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right onto Polwarth Crescent
  4. 4 : km 1.47 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 1.51 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Leven Terrace
  6. 6 : km 1.52 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.54 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto North Meadow Walk
  8. 8 : km 2.19 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 2.21 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Square Lane
  10. 10 : km 2.25 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto George Square
  11. 11 : km 2.34 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 2.35 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 2.37 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.46 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 2.48 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 2.57 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Windmill Lane
  17. 17 : km 2.94 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Pleasance
  18. 18 : km 2.94 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 3.06 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight right onto Viewcraig Gardens
  20. 20 : km 3.07 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 3.12 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Braidwood Gate
  22. 22 : km 3.27 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 3.28 - alt. 41 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 3.34 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 3.6 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right
  26. 26 : km 3.62 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 3.93 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
  28. 28 : km 3.96 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 4.34 - alt. 39 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 4.53 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 4.61 - alt. 38 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 4.89 - alt. 48 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 4.9 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 5.12 - alt. 62 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 5.23 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 5.23 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  37. 37 : km 7.32 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 7.33 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight right
  39. 39 : km 7.38 - alt. 104 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 7.39 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 7.53 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight right [private road]
  42. 42 : km 7.7 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 7.71 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left onto The Innocent Railway
  44. 44 : km 8.34 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 8.35 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto East Parkside
  46. 46 : km 8.44 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 8.45 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto East Parkside
  48. 48 : km 8.61 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto East Parkside
  49. 49 : km 8.67 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 8.71 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Parkside Terrace
  51. 51 : km 8.74 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Parkside Terrace
  52. 52 : km 8.77 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 8.9 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Hermits Croft
  54. 54 : km 8.93 - alt. 76 m - Turn sharp left onto St Leonard's Street
  55. 55 : km 8.94 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Spittalfield Crescent
  56. 56 : km 8.98 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Bernard Terrace
  57. 57 : km 9.55 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 9.56 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 9.72 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 9.75 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 9.91 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Sciennes Road
  62. 62 : km 10.1 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Warrender Park Road
  63. 63 : km 10.12 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Warrender Park Road
  64. 64 : km 10.75 - alt. 94 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 10.92 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Bruntsfield Terrace
  66. 66 : km 11.04 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Bruntsfield Place, A702
  67. 67 : km 11.29 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Merchiston Place
  68. 68 : km 11.48 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Merchiston Avenue
  69. 69 : km 11.87 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Polwarth Crescent
  70. 70 : km 11.92 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left onto Polwarth Gardens
  71. S/E : km 12.23 - 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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