Leith 15km

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.33 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 89 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 86 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 92 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.935887° / W 3.221275°
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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. 75 m - Start on Polwarth Place
  2. 2 : km 0.33 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right onto Polwarth Crescent
  3. 3 : km 1.01 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Lower Gilmore Place
  4. 4 : km 1.06 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Lochrin Basin Lane
  5. 5 : km 1.23 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Lochrin Place
  6. 6 : km 1.39 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Ponton Street
  7. 7 : km 1.4 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto West Tollcross
  8. 8 : km 1.47 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Dunbar Street
  9. 9 : km 1.48 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.51 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.51 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.54 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.55 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 1.58 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight left onto High Riggs
  15. 15 : km 1.78 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto Lauriston Street
  16. 16 : km 1.81 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right onto West Port
  17. 17 : km 2.09 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Grassmarket
  18. 18 : km 2.12 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  19. 19 : km 2.23 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Castle Wynd South
  20. 20 : km 2.34 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Johnston Terrace
  21. 21 : km 2.49 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Lawnmarket
  22. 22 : km 2.51 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Milne's Court
  23. 23 : km 2.61 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Mound Place
  24. 24 : km 2.61 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left onto Mound Place
  25. 25 : km 2.62 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight right onto Market Street
  26. 26 : km 2.86 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Waverley Bridge
  27. 27 : km 2.97 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto North Ramp [private road]
  28. 28 : km 2.98 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 3.07 - alt. 62 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 3.19 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 3.19 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  32. 32 : km 3.26 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto North Bridge, A7
  33. 33 : km 3.27 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  34. 34 : km 3.3 - alt. 63 m - Keep left onto Leith Street, A900
  35. 35 : km 3.72 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Picardy Place, A900
  36. 36 : km 3.88 - alt. 43 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Elm Row
  37. 37 : km 4.06 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight left onto Montgomery Street
  38. 38 : km 4.09 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right onto Leith Walk, A900
  39. 39 : km 5.51 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right onto Constitution Street, A900
  40. 40 : km 6.12 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto A199
  41. 41 : km 6.35 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Shore
  42. 42 : km 6.52 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Shore
  43. 43 : km 6.57 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Queens Quay
  44. 44 : km 6.66 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 6.66 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 6.74 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 6.92 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Dock Place
  48. 48 : km 7 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Commercial Street, A199
  49. 49 : km 7.09 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Commercial Wharf
  50. 50 : km 7.57 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left
  51. 51 : km 7.65 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Path
  52. 52 : km 7.88 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  53. 53 : km 7.89 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right
  54. 54 : km 7.93 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  55. 55 : km 8.03 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  56. 56 : km 8.09 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto West Bowling Green Street
  57. 57 : km 8.09 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  58. 58 : km 8.67 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Newhaven Road
  59. 59 : km 8.74 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 8.76 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Path
  61. 61 : km 8.93 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Path
  62. 62 : km 8.97 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto Warriston Path
  63. 63 : km 8.98 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  64. 64 : km 9.09 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  65. 65 : km 9.54 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto St Mark's Path
  66. 66 : km 9.55 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  67. 67 : km 9.79 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  68. 68 : km 10.41 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Huntly Street, B901
  69. 69 : km 10.44 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Brandon Terrace
  70. 70 : km 10.46 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 10.46 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 10.54 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 10.74 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Rocheid Path
  74. 74 : km 11.19 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 11.47 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Arboretum Avenue
  76. 76 : km 11.51 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto St. Bernard's Row
  77. 77 : km 11.55 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  78. 78 : km 12.08 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto St Bernard's Bridge
  79. 79 : km 12.12 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 12.13 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 12.14 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  82. 82 : km 12.7 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Miller Row [private road]
  83. 83 : km 12.94 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left onto Hawthornbank Lane
  84. 84 : km 12.97 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Hawthornbank Lane
  85. 85 : km 13.07 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Belford Road
  86. 86 : km 13.21 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Douglas Gardens
  87. 87 : km 13.39 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Rothesay Place
  88. 88 : km 13.4 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Palmerston Place
  89. 89 : km 13.62 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Lansdowne Crescent
  90. 90 : km 13.64 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Lansdowne Crescent
  91. 91 : km 13.74 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Grosvenor Street
  92. 92 : km 13.89 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 13.91 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto West Maitland Street, A70
  94. 94 : km 14.34 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Orwell Terrace
  95. 95 : km 14.45 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right
  96. 96 : km 14.69 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Dundee Street
  97. 97 : km 14.75 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Yeaman Place
  98. 98 : km 14.95 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Temple Park Crescent
  99. 99 : km 15.14 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Harden Place
  100. 100 : km 15.26 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Polwarth Gardens
  101. S/E : km 15.33 - 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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