20mile Xmas Edinburgh

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 32.84 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 11h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 694 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 693 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 243 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 18 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.924124° / W 3.210089°
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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. 82 m - Start on Comiston Road, A702
  2. 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Comiston Place
  3. 3 : km 0.13 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Braid Road
  4. 4 : km 0.57 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 0.6 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 0.61 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight left [private road]
  7. 7 : km 0.63 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.64 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp right [private road]
  9. 9 : km 0.65 - alt. 99 m - Keep left [private road]
  10. 10 : km 1.18 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 1.2 - alt. 85 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 1.32 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.35 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  14. 14 : km 1.4 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 1.42 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 1.49 - alt. 103 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 1.67 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight left
  18. 18 : km 1.67 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 1.69 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 1.85 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 1.97 - alt. 156 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 2.1 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 2.11 - alt. 158 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 2.26 - alt. 140 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 2.28 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp left
  26. 26 : km 2.41 - alt. 131 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 2.41 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 2.57 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 2.71 - alt. 102 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 2.76 - alt. 88 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 2.82 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 2.85 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 2.85 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 2.87 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Scout Bridge
  35. 35 : km 3.21 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Lang Linn Path
  36. 36 : km 3.48 - alt. 131 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 7.47 - alt. 53 m - Turn sharp right onto Gilmerton Road, A772
  38. 38 : km 7.49 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Nether Liberton Lane
  39. 39 : km 7.51 - alt. 50 m - Keep left onto Nether Liberton Lane
  40. 40 : km 7.66 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 7.67 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 7.7 - alt. 55 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 7.75 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 7.82 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight left
  45. 45 : km 8.24 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 8.39 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Old Dalkeith Road, A7
  47. 47 : km 8.4 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 8.44 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight left
  49. 49 : km 8.44 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 8.48 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 8.52 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 8.74 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 8.87 - alt. 53 m - Turn sharp left
  54. 54 : km 9.02 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 9.12 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 9.18 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp left
  57. 57 : km 9.25 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 9.38 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 9.45 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp right
  60. 60 : km 9.47 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 9.52 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  62. 62 : km 9.6 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  63. 63 : km 9.63 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 9.75 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 9.76 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 10.1 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Castlebrae Avenue
  67. 67 : km 10.12 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Craigmillar Castle Road
  68. 68 : km 10.96 - alt. 42 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 10.98 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 11.33 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 11.34 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Duddingston Road West
  72. 72 : km 11.66 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Meadowfield Drive
  73. 73 : km 11.81 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 11.9 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 11.99 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 12.05 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 12.06 - alt. 68 m - Turn sharp left
  78. 78 : km 12.08 - alt. 70 m - Keep right
  79. 79 : km 12.12 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  80. 80 : km 12.14 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp right
  81. 81 : km 12.16 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 12.19 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right
  83. 83 : km 12.2 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 12.28 - alt. 93 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 12.29 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp right
  86. 86 : km 12.34 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 12.36 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 12.37 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 12.46 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 12.53 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 12.73 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 12.87 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 12.91 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 12.93 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp right onto Queen's Drive
  95. 95 : km 12.94 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 13.17 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  97. 97 : km 13.27 - alt. 181 m - Keep right
  98. 98 : km 13.32 - alt. 192 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 13.33 - alt. 194 m - Turn slight left onto Piper's Walk
  100. 100 : km 13.35 - alt. 196 m - Turn right onto Piper's Walk
  101. 101 : km 13.38 - alt. 200 m - Turn slight left onto Piper's Walk
  102. 102 : km 13.8 - alt. 167 m - Turn sharp left onto The Dry Dam
  103. 103 : km 14.33 - alt. 79 m - Keep right
  104. 104 : km 14.58 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp right onto The Dry Dam
  105. 105 : km 14.69 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  106. 106 : km 14.79 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  107. 107 : km 14.87 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Volunteer's Walk
  108. 108 : km 15.14 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  109. 109 : km 15.16 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  110. 110 : km 15.28 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 15.3 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  112. 112 : km 15.34 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  113. 113 : km 15.45 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  114. 114 : km 15.54 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Horse Wynd
  115. 115 : km 15.65 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Abbeyhill
  116. 116 : km 15.69 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Calton Road
  117. 117 : km 15.91 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  118. 118 : km 16.04 - alt. 59 m - Keep right
  119. 119 : km 16.15 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Regent Road, A1
  120. 120 : km 16.23 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right
  121. 121 : km 16.61 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  122. 122 : km 16.8 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  123. 123 : km 16.83 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  124. 124 : km 16.86 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  125. 125 : km 16.87 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  126. 126 : km 16.88 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 16.89 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  128. 128 : km 16.93 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  129. 129 : km 16.99 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  130. 130 : km 16.99 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  131. 131 : km 17.09 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  132. 132 : km 17.13 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road, A1
  133. 133 : km 17.35 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  134. 134 : km 17.39 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto North Bridge, A7
  135. 135 : km 17.75 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto High Street
  136. 136 : km 17.76 - alt. 77 m - Keep left onto Hunter Square
  137. 137 : km 18.2 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right onto Castlehill
  138. 138 : km 18.33 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Esplanade
  139. 139 : km 18.65 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Castlehill
  140. 140 : km 18.69 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Ramsay Lane
  141. 141 : km 18.87 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left onto Mound Place
  142. 142 : km 18.88 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto The Mound
  143. 143 : km 19.13 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  144. 144 : km 19.15 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  145. 145 : km 19.17 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left onto Princes Street
  146. 146 : km 19.29 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  147. 147 : km 19.3 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  148. 148 : km 19.32 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Frederick Street
  149. 149 : km 19.47 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Frederick Street
  150. 150 : km 19.94 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto South East Circus Place
  151. 151 : km 20.23 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto India Place
  152. 152 : km 20.46 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto St Bernard's Bridge
  153. 153 : km 20.49 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  154. 154 : km 20.5 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  155. 155 : km 20.51 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  156. 156 : km 20.51 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  157. 157 : km 21.08 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Miller Row [private road]
  158. 158 : km 22 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  159. 159 : km 22.43 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  160. 160 : km 23.09 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Cliff
  161. 161 : km 23.14 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace, A8
  162. 162 : km 23.18 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Gardens
  163. 163 : km 23.25 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Place
  164. 164 : km 23.32 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  165. 165 : km 24.33 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  166. 166 : km 24.37 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  167. 167 : km 24.37 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  168. 168 : km 24.51 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  169. 169 : km 24.9 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  170. 170 : km 24.91 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  171. 171 : km 25.36 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Ford's Road
  172. 172 : km 25.42 - alt. 48 m - Keep left onto Ford's Road
  173. 173 : km 25.6 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  174. 174 : km 25.63 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  175. 175 : km 27.21 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  176. 176 : km 27.25 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  177. 177 : km 27.9 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
  178. 178 : km 27.92 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  179. 179 : km 27.93 - alt. 71 m - Turn sharp right
  180. 180 : km 27.94 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  181. 181 : km 27.95 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight right
  182. 182 : km 27.98 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  183. 183 : km 28.02 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  184. 184 : km 28.03 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  185. 185 : km 28.71 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  186. 186 : km 28.71 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  187. 187 : km 28.75 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  188. 188 : km 28.78 - alt. 70 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  189. 189 : km 28.79 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right
  190. 190 : km 28.8 - alt. 71 m - Turn sharp left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  191. 191 : km 28.81 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  192. 192 : km 28.83 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  193. 193 : km 30.04 - alt. 73 m - Keep left
  194. 194 : km 30.06 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp right
  195. 195 : km 30.24 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Craiglockhart Road North
  196. 196 : km 30.37 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
  197. 197 : km 30.4 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  198. 198 : km 30.48 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  199. 199 : km 30.59 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  200. 200 : km 30.84 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  201. 201 : km 31.12 - alt. 121 m - Keep right
  202. 202 : km 31.16 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  203. 203 : km 31.25 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight right
  204. 204 : km 31.46 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  205. 205 : km 31.61 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
  206. 206 : km 31.62 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  207. 207 : km 31.87 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  208. 208 : km 31.91 - alt. 103 m - Turn right onto Craighouse Road
  209. 209 : km 32.83 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Comiston Road, A702
  210. S/E : km 32.84 - alt. 82 m

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