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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.70 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 266 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 265 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 243 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 23 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.95862° / W 3.204791°
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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. 23 m - Start on St Stephen Street
  2. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Cumberland Street
  3. 3 : km 0.54 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Dundonald Street
  4. 4 : km 0.58 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Drummond Place
  5. 5 : km 0.78 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto London Street
  6. 6 : km 0.96 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Broughton Street, B901
  7. 7 : km 1.32 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight left onto Picardy Place, B901
  8. 8 : km 1.34 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Picardy Place, A900
  9. 9 : km 1.39 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Leith Street, A900
  10. 10 : km 1.54 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Greenside Row
  11. 11 : km 1.57 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.62 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 1.65 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Calton Hill
  14. 14 : km 1.72 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Regent Road, A1
  15. 15 : km 1.99 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 2.1 - alt. 59 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 2.23 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Calton Road
  18. 18 : km 2.45 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Abbeyhill
  19. 19 : km 2.47 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Horse Wynd
  20. 20 : km 2.78 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 2.79 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 2.88 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  23. 23 : km 2.9 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 2.9 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 2.93 - alt. 35 m - Keep right onto Volunteer's Walk
  26. 26 : km 3.2 - alt. 47 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 3.29 - alt. 51 m - Keep right onto The Dasses
  28. 28 : km 3.38 - alt. 55 m - Keep left onto The Dasses
  29. 29 : km 4.08 - alt. 192 m - Turn sharp right
  30. 30 : km 4.25 - alt. 234 m - Turn right onto Piper's Walk
  31. 31 : km 4.29 - alt. 243 m - Turn left onto Piper's Walk
  32. 32 : km 4.32 - alt. 238 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 4.33 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp right
  34. 34 : km 4.37 - alt. 227 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 4.41 - alt. 223 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 4.57 - alt. 199 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 37 : km 4.59 - alt. 192 m - Turn slight right
  38. 38 : km 4.88 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight left onto Volunteer's Walk
  39. 39 : km 4.95 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 4.98 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  41. 41 : km 5.17 - alt. 82 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queen's Drive
  42. 42 : km 5.56 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 5.65 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left
  44. 44 : km 5.66 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight right onto St Leonard's Lane
  45. 45 : km 5.73 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto St Leonard's Hill
  46. 46 : km 5.79 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Forbes Street
  47. 47 : km 5.84 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left onto Forbes Street
  48. 48 : km 5.88 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto St Leonard's Street
  49. 49 : km 5.98 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto East Crosscauseway
  50. 50 : km 6.24 - alt. 78 m - Keep right onto Guse Dub
  51. 51 : km 6.28 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Chapel Street
  52. 52 : km 6.5 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Marshall Street
  53. 53 : km 6.58 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Bristo Square
  54. 54 : km 6.62 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 6.69 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp right
  56. 56 : km 6.7 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 6.72 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight left
  58. 58 : km 6.72 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Teviot Place
  59. 59 : km 6.73 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight left onto Bristo Place
  60. 60 : km 7.11 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Victoria Terrace
  61. 61 : km 7.16 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Fisher's Close
  62. 62 : km 7.22 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Lawnmarket
  63. 63 : km 7.22 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Lady Stair's Close
  64. 64 : km 7.31 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto North Bank Street
  65. 65 : km 7.61 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 7.63 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  67. 67 : km 7.65 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left onto Princes Street
  68. 68 : km 7.78 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 7.79 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  70. 70 : km 7.8 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Frederick Street
  71. 71 : km 7.96 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Frederick Street
  72. S/E : km 8.69 - alt. 23 m

Useful Information

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