Edinburgh City Council Boundary - 44 Miles

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 70.97 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 23h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,230 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,223 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 566 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Midlothian 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.946759° / W 3.078157°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.993398° / W 3.422627°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 1 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.1 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Edinburgh Road, A199
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  4. 4 : km 0.25 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.3 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.51 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.57 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.65 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.83 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 0.88 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.06 - alt. 24 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.13 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Newhailes Road, A6095
  13. 13 : km 1.6 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left
  14. 14 : km 3.18 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 3.37 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right onto Whitehill Road
  16. 16 : km 4.56 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Whitehill Road
  17. 17 : km 4.57 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Whitehill Road
  18. 18 : km 4.8 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 4.8 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 4.88 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 5.63 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto The Wisp
  22. 22 : km 7.15 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Dalkeith Road, A7
  23. 23 : km 8.53 - alt. 66 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 8.62 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight right onto A7
  25. 25 : km 9.2 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 10.31 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 10.31 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 10.32 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 10.76 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 10.78 - alt. 81 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A772
  31. 31 : km 10.93 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  32. 32 : km 11.51 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 12.79 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 12.83 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp right
  35. 35 : km 12.87 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 13.83 - alt. 128 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 14.9 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto Loanhead Rd/B702
  38. 38 : km 15.13 - alt. 137 m - Slight right onto Straiton Rd/A701
  39. 39 : km 17.8 - alt. 157 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 40 : km 18.28 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 18.35 - alt. 165 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 18.36 - alt. 167 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 18.81 - alt. 206 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 18.99 - alt. 227 m - Turn slight right [private road]
  45. 45 : km 21.83 - alt. 480 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 21.9 - alt. 464 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 22.29 - alt. 399 m - Turn left onto Capelaw bypass
  48. 48 : km 23.51 - alt. 346 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 23.82 - alt. 319 m - Turn sharp right onto Phantom's Cleugh
  50. 50 : km 24.55 - alt. 360 m - Turn left onto Harbour Hill
  51. 51 : km 24.57 - alt. 358 m - Keep left onto Harbour Hill
  52. 52 : km 25.54 - alt. 345 m - Turn sharp right onto Maiden's Cleugh
  53. 53 : km 27.41 - alt. 270 m - Keep left onto Black Hill path
  54. 54 : km 29.18 - alt. 363 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 29.36 - alt. 317 m - Turn slight left onto Green Cleugh
  56. 56 : km 29.37 - alt. 317 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 35.98 - alt. 565 m - Turn sharp right
  58. 58 : km 36 - alt. 565 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 36.8 - alt. 556 m - Turn sharp right
  60. 60 : km 45.06 - alt. 204 m - Turn right onto A70
  61. 61 : km 45.41 - alt. 211 m - Turn right onto B7031
  62. 62 : km 46.59 - alt. 186 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 46.76 - alt. 184 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 46.77 - alt. 184 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 46.85 - alt. 183 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 46.87 - alt. 183 m - Keep right
  67. 67 : km 48.15 - alt. 161 m - Turn sharp right
  68. 68 : km 48.18 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
  69. 69 : km 48.39 - alt. 164 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 48.45 - alt. 157 m - Turn right onto Long Dalmahoy Road
  71. 71 : km 49.99 - alt. 137 m - Slight left
  72. 72 : km 50.98 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto A71
  73. 73 : km 52.93 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto B7015
  74. 74 : km 53.9 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 54.58 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp left onto Clifton Road
  76. 76 : km 56.17 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
  77. 77 : km 56.47 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 57.36 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 57.36 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 57.39 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right onto Union Canal Towpath
  81. 81 : km 57.53 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 57.59 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 59.12 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 59.99 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Edinburgh Road, A89
  85. 85 : km 60 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 60.01 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 60.42 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 61.11 - alt. 56 m - Keep right
  89. 89 : km 62.21 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp right
  90. 90 : km 63.54 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 63.94 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  92. 92 : km 64.56 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp right onto B9080
  93. 93 : km 65.55 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 66.51 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 66.98 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 70.76 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight left
  97. 97 : km 70.96 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  98. E : km 70.97 - alt. 7 m

Useful Information

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