7 Hills Of Edinburgh

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 27.51 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 707 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 706 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 243 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 30 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.95515° / W 3.1827°
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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. 99 m - Start near Unnamed Road, Edinburgh EH7 5AA, UK
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.2 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.24 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Rd/A1
  6. 6 : km 0.51 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto North Bridge/A7
  7. 7 : km 2.19 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 2.26 - alt. 56 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 2.31 - alt. 56 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 2.47 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 2.49 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.5 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  13. 13 : km 2.57 - alt. 61 m - Keep right onto Princes Street, A90
  14. 14 : km 2.69 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp right onto Hope Street
  15. 15 : km 2.69 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right onto Queensferry Street, A90
  16. 16 : km 3.06 - alt. 54 m - Keep left onto Belford Road
  17. 17 : km 3.59 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Belford Road
  18. 18 : km 4.15 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Ravelston Dykes
  19. 19 : km 5.86 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 6.43 - alt. 121 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 6.46 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 6.49 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 6.73 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 6.83 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight right
  25. 25 : km 6.92 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  26. 26 : km 6.94 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 6.94 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right
  28. 28 : km 7.1 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 7.2 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 7.3 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 7.3 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 7.33 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 7.37 - alt. 157 m - Turn slight left
  34. 34 : km 7.46 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 7.48 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 7.66 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 7.73 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 7.74 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Cairnmuir Road
  39. 39 : km 7.77 - alt. 125 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 40 : km 8.17 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Kirk Road
  41. 41 : km 8.2 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Kaimes Road
  42. 42 : km 8.56 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto St John's Road, A8
  43. 43 : km 8.61 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  44. 44 : km 8.71 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  45. 45 : km 8.72 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  46. 46 : km 8.78 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Park East
  47. 47 : km 8.79 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Carrick Knowe Avenue
  48. 48 : km 9.42 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left
  49. 49 : km 9.55 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 9.56 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 9.61 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Stenhouse Drive
  52. 52 : km 10.05 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stenhouse Drive
  53. 53 : km 10.46 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Gorgie Road, A71
  54. 54 : km 10.71 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Chesser Avenue
  55. 55 : km 11.44 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Slateford Road, A70
  56. 56 : km 11.44 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 11.47 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto 2
  58. 58 : km 11.47 - alt. 62 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 11.5 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 11.51 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Meggetgate
  61. 61 : km 11.58 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 11.64 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Allan Park Road
  63. 63 : km 11.88 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 12.1 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Craiglockhart Road North
  65. 65 : km 12.24 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Colinton Road
  66. 66 : km 12.29 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 12.42 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 12.48 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 12.7 - alt. 79 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 12.7 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp right
  71. 71 : km 12.86 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp right
  72. 72 : km 12.9 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp right
  73. 73 : km 13.04 - alt. 119 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 13.2 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight right
  75. 75 : km 13.41 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 13.8 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Craiglea Place
  77. 77 : km 13.88 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Morningside Grove
  78. 78 : km 14.09 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Drive
  79. 79 : km 14.26 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 14.35 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Road
  81. 81 : km 14.53 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Crescent
  82. 82 : km 14.73 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp right onto Comiston Road, A702
  83. 83 : km 14.93 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 14.95 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 14.97 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Braid Road
  86. 86 : km 15.56 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left
  87. 87 : km 15.69 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
  88. 88 : km 15.74 - alt. 166 m - Turn sharp right
  89. 89 : km 16.03 - alt. 202 m - Turn sharp left
  90. 90 : km 16.04 - alt. 201 m - Turn sharp right
  91. 91 : km 16.08 - alt. 203 m - Keep right
  92. 92 : km 16.1 - alt. 203 m - Turn sharp right
  93. 93 : km 16.29 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 16.56 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 16.62 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Braid Hills Approach
  96. 96 : km 16.71 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 16.89 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto The Ride
  98. 98 : km 17.27 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 17.28 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto The Ride
  100. 100 : km 18.07 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 18.51 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 18.62 - alt. 97 m - Keep left
  103. 103 : km 18.66 - alt. 103 m - Keep left
  104. 104 : km 18.7 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  105. 105 : km 18.74 - alt. 109 m - Turn left
  106. 106 : km 18.83 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  107. 107 : km 19.02 - alt. 131 m - Keep left
  108. 108 : km 19.11 - alt. 136 m - Keep right
  109. 109 : km 19.16 - alt. 140 m - Keep left
  110. 110 : km 19.29 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  111. 111 : km 19.39 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  112. 112 : km 19.5 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  113. 113 : km 19.61 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  114. 114 : km 19.81 - alt. 130 m - Keep left
  115. 115 : km 19.88 - alt. 123 m - Keep left
  116. 116 : km 19.95 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  117. 117 : km 19.96 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  118. 118 : km 19.98 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight left onto Observatory Road
  119. 119 : km 20.33 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Blackford Avenue
  120. 120 : km 20.42 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  121. 121 : km 20.65 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto West Savile Terrace
  122. 122 : km 21.2 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Mayfield Road
  123. 123 : km 21.81 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Duncan Street
  124. 124 : km 22.02 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Minto Street, A701
  125. 125 : km 22.02 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Blacket Avenue
  126. 126 : km 22.38 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  127. 127 : km 22.67 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  128. 128 : km 23.01 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  129. 129 : km 23.02 - alt. 76 m - Turn sharp right onto Holyrood Park Road
  130. 130 : km 23.06 - alt. 77 m - Keep left onto Queens Drive
  131. 131 : km 23.09 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queens Drive
  132. 132 : km 23.12 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp right onto Queens Drive
  133. 133 : km 23.16 - alt. 82 m - Keep right onto Queens Drive
  134. 134 : km 23.18 - alt. 82 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queen's Drive
  135. 135 : km 23.37 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  136. 136 : km 23.47 - alt. 108 m - Keep right onto Piper's Walk
  137. 137 : km 23.48 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
  138. 138 : km 23.76 - alt. 192 m - Turn slight left
  139. 139 : km 23.78 - alt. 199 m - Turn sharp left
  140. 140 : km 23.98 - alt. 227 m - Keep left
  141. 141 : km 24.02 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp left
  142. 142 : km 24.03 - alt. 238 m - Turn right
  143. 143 : km 24.06 - alt. 243 m - Turn right onto Piper's Walk
  144. 144 : km 24.1 - alt. 234 m - Turn left
  145. 145 : km 24.27 - alt. 192 m - Turn sharp left onto Piper's Walk
  146. 146 : km 24.39 - alt. 167 m - Keep right onto The Dry Dam
  147. 147 : km 24.92 - alt. 79 m - Keep left onto The Dry Dam
  148. 148 : km 25.03 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  149. 149 : km 25.13 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  150. 150 : km 25.21 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Volunteer's Walk
  151. 151 : km 25.48 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  152. 152 : km 25.51 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  153. 153 : km 25.51 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto Queen's Drive
  154. 154 : km 25.57 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  155. 155 : km 25.61 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  156. 156 : km 26.07 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Abbeyhill
  157. 157 : km 26.07 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  158. 158 : km 26.1 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Abbey Mount
  159. 159 : km 26.22 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Regent Road, A1
  160. 160 : km 26.99 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right
  161. S/E : km 27.51 - alt. 100 m

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