Liberton

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.83 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 222 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 222 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 159 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 43 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.938085° / W 3.222642°
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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. 68 m
  2. 1 : km 0.22 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Fowler Terrace
  3. 2 : km 0.29 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Watson Crescent
  4. 3 : km 0.35 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Yeaman Place
  5. 4 : km 0.43 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Merchiston Avenue
  6. 5 : km 0.58 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Granville Terrace
  7. 6 : km 1.53 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Home Street, A702
  8. 7 : km 1.58 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Valleyfield Street
  9. 8 : km 1.79 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Melville Drive, A700
  10. 9 : km 3.27 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto St Leonard's Street
  11. 10 : km 4.96 - alt. 50 m - Keep left onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  12. 11 : km 5.01 - alt. 50 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Peffermill Road, A6095
  13. 12 : km 6.44 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Craigmillar Castle Road
  14. 13 : km 6.74 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Castlebrae Avenue
  15. 14 : km 6.75 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 7.1 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 7.1 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 7.32 - alt. 88 m - Keep left
  19. 18 : km 7.32 - alt. 89 m - Keep right
  20. 19 : km 7.4 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  21. 20 : km 7.42 - alt. 89 m - Turn sharp left
  22. 21 : km 7.47 - alt. 86 m - Keep left
  23. 22 : km 7.57 - alt. 88 m - Keep right
  24. 23 : km 7.66 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  25. 24 : km 7.94 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Craigmillar Castle Road
  26. 25 : km 7.97 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Dalkeith Road, A7
  27. 26 : km 8.33 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 8.9 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Moredunvale Way
  29. 28 : km 8.9 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Moredunvale Road
  30. 29 : km 9.26 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Gilmerton Road, A772
  31. 30 : km 9.46 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp left onto Ellen's Glen Road
  32. 31 : km 9.46 - alt. 80 m - Keep left
  33. 32 : km 9.72 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 9.73 - alt. 80 m - Keep left
  35. 34 : km 9.77 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right
  36. 35 : km 9.94 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 9.97 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Ellen's Glen Loan
  38. 37 : km 10.03 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 10.18 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
  40. 39 : km 10.29 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 10.33 - alt. 91 m - Keep right
  42. 41 : km 10.34 - alt. 91 m - Turn sharp right
  43. 42 : km 10.64 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 10.78 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
  45. 44 : km 10.78 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp left
  46. 45 : km 10.89 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight right
  47. 46 : km 11.22 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 47 : km 11.24 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp left onto Lasswade Road
  49. 48 : km 12.14 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  50. 49 : km 12.42 - alt. 108 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 12.63 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp right
  52. 51 : km 12.74 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  53. 52 : km 12.89 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp right onto Liberton Gardens, A701
  54. 53 : km 13.15 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  55. 54 : km 13.51 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Alnwickhill Road
  56. 55 : km 13.66 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Liberton Drive
  57. 56 : km 14.81 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Howe Dean Path
  58. 57 : km 15.34 - alt. 101 m - Turn sharp right
  59. 58 : km 15.37 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  60. 59 : km 15.45 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  61. 60 : km 15.5 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  62. 61 : km 15.52 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  63. 62 : km 15.66 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp left
  64. 63 : km 15.66 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp left
  65. 64 : km 15.68 - alt. 121 m - Keep right
  66. 65 : km 15.84 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  67. 66 : km 15.92 - alt. 142 m - Turn left
  68. 67 : km 16.03 - alt. 154 m - Turn sharp right
  69. 68 : km 16.14 - alt. 158 m - Keep right
  70. 69 : km 16.19 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp right
  71. 70 : km 16.19 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  72. 71 : km 16.4 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  73. 72 : km 16.51 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  74. 73 : km 16.55 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  75. 74 : km 17.04 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right
  76. 75 : km 17.13 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  77. 76 : km 17.17 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Charterhall Road
  78. 77 : km 17.17 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Oswald Road
  79. 78 : km 17.67 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Kilgraston Road
  80. 79 : km 18.25 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Strathearn Road
  81. 80 : km 18.95 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Greenhill Gardens
  82. 81 : km 19.21 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Forbes Road
  83. 82 : km 19.49 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Bruntsfield Place, A702
  84. 83 : km 19.66 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Merchiston Place
  85. 84 : km 19.85 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Merchiston Avenue
  86. 85 : km 20.4 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Polwarth Crescent
  87. 86 : km 20.47 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Watson Crescent
  88. 87 : km 20.54 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Fowler Terrace
  89. 88 : km 20.61 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Bryson Road
  90. S/E : km 20.83 - alt. 68 m

Useful Information

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