Calton Castle Cristorphine Craiglockhart East

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 17.38 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 287 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 320 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 160 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 39 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.955488° / W 3.182368°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.952007° / W 3.206448°
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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. 97 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight left
  3. 3 : km 0.09 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.15 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.15 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.25 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  7. 7 : km 0.28 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road, A1
  8. 8 : km 0.51 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  9. 9 : km 0.62 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 0.63 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 0.84 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto North Ramp
  12. 12 : km 0.85 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Waverley Bridge
  13. 13 : km 0.96 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Market Street
  14. 14 : km 1.19 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight left onto Mound Place
  15. 15 : km 1.21 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight right onto Mound Place
  16. 16 : km 1.38 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Castlehill
  17. 17 : km 1.43 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Esplanade
  18. 18 : km 1.73 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Castlehill
  19. 19 : km 1.73 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Castle Wynd North
  20. 20 : km 1.79 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Johnston Terrace
  21. 21 : km 2.34 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Spittal Street
  22. 22 : km 2.38 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Bread Street
  23. 23 : km 2.46 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Bread Street
  24. 24 : km 4.49 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Murrayfield Gardens
  25. 25 : km 4.96 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Campbell Avenue
  26. 26 : km 4.96 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Lennel Avenue
  27. 27 : km 5.22 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Ravelston Dykes
  28. 28 : km 5.84 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 6.41 - alt. 121 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 6.44 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 6.47 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 6.54 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 6.62 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight right
  34. 34 : km 6.89 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 6.96 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 7.11 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 7.22 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 7.36 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 7.43 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 7.71 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight left
  41. 41 : km 7.79 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 8.05 - alt. 122 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 8.1 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 8.22 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 8.58 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Corstorphine Road, A8
  46. 46 : km 8.6 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  47. 47 : km 9.79 - alt. 44 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Balgreen Road
  48. 48 : km 10.2 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Sidings Way
  49. 49 : km 10.49 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto West Gorgie Place
  50. 50 : km 10.59 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Hutchison Road
  51. 51 : km 10.64 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Hutchison Loan
  52. 52 : km 10.74 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Hutchison Avenue
  53. 53 : km 10.85 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Chesser Avenue
  54. 54 : km 10.97 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Slateford Road, A70
  55. 55 : km 11.09 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Meggetgate
  56. 56 : km 11.11 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 11.16 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Allan Park Road
  58. 58 : km 11.4 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 11.63 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Craiglockhart Road North
  60. 60 : km 11.76 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
  61. 61 : km 11.79 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 11.87 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  63. 63 : km 11.98 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 12.23 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 12.51 - alt. 121 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 12.55 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 12.64 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight right
  68. 68 : km 12.66 - alt. 148 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 12.94 - alt. 148 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 12.95 - alt. 145 m - Keep left
  71. 71 : km 12.99 - alt. 141 m - Keep right
  72. 72 : km 13.25 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left
  73. 73 : km 13.29 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp left
  74. 74 : km 13.47 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  75. 75 : km 13.59 - alt. 76 m - Turn sharp left onto Craiglockhart Terrace
  76. 76 : km 13.81 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Craiglockhart Terrace
  77. 77 : km 13.93 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
  78. 78 : km 14.09 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto Polwarth Terrace
  79. 79 : km 14.65 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Harrison Road
  80. 80 : km 14.73 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 14.75 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 14.98 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 15 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto West Bryson Road
  84. 84 : km 15.18 - alt. 64 m - Keep right onto Dundee Terrace
  85. 85 : km 15.31 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 15.35 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 15.36 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Angle Park Terrace
  88. 88 : km 15.47 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 15.62 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Dalry Road, A70
  90. 90 : km 16.38 - alt. 57 m - Keep right onto West Maitland Street
  91. 91 : km 16.67 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Shandwick Place
  92. 92 : km 17.05 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Shandwick Place
  93. 93 : km 17.06 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  94. 94 : km 17.08 - alt. 61 m - Keep left
  95. 95 : km 17.09 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left
  96. 96 : km 17.1 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Hope Street
  97. 97 : km 17.19 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Charlotte Square
  98. 98 : km 17.29 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 17.33 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left onto Charlotte Square
  100. 100 : km 17.37 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  101. E : km 17.38 - alt. 65 m

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