7 Hills

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 25.03 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 704 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 703 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 243 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 28 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.952362° / W 3.217866°
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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. 32 m - Start on Damside
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Upper Damside
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Convening Court
  4. 4 : km 0.09 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Dean Path Buildings
  5. 5 : km 0.36 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Ravelston Terrace
  6. 6 : km 2.5 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 3.07 - alt. 121 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 3.1 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 3.14 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 3.2 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 3.28 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight right
  12. 12 : km 3.56 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 3.63 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 3.78 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 3.88 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 4.02 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 4.09 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 4.37 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight left
  19. 19 : km 4.45 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 4.71 - alt. 122 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 4.76 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 4.88 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 5.24 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Corstorphine Road, A8
  24. 24 : km 5.26 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  25. 25 : km 6.45 - alt. 44 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Balgreen Road
  26. 26 : km 6.86 - alt. 51 m - Turn right onto Sidings Way
  27. 27 : km 7.15 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto West Gorgie Place
  28. 28 : km 7.25 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Hutchison Road
  29. 29 : km 7.3 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Hutchison Loan
  30. 30 : km 7.4 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Hutchison Avenue
  31. 31 : km 7.51 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Chesser Avenue
  32. 32 : km 7.63 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Slateford Road, A70
  33. 33 : km 7.93 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp left onto Craiglockhart Avenue
  34. 34 : km 8.83 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 8.86 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 9.17 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 9.21 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 9.25 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 9.44 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 9.69 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 9.86 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 9.88 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Drive
  43. 43 : km 10.38 - alt. 115 m - Turn slight right onto Ashy Path
  44. 44 : km 10.43 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Road
  45. 45 : km 10.61 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Park
  46. 46 : km 10.93 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Crescent
  47. 47 : km 10.93 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Fly Walk
  48. 48 : km 10.98 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 11 - alt. 110 m - Keep left
  50. 50 : km 11.07 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp left
  51. 51 : km 11.1 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 11.11 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 11.2 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight right
  54. 54 : km 11.27 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Comiston Road, A702
  55. 55 : km 11.28 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto Riselaw Road
  56. 56 : km 11.43 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Braid Road
  57. 57 : km 11.73 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left
  58. 58 : km 11.87 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
  59. 59 : km 12.13 - alt. 201 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 12.17 - alt. 203 m - Keep right
  61. 61 : km 12.19 - alt. 203 m - Turn sharp right
  62. 62 : km 12.38 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 12.65 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 12.7 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Braid Hills Approach
  65. 65 : km 12.79 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 12.98 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto The Ride
  67. 67 : km 13.04 - alt. 143 m - Turn sharp left
  68. 68 : km 13.13 - alt. 128 m - Turn sharp right onto Braid Hills Road
  69. 69 : km 13.22 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 13.33 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 13.35 - alt. 109 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 13.39 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 13.44 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp right
  74. 74 : km 13.49 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 13.55 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  76. 76 : km 13.57 - alt. 85 m - Keep left
  77. 77 : km 13.68 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 13.72 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  79. 79 : km 13.74 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 13.76 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
  81. 81 : km 13.84 - alt. 102 m - Keep left
  82. 82 : km 14 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight left
  83. 83 : km 14 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 14.02 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 14.16 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 14.27 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 14.37 - alt. 158 m - Turn sharp left
  88. 88 : km 14.42 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp right
  89. 89 : km 14.48 - alt. 153 m - Turn left
  90. 90 : km 14.58 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 14.65 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 14.66 - alt. 108 m - Turn sharp left
  93. 93 : km 14.82 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 14.84 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right
  95. 95 : km 14.93 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 15.47 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Kilgraston Road
  97. 97 : km 15.6 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Grange Loan
  98. 98 : km 15.75 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right onto Grange Loan
  99. 99 : km 15.75 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Grange Loan
  100. 100 : km 16.56 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Ratcliffe Terrace
  101. 101 : km 16.9 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Salisbury Place
  102. 102 : km 17.37 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  103. 103 : km 17.44 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  104. 104 : km 17.83 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto Queens Drive
  105. 105 : km 17.85 - alt. 77 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queens Drive
  106. 106 : km 17.88 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  107. 107 : km 17.89 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right
  108. 108 : km 17.9 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  109. 109 : km 18.02 - alt. 86 m - Keep left
  110. 110 : km 18.29 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  111. 111 : km 18.37 - alt. 176 m - Turn sharp left
  112. 112 : km 18.44 - alt. 192 m - Turn sharp right
  113. 113 : km 18.46 - alt. 199 m - Turn sharp left
  114. 114 : km 18.66 - alt. 227 m - Keep left
  115. 115 : km 18.7 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp left
  116. 116 : km 18.72 - alt. 238 m - Turn right
  117. 117 : km 18.75 - alt. 243 m - Turn right onto Piper's Walk
  118. 118 : km 18.78 - alt. 234 m - Turn left
  119. 119 : km 18.96 - alt. 192 m - Turn sharp left onto Piper's Walk
  120. 120 : km 19.08 - alt. 167 m - Keep left onto Piper's Walk
  121. 121 : km 19.66 - alt. 55 m - Keep left onto The Dasses
  122. 122 : km 19.75 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left
  123. 123 : km 19.76 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  124. 124 : km 19.84 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Volunteer's Walk
  125. 125 : km 20.11 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  126. 126 : km 20.13 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 20.14 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  128. 128 : km 20.16 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  129. 129 : km 20.25 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  130. 130 : km 20.26 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  131. 131 : km 20.55 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Abbeyhill
  132. 132 : km 20.59 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Calton Road
  133. 133 : km 20.8 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  134. 134 : km 20.94 - alt. 59 m - Keep right
  135. 135 : km 21.05 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Regent Road, A1
  136. 136 : km 21.29 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  137. 137 : km 21.33 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  138. 138 : km 21.42 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  139. 139 : km 21.43 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  140. 140 : km 21.43 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  141. 141 : km 21.49 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  142. 142 : km 21.55 - alt. 99 m - Keep right
  143. 143 : km 21.62 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight left
  144. 144 : km 21.68 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  145. 145 : km 21.74 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  146. 146 : km 21.74 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  147. 147 : km 21.84 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  148. 148 : km 21.88 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road, A1
  149. 149 : km 22.1 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  150. 150 : km 22.22 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  151. 151 : km 22.22 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  152. 152 : km 22.43 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto North Ramp
  153. 153 : km 22.44 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Waverley Bridge
  154. 154 : km 22.55 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Market Street
  155. 155 : km 22.79 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight left onto Mound Place
  156. 156 : km 22.8 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight right onto Mound Place
  157. 157 : km 22.98 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Castlehill
  158. 158 : km 23.02 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Esplanade
  159. 159 : km 23.33 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Castlehill
  160. 160 : km 23.33 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Castle Wynd North
  161. 161 : km 23.4 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Johnston Terrace
  162. 162 : km 23.8 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Castle Terrace
  163. 163 : km 24.14 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  164. 164 : km 24.15 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  165. 165 : km 24.15 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto King's Stables Road
  166. 166 : km 24.16 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Lothian Road, A702
  167. 167 : km 24.25 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Rutland Street
  168. 168 : km 24.27 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  169. 169 : km 24.3 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  170. 170 : km 24.31 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Princes Street, A90
  171. 171 : km 24.77 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Bell's Brae
  172. 172 : km 24.95 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right onto Dean Path
  173. 173 : km 25.01 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Damside
  174. S/E : km 25.03 - alt. 31 m

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