All Peaks Holyood

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.27 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 470 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 363 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 242 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.950821° / W 3.170062°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.946422° / W 3.171731°
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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. 35 m - Start on Queen's Drive
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 35 m - Keep right onto Volunteer's Walk
  3. 3 : km 0.28 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto Volunteer's Walk
  4. 4 : km 0.35 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.45 - alt. 68 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 0.57 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left
  7. 7 : km 0.7 - alt. 113 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 0.93 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.21 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 1.5 - alt. 134 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 1.78 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Piper's Walk
  12. 12 : km 1.8 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 2.07 - alt. 192 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 2.15 - alt. 216 m - Turn sharp left
  15. 15 : km 2.22 - alt. 228 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 2.37 - alt. 223 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 2.38 - alt. 221 m - Turn sharp right
  18. 18 : km 2.45 - alt. 224 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 19 : km 2.51 - alt. 224 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 20 : km 2.57 - alt. 221 m - Turn slight right
  21. 21 : km 2.68 - alt. 224 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 2.7 - alt. 227 m - Turn sharp right
  23. 23 : km 2.74 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 2.75 - alt. 238 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 2.79 - alt. 238 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 2.8 - alt. 233 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 2.86 - alt. 215 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 2.99 - alt. 194 m - Turn slight right
  29. 29 : km 3 - alt. 192 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 3.02 - alt. 187 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 3.15 - alt. 160 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 3.38 - alt. 113 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  33. 33 : km 3.38 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp left
  34. 34 : km 3.41 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 3.44 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 3.59 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp right
  37. 37 : km 3.6 - alt. 139 m - Turn sharp left
  38. 38 : km 3.74 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight right
  39. 39 : km 3.77 - alt. 115 m - Turn slight right onto Queen's Drive
  40. 40 : km 3.95 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp left
  41. 41 : km 4.08 - alt. 141 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 4.2 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 4.31 - alt. 172 m - Turn sharp left
  44. 44 : km 4.41 - alt. 174 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 4.48 - alt. 167 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 4.52 - alt. 165 m - Keep right
  47. 47 : km 4.68 - alt. 135 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 4.83 - alt. 133 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 4.9 - alt. 137 m - Turn slight left onto The Quarter Mile
  50. 50 : km 5.02 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 5.21 - alt. 161 m - Turn sharp right
  52. 52 : km 5.46 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto The Dry Dam
  53. 53 : km 5.56 - alt. 79 m - Keep left onto The Dry Dam
  54. 54 : km 5.67 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 5.77 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  56. 56 : km 5.85 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Volunteer's Walk
  57. 57 : km 6.12 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 6.14 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 6.15 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto Queen's Drive
  60. 60 : km 6.17 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp left
  61. 61 : km 6.18 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 6.2 - alt. 35 m - Keep right onto Volunteer's Walk
  63. 63 : km 6.48 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto Volunteer's Walk
  64. 64 : km 6.54 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 6.64 - alt. 68 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 6.76 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight left
  67. 67 : km 6.9 - alt. 113 m - Keep left
  68. 68 : km 6.94 - alt. 118 m - Keep right
  69. 69 : km 7.14 - alt. 142 m - Keep left
  70. 70 : km 7.16 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  71. E : km 7.26 - alt. 141 m

Useful Information

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