10ish Bruntsfield, Blackford, Braid, Craiglockhart

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.63 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 332 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 337 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 204 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 63 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.938483° / W 3.214704°
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Description

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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. 80 m - Start on Granville Terrace
  2. 2 : km 0.21 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Viewforth
  3. 3 : km 0.52 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Westhall Gardens
  4. 4 : km 0.67 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Leamington Terrace
  5. 5 : km 0.78 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Bruntsfield Place, A702
  6. 6 : km 0.79 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.81 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Bruntsfield Place, A702
  8. 8 : km 0.84 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Leamington Walk
  9. 9 : km 1.59 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.62 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.84 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Argyle Place
  12. 12 : km 1.85 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto South Meadow Walk
  13. 13 : km 1.85 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right onto South Meadow Walk
  14. 14 : km 1.87 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Argyle Place
  15. 15 : km 2.04 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Roseneath Street
  16. 16 : km 2.08 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Lover's Loan
  17. 17 : km 2.88 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Grange Loan
  18. 18 : km 3.07 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Grange Loan
  19. 19 : km 3.08 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Grange Loan
  20. 20 : km 3.23 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Kilgraston Road
  21. 21 : km 3.35 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Oswald Road
  22. 22 : km 3.89 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 3.99 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 4.11 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 4.47 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 4.62 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 4.75 - alt. 156 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 4.88 - alt. 158 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 5.03 - alt. 140 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 5.16 - alt. 131 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 5.36 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight left
  32. 32 : km 5.45 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 5.49 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 5.57 - alt. 97 m - Turn slight right
  35. 35 : km 5.68 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 7.32 - alt. 204 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 7.47 - alt. 202 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 7.51 - alt. 202 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 7.91 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight left
  40. 40 : km 8.04 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp right onto Braid Road
  41. 41 : km 8.34 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Riselaw Road
  42. 42 : km 8.49 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Comiston Road, A702
  43. 43 : km 8.51 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 8.57 - alt. 112 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 8.66 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 8.68 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 8.71 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 48 : km 8.79 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Fly Walk
  49. 49 : km 8.84 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Crescent
  50. 50 : km 8.84 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Park
  51. 51 : km 9.16 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Road
  52. 52 : km 9.34 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Ashy Path
  53. 53 : km 9.39 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Drive
  54. 54 : km 9.41 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 9.41 - alt. 114 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Drive
  56. 56 : km 9.54 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Littlejohn Wynd
  57. 57 : km 9.63 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 9.72 - alt. 118 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 10.54 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp right
  60. 60 : km 10.55 - alt. 116 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 10.74 - alt. 119 m - Turn slight right
  62. 62 : km 10.78 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 10.89 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 10.91 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 11.27 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Drive
  66. 66 : km 11.27 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 11.29 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 11.45 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 11.7 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 11.89 - alt. 133 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 11.93 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 11.97 - alt. 118 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 12.28 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 12.43 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 12.71 - alt. 121 m - Keep right
  76. 76 : km 12.74 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 12.84 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight right
  78. 78 : km 12.95 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 13.02 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 13.02 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 13.03 - alt. 142 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 13.04 - alt. 143 m - Keep left
  83. 83 : km 13.05 - alt. 143 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 13.18 - alt. 127 m - Turn sharp right
  85. 85 : km 13.57 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Craighouse Road
  86. 86 : km 13.87 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 13.88 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Myreside Road
  88. 88 : km 14.34 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Gray's Loan
  89. 89 : km 14.53 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Polwarth Terrace
  90. 90 : km 15.48 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right onto Polwarth Crescent
  91. S/E : km 15.63 - alt. 81 m

Useful Information

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