Braid Burn/ Union Canal Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 33.90 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 11h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 551 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 551 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 315 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 10 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.939065° / W 3.174096°
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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. 85 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.07 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Road
  5. 5 : km 0.1 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  6. 6 : km 0.17 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp right onto Salisbury Road
  7. 7 : km 0.63 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Causewayside
  8. 8 : km 1.5 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto West Savile Terrace
  9. 9 : km 2.68 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.72 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 2.81 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 2.83 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 2.9 - alt. 87 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 2.99 - alt. 108 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 3 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 3.07 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 3.17 - alt. 153 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 3.23 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 3.44 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 3.55 - alt. 108 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 3.59 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 3.6 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 3.61 - alt. 103 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 3.62 - alt. 102 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 3.71 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 3.84 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  27. 27 : km 3.87 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 3.88 - alt. 95 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 3.92 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 4.03 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight right
  31. 31 : km 4.65 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp left onto Braid Road
  32. 32 : km 4.67 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 4.89 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Comiston Road, A702
  34. 34 : km 4.92 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp left onto Greenbank Crescent
  35. 35 : km 4.95 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 5.19 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 5.86 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Crescent
  38. 38 : km 5.88 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 5.98 - alt. 109 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 6.37 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp right
  41. 41 : km 6.44 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 6.72 - alt. 112 m - Turn right onto Firrhill Crescent
  43. 43 : km 6.73 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 6.79 - alt. 113 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 6.84 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 7.22 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 7.24 - alt. 116 m - Keep left
  48. 48 : km 7.51 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Redford Place
  49. 49 : km 7.57 - alt. 122 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 7.64 - alt. 130 m - Turn right onto The Gallolee
  51. 51 : km 7.65 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 7.72 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto Dreghorn Park
  53. 53 : km 7.75 - alt. 136 m - Turn sharp left onto Dreghorn Park
  54. 54 : km 7.78 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight right onto Dreghorn Park
  55. 55 : km 7.82 - alt. 140 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 8.01 - alt. 129 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 8.37 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  58. 58 : km 8.54 - alt. 144 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 8.74 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 8.74 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 8.79 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 8.82 - alt. 145 m - Turn right onto Scald Law Drive
  63. 63 : km 8.98 - alt. 147 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 9.01 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 9.07 - alt. 149 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 9.3 - alt. 149 m - Turn sharp left
  67. 67 : km 9.33 - alt. 153 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 9.78 - alt. 199 m - Turn slight right
  69. 69 : km 10.03 - alt. 230 m - Turn sharp left
  70. 70 : km 10.29 - alt. 285 m - Keep right
  71. 71 : km 10.36 - alt. 301 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 10.58 - alt. 309 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 11.01 - alt. 211 m - Turn slight right
  74. 74 : km 11.06 - alt. 202 m - Turn sharp left
  75. 75 : km 11.11 - alt. 204 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 11.24 - alt. 205 m - Turn slight right
  77. 77 : km 11.28 - alt. 208 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 11.45 - alt. 241 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 11.7 - alt. 246 m - Turn right onto Scalextric
  80. 80 : km 11.77 - alt. 254 m - Turn sharp right
  81. 81 : km 12.13 - alt. 207 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 12.14 - alt. 207 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 12.31 - alt. 206 m - Turn sharp left
  84. 84 : km 12.44 - alt. 232 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 13.49 - alt. 232 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 15.07 - alt. 224 m - Turn sharp left onto Harlaw Road
  87. 87 : km 15.12 - alt. 221 m - Turn right onto Poet's Glen
  88. 88 : km 15.51 - alt. 187 m - Turn right onto Poet's Glen
  89. 89 : km 15.83 - alt. 153 m - Turn right onto Blinkbonny Road
  90. 90 : km 16.02 - alt. 145 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 16.13 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  92. 92 : km 16.83 - alt. 123 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  93. 93 : km 18.09 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  94. 94 : km 18.9 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  95. 95 : km 19.18 - alt. 93 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  96. 96 : km 19.66 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 19.67 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 19.71 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  99. 99 : km 19.8 - alt. 78 m - Keep left
  100. 100 : km 19.86 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  101. 101 : km 20.69 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  102. 102 : km 20.7 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  103. 103 : km 20.93 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Bogs Bridge
  104. 104 : km 20.95 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 20.96 - alt. 64 m - Keep right
  106. 106 : km 21.41 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  107. 107 : km 21.77 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  108. 108 : km 21.79 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  109. 109 : km 21.82 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  110. 110 : km 21.89 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 21.93 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  112. 112 : km 25.23 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Gilmore Park
  113. 113 : km 25.27 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Union Path
  114. 114 : km 25.51 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Fountainbridge Square
  115. 115 : km 25.57 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  116. 116 : km 25.63 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  117. 117 : km 25.64 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Fountainbridge
  118. 118 : km 26.47 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  119. 119 : km 26.49 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  120. 120 : km 26.5 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Dunlop's Court
  121. 121 : km 26.5 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  122. 122 : km 26.52 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Castle Wynd South
  123. 123 : km 26.62 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Johnston Terrace
  124. 124 : km 26.78 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Lawnmarket
  125. 125 : km 28.08 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Abbeyhill
  126. 126 : km 28.54 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Montrose Terrace, A1
  127. 127 : km 28.57 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  128. 128 : km 28.67 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Easter Road
  129. 129 : km 30 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Duke Street
  130. 130 : km 30.06 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Easter Road
  131. 131 : km 31.39 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto West Norton Place
  132. 132 : km 31.5 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Montrose Terrace, A1
  133. 133 : km 31.52 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Abbey Mount
  134. 134 : km 31.97 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Horse Wynd
  135. 135 : km 32.09 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  136. 136 : km 32.19 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  137. 137 : km 32.3 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  138. 138 : km 32.41 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  139. 139 : km 32.42 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  140. 140 : km 32.43 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queen's Drive
  141. 141 : km 33.05 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  142. 142 : km 33.2 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto St Leonard's Bank
  143. 143 : km 33.38 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  144. 144 : km 33.41 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  145. 145 : km 33.47 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto East Parkside
  146. 146 : km 33.64 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  147. 147 : km 33.83 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  148. S/E : km 33.9 - alt. 85 m

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