EMF Relay Route: Castle End

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.50 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 96 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 52 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 102 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 50 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.931135° / W 3.174322°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.948842° / W 3.196447°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 57 m
  2. 1 : km 0.05 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Glenorchy Terrace
  3. 2 : km 0.22 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Bright's Crescent
  4. 3 : km 0.39 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Mayfield Road
  5. 4 : km 0.4 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto St Alban's Road
  6. 5 : km 0.72 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto South Lauder Road
  7. 6 : km 1.18 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp right onto Dick Place
  8. 7 : km 1.3 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Cumin Place
  9. 8 : km 1.53 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Grange Road
  10. 9 : km 1.62 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto St Catherine's Place
  11. 10 : km 1.79 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Sciennes Road
  12. 11 : km 1.8 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Gladstone Terrace
  13. 12 : km 2 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Melville Terrace
  14. 13 : km 2.17 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 2.18 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto South Meadow Walk
  16. 15 : km 2.19 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  17. 16 : km 2.25 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 2.25 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 2.27 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 2.37 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto North Meadow Walk
  21. 20 : km 2.81 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  22. 21 : km 2.87 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Archers Walk
  23. 22 : km 2.91 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Archers Walk
  24. 23 : km 3.14 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Townswomen's Guild Walk
  25. 24 : km 3.15 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right onto Archers Walk
  26. 25 : km 3.31 - alt. 75 m - Make a U-turn onto Archers Walk
  27. 26 : km 3.32 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Boroughloch Walk
  28. 27 : km 3.45 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 3.9 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  30. 29 : km 3.91 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 3.98 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 4.02 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Leamington Walk
  33. 32 : km 4.58 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Whitehouse Loan
  34. 33 : km 4.83 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 5.03 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight left
  36. 35 : km 5.04 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Bruntsfield Terrace
  37. 36 : km 5.14 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 37 : km 5.18 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 5.23 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight right onto Bruntsfield Place, A702
  40. 39 : km 5.43 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp right
  41. 40 : km 5.51 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Wright's Houses
  42. 41 : km 5.67 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Glengyle Terrace
  43. 42 : km 5.9 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 5.94 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  45. 44 : km 5.95 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  46. 45 : km 5.99 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto North Meadow Walk
  47. 46 : km 6.54 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Middle Meadow Walk
  48. 47 : km 6.84 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 6.84 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  50. 49 : km 6.85 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 6.86 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Forrest Road
  52. 51 : km 7.02 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Candlemaker Row
  53. 52 : km 7.03 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Candlemaker Row
  54. 53 : km 7.04 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Greyfriars
  55. 54 : km 7.06 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp right
  56. 55 : km 7.19 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  57. 56 : km 7.28 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  58. 57 : km 7.29 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp right
  59. 58 : km 7.36 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  60. 59 : km 7.43 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Candlemaker Row
  61. 60 : km 7.45 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Cowgatehead
  62. 61 : km 7.75 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  63. 62 : km 8.38 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Lothian Road, A702
  64. 63 : km 8.48 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Lothian Road, A702
  65. 64 : km 8.6 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  66. 65 : km 8.61 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  67. 66 : km 8.63 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  68. 67 : km 8.67 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  69. 68 : km 8.67 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  70. 69 : km 8.72 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp right
  71. 70 : km 8.78 - alt. 52 m - Keep left
  72. 71 : km 8.85 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  73. 72 : km 8.86 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left
  74. 73 : km 8.9 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right
  75. 74 : km 8.92 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  76. 75 : km 9.07 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  77. 76 : km 9.11 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  78. 77 : km 9.16 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  79. 78 : km 9.19 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  80. 79 : km 9.42 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp right
  81. 80 : km 9.48 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp right
  82. 81 : km 9.48 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  83. 82 : km 9.5 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto The Mound
  84. 83 : km 9.75 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Market Street
  85. 84 : km 9.99 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Cockburn Street
  86. 85 : km 10.03 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Warriston's Close
  87. 86 : km 10.08 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  88. 87 : km 10.08 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Roxburgh Court
  89. 88 : km 10.09 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  90. 89 : km 10.11 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Roxburgh's Close
  91. 90 : km 10.14 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto High Street
  92. 91 : km 10.37 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right onto Castlehill
  93. 92 : km 10.5 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Esplanade
  94. E : km 10.5 - alt. 102 m

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