7 Hills

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 25.65 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 667 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 670 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 243 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 30 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.955073° / W 3.18255°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 100 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.1 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.1 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.2 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  7. 7 : km 0.24 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road, A1
  8. 8 : km 0.5 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto North Bridge, A7
  9. 9 : km 0.87 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto High Street
  10. 10 : km 1.2 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Bank Street
  11. 11 : km 1.2 - alt. 89 m - Turn right onto Lawnmarket
  12. 12 : km 1.32 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right onto Castlehill
  13. 13 : km 1.42 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Blair's Close
  14. 14 : km 1.45 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 1.47 - alt. 98 m - Turn left onto Castle Wynd North
  16. 16 : km 1.5 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Johnston Terrace
  17. 17 : km 1.91 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Castle Terrace
  18. 18 : km 2.25 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 2.26 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 2.26 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto King's Stables Road
  21. 21 : km 2.27 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Lothian Road, A702
  22. 22 : km 2.38 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road, A702
  23. 23 : km 2.41 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Princes Street, A90
  24. 24 : km 2.88 - alt. 54 m - Keep left onto Belford Road
  25. 25 : km 3.41 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Belford Road
  26. 26 : km 3.92 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Ravelston Park
  27. 27 : km 4.26 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Ravelston Dykes
  28. 28 : km 5.74 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 6.31 - alt. 121 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 6.34 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 6.37 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 6.44 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 6.52 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight right
  34. 34 : km 6.79 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 6.86 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 7.01 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 7.04 - alt. 160 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 7.06 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 7.17 - alt. 158 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 7.26 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 7.32 - alt. 146 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 7.37 - alt. 141 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 7.42 - alt. 135 m - Turn slight right
  44. 44 : km 7.54 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 7.94 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Old Kirk Road
  46. 46 : km 7.97 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Kaimes Road
  47. 47 : km 8.33 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Road, A8
  48. 48 : km 8.38 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  49. 49 : km 8.48 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  50. 50 : km 8.49 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  51. 51 : km 8.56 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Park East
  52. 52 : km 8.56 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Carrick Knowe Avenue
  53. 53 : km 9.19 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 9.32 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 9.33 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 9.38 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Stenhouse Drive
  57. 57 : km 9.82 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stenhouse Drive
  58. 58 : km 10.23 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Gorgie Road, A71
  59. 59 : km 10.48 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Chesser Avenue
  60. 60 : km 11.21 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Slateford Road, A70
  61. 61 : km 11.33 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Meggetgate
  62. 62 : km 11.35 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 11.4 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Allan Park Road
  64. 64 : km 11.63 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Allan Park Drive
  65. 65 : km 11.64 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Allan Park Road
  66. 66 : km 11.65 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  67. 67 : km 11.88 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Craiglockhart Road North
  68. 68 : km 12.01 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
  69. 69 : km 12.04 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 12.12 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  71. 71 : km 12.23 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 12.48 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 12.76 - alt. 121 m - Keep right
  74. 74 : km 12.8 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 12.89 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight right
  76. 76 : km 13.1 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 13.49 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Craiglea Place
  78. 78 : km 13.57 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Morningside Grove
  79. 79 : km 13.78 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Drive
  80. 80 : km 13.94 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 14.04 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Road
  82. 82 : km 14.21 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Crescent
  83. 83 : km 14.24 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Fly Walk
  84. 84 : km 14.43 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  85. 85 : km 14.46 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 14.72 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 14.72 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 14.81 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight right
  89. 89 : km 14.87 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Comiston Road, A702
  90. 90 : km 14.89 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto Riselaw Road
  91. 91 : km 15.04 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Braid Road
  92. 92 : km 15.34 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left
  93. 93 : km 15.47 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
  94. 94 : km 15.74 - alt. 201 m - Keep left
  95. 95 : km 15.78 - alt. 203 m - Keep right
  96. 96 : km 15.83 - alt. 202 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 15.86 - alt. 200 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 16.44 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 16.53 - alt. 131 m - Turn slight right
  100. 100 : km 16.56 - alt. 127 m - Turn sharp left onto Braid Hills Drive
  101. 101 : km 16.56 - alt. 127 m - Turn left onto Lang Linn Path
  102. 102 : km 16.81 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 16.89 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  104. 104 : km 17 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp right
  105. 105 : km 17.09 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp left
  106. 106 : km 17.21 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  107. 107 : km 17.24 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  108. 108 : km 17.26 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  109. 109 : km 17.29 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
  110. 110 : km 17.36 - alt. 102 m - Keep left
  111. 111 : km 17.52 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight left
  112. 112 : km 17.53 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  113. 113 : km 17.54 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  114. 114 : km 17.69 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  115. 115 : km 17.79 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  116. 116 : km 17.9 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  117. 117 : km 18 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  118. 118 : km 18.21 - alt. 130 m - Keep left
  119. 119 : km 18.27 - alt. 123 m - Keep left
  120. 120 : km 18.34 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  121. 121 : km 18.35 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  122. 122 : km 18.38 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight left onto Observatory Road
  123. 123 : km 18.73 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Blackford Avenue
  124. 124 : km 19.04 - alt. 68 m - Keep right
  125. 125 : km 19.08 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight right onto West Savile Terrace
  126. 126 : km 19.77 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Mayfield Road
  127. 127 : km 20.38 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Duncan Street
  128. 128 : km 20.58 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Minto Street, A701
  129. 129 : km 20.59 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Blacket Avenue
  130. 130 : km 20.94 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  131. 131 : km 21.24 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Road
  132. 132 : km 21.55 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto East Parkside
  133. 133 : km 21.55 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  134. 134 : km 21.71 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  135. 135 : km 21.78 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  136. 136 : km 21.93 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  137. 137 : km 22.04 - alt. 108 m - Keep right onto Piper's Walk
  138. 138 : km 22.05 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
  139. 139 : km 22.32 - alt. 192 m - Turn slight left
  140. 140 : km 22.34 - alt. 199 m - Turn sharp left
  141. 141 : km 22.55 - alt. 227 m - Keep left
  142. 142 : km 22.59 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp left
  143. 143 : km 22.7 - alt. 234 m - Turn left
  144. 144 : km 22.87 - alt. 192 m - Turn sharp left onto Piper's Walk
  145. 145 : km 22.99 - alt. 167 m - Keep left onto Piper's Walk
  146. 146 : km 23.57 - alt. 55 m - Keep left onto The Dasses
  147. 147 : km 23.66 - alt. 51 m - Turn slight left
  148. 148 : km 23.67 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  149. 149 : km 24.39 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Abbeyhill
  150. 150 : km 24.39 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  151. 151 : km 24.41 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left onto Abbey Mount
  152. 152 : km 24.48 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  153. 153 : km 24.68 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right
  154. 154 : km 24.69 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Regent Road, A1
  155. 155 : km 25.16 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right
  156. S/E : km 25.65 - alt. 100 m

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