Southside

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.52 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 43 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 41 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 83 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 56 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.949232° / W 3.183264°
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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. 57 m - Start on St Mary's Street
  2. 2 : km 0.29 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Pleasance
  3. 3 : km 0.3 - alt. 76 m - Turn sharp right onto Pleasance
  4. 4 : km 0.31 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto New Arthur Place
  5. 5 : km 0.39 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto New Arthur Place
  6. 6 : km 0.51 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto New Arthur Place
  7. 7 : km 0.59 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Pleasance
  8. 8 : km 0.69 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Brown Street
  9. 9 : km 0.73 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Briery Bauks
  10. 10 : km 1 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Brown Street
  11. 11 : km 1.23 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Brown Street
  12. 12 : km 1.27 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Pleasance
  13. 13 : km 1.48 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto East Crosscauseway
  14. 14 : km 1.57 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Howden Street
  15. 15 : km 1.68 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Gibb's Entry
  16. 16 : km 1.72 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Haddon's Court
  17. 17 : km 1.81 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Haddon's Court
  18. 18 : km 1.86 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Howden Street
  19. 19 : km 1.86 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Hardwell Close
  20. 20 : km 1.94 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Pleasance
  21. 21 : km 2 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Gilmour Street
  22. 22 : km 2.05 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Gilmour's Entry
  23. 23 : km 2.15 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Gilmour Street
  24. 24 : km 2.19 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Simon Square
  25. 25 : km 2.29 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto West Richmond Street
  26. 26 : km 2.42 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Pleasance
  27. 27 : km 2.52 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Gilmour Street
  28. 28 : km 2.54 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Richmond Lane
  29. 29 : km 2.88 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Drummond Street
  30. 30 : km 3.14 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Roxburgh Street
  31. 31 : km 3.23 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto West Adam Street
  32. 32 : km 3.24 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right onto West Adam Street
  33. 33 : km 3.29 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Richmond Place
  34. 34 : km 3.34 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Hill Place
  35. 35 : km 3.38 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Hill Square
  36. 36 : km 3.47 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Hill Place
  37. 37 : km 3.56 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Nicolson Street, A7
  38. 38 : km 3.58 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Nicolson Square
  39. 39 : km 3.64 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Nicolson Square (Hay Street)
  40. 40 : km 3.7 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Nicolson Square
  41. 41 : km 3.73 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Marshall Street
  42. 42 : km 3.77 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Potterrow
  43. 43 : km 3.94 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto West Nicolson Street
  44. 44 : km 4.27 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Pleasance
  45. 45 : km 4.32 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Pleasance
  46. 46 : km 4.4 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Pleasance
  47. 47 : km 4.47 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto East Adam Street
  48. 48 : km 4.53 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight left onto West Adam Street
  49. 49 : km 4.54 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right onto West Adam Street
  50. 50 : km 4.59 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Roxburgh Place
  51. 51 : km 4.69 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Drummond Street
  52. 52 : km 4.79 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Nicolson Street, A7
  53. 53 : km 5.2 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp right onto West Crosscauseway
  54. 54 : km 5.27 - alt. 78 m - Keep right onto Guse Dub
  55. 55 : km 5.31 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Chapel Street
  56. 56 : km 5.34 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Windmill Place
  57. 57 : km 5.35 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Chapel Street
  58. 58 : km 5.54 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Marshall Street
  59. 59 : km 5.59 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Nicolson Square
  60. 60 : km 5.67 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Nicolson Street, A7
  61. 61 : km 5.91 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Infirmary Street
  62. 62 : km 6.03 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto High School Wynd
  63. 63 : km 6.05 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto High School Yards
  64. 64 : km 6.11 - alt. 62 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 6.14 - alt. 63 m - Turn sharp left
  66. 66 : km 6.14 - alt. 63 m - Turn sharp right
  67. 67 : km 6.17 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight left onto High School Yards
  68. 68 : km 6.23 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto High School Wynd
  69. 69 : km 6.28 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Cowgate
  70. 70 : km 6.33 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Robertson's Close
  71. 71 : km 6.37 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 6.43 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Robertson's Close
  73. 73 : km 6.47 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Cowgate
  74. 74 : km 6.93 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Candlemaker Row
  75. 75 : km 7.01 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Merchant Street
  76. 76 : km 7.18 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Candlemaker Row
  77. 77 : km 7.28 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Candlemaker Row
  78. 78 : km 7.29 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto George IV Bridge
  79. 79 : km 7.32 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Chambers Street
  80. 80 : km 7.5 - alt. 77 m - Keep left onto Chambers Street
  81. 81 : km 7.63 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto South Bridge, A7
  82. 82 : km 7.74 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto South College Street
  83. 83 : km 7.86 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto West College Street
  84. 84 : km 7.96 - alt. 77 m - Turn sharp right onto Chambers Street
  85. 85 : km 8.01 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Chambers Street
  86. 86 : km 8.16 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Cowgate
  87. S/E : km 8.52 - alt. 57 m

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