17-05-2021

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.49 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 69 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 70 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 74 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 13 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.937797° / W 3.285953°
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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. 45 m - Start on Ladywell Avenue
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Ladywell Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Dovecot Road
  4. 4 : km 0.37 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Saughton Road North
  5. 5 : km 0.39 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Meadowhouse Road
  6. 6 : km 1.01 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Carrick Knowe Avenue
  7. 7 : km 1.1 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Park East
  8. 8 : km 1.65 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Corstorphine Road, A8
  9. 9 : km 3.6 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Cliff
  10. 10 : km 3.65 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  11. 11 : km 4.15 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 4.27 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  13. 13 : km 4.7 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  14. 14 : km 4.92 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 4.96 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp right onto Sunbury Place
  16. 16 : km 5.01 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 5.03 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 5.05 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 5.14 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Sunbury Mews
  20. 20 : km 5.2 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Belford Road
  21. 21 : km 5.23 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Belford Road
  22. 22 : km 5.34 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Hawthornbank Lane
  23. 23 : km 5.36 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp right onto Hawthornbank Lane
  24. 24 : km 6.17 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 6.19 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight left onto Saunders Street
  26. 26 : km 7.2 - alt. 16 m - Turn sharp right onto Logan Street
  27. 27 : km 7.26 - alt. 17 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 7.28 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight left
  29. 29 : km 7.35 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 7.47 - alt. 21 m - Turn sharp right onto Royal Crescent
  31. 31 : km 8.05 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto North West Cumberland Street Lane
  32. 32 : km 8.06 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto St Vincent Street
  33. 33 : km 8.08 - alt. 27 m - Turn sharp right onto Circus Lane
  34. 34 : km 8.33 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto North West Circus Place
  35. 35 : km 8.63 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto St. Bernard's Row
  36. 36 : km 8.64 - alt. 15 m - Keep right onto St Bernard's Row
  37. 37 : km 8.64 - alt. 15 m - Turn sharp right onto St. Bernard's Row
  38. 38 : km 8.77 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Arboretum Avenue
  39. 39 : km 9 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 9.14 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight left
  41. 41 : km 9.44 - alt. 19 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 9.47 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto East Fettes Avenue
  43. 43 : km 9.63 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Comely Bank Road, B900
  44. 44 : km 10.12 - alt. 21 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Craigleith Road, B900
  45. 45 : km 11.19 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Queensferry Road, A90
  46. 46 : km 11.53 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 11.77 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 11.83 - alt. 62 m - Keep left
  49. 49 : km 11.84 - alt. 62 m - Keep left
  50. 50 : km 11.98 - alt. 65 m - Keep right
  51. 51 : km 12.09 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 12.11 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 12.14 - alt. 65 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 12.21 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp left
  55. 55 : km 12.23 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 12.26 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 12.36 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Ravelston Dykes Road
  58. 58 : km 12.94 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Murrayfield Road
  59. 59 : km 13.15 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Kinellan Road
  60. 60 : km 13.47 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Ellersly Road
  61. 61 : km 13.62 - alt. 53 m - Keep left onto Ellersly Road
  62. 62 : km 13.74 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right onto Ellersly Road
  63. 63 : km 13.88 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Saughton Crescent
  64. 64 : km 14.55 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right
  65. 65 : km 14.57 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 14.7 - alt. 45 m - Keep right onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  67. 67 : km 15.32 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  68. 68 : km 15.36 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left onto The Paddockholm
  69. 69 : km 15.44 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto The Paddockholm
  70. 70 : km 15.58 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto The Paddockholm
  71. 71 : km 15.59 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  72. 72 : km 15.63 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp left
  73. 73 : km 15.65 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 15.71 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 15.72 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  76. 76 : km 15.74 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 15.76 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  78. 78 : km 15.83 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Corstorphine Park Gardens
  79. 79 : km 15.95 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Corstorphine Park Gardens
  80. 80 : km 16.03 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Saughton Road North
  81. 81 : km 16.12 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Dovecot Road
  82. 82 : km 16.47 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Ladywell Avenue
  83. S/E : km 16.49 - alt. 45 m

Useful Information

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