Marathon Route

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 42.33 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 95 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 94 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 82 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 38 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.940486° / W 3.24723°
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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. 41 m - Start on Baird Grove
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Baird Grove
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Baird Drive
  4. 4 : km 0.38 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.41 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.54 - alt. 45 m - Keep right onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  7. 7 : km 1.31 - alt. 45 m - Keep right onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  8. 8 : km 1.94 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 1.97 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left onto The Paddockholm
  10. 10 : km 2.05 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto The Paddockholm
  11. 11 : km 2.19 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto The Paddockholm
  12. 12 : km 2.2 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 2.24 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp left
  14. 14 : km 2.26 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 2.32 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 2.33 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 2.35 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 2.38 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  19. 19 : km 2.44 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Corstorphine Park Gardens
  20. 20 : km 2.57 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Corstorphine Park Gardens
  21. 21 : km 2.65 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Saughton Road North
  22. 22 : km 3.02 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 3.03 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Saughton Road North
  24. 24 : km 3.56 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 3.56 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Saughton Road North
  26. 26 : km 3.64 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 3.98 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 4.02 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 4.04 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 4.94 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 5.32 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Balgreen Road
  32. 32 : km 5.34 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 5.43 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  34. 34 : km 5.44 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Pansy Walk
  35. 35 : km 5.72 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  36. 36 : km 5.84 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 5.86 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 5.91 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  39. 39 : km 6.49 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  40. 40 : km 6.92 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Place
  41. 41 : km 7.1 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Street
  42. 42 : km 7.18 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace, A8
  43. 43 : km 8.2 - alt. 57 m - Keep right onto Clifton Terrace, A8
  44. 44 : km 8.22 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto West Maitland Street
  45. 45 : km 8.53 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Shandwick Place
  46. 46 : km 8.53 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Shandwick Place
  47. 47 : km 8.91 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Rutland Place
  48. 48 : km 9 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Lothian Road, A702
  49. 49 : km 9.1 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Lothian Road, A702
  50. 50 : km 9.2 - alt. 61 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road, A702
  51. 51 : km 9.33 - alt. 66 m - Keep right onto Lothian Road, A702
  52. 52 : km 9.61 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto Earl Grey Street, A702
  53. 53 : km 10.05 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left
  54. 54 : km 10.06 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right
  55. 55 : km 10.94 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 11.16 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Archers Walk
  57. 57 : km 11.16 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 11.27 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto North Meadow Walk
  59. 59 : km 11.7 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto North Meadow Walk
  60. 60 : km 12.12 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto Coronation Walk
  61. 61 : km 12.12 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right
  62. 62 : km 12.34 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 12.36 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 12.37 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Melville Drive, A700
  65. 65 : km 12.74 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 12.74 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 13.26 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 13.46 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 13.47 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Melville Drive, A700
  70. 70 : km 13.67 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto South Clerk Street, A7
  71. 71 : km 15.16 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  72. 72 : km 16.33 - alt. 61 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road, A702
  73. 73 : km 16.35 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Princes Street, A90
  74. 74 : km 16.35 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Lothian Road, A702
  75. 75 : km 16.45 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Lothian Road, A702
  76. 76 : km 16.55 - alt. 61 m - Keep right onto Lothian Road, A702
  77. 77 : km 16.68 - alt. 66 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road, A702
  78. 78 : km 16.97 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Earl Grey Street, A702
  79. 79 : km 16.98 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp left onto Fountainbridge
  80. 80 : km 17.3 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 17.32 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Fountainbridge Square
  82. 82 : km 17.38 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Union Path
  83. 83 : km 17.77 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 17.83 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 17.84 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  86. 86 : km 21.57 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  87. 87 : km 22.54 - alt. 74 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  88. 88 : km 23.02 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  89. 89 : km 23.69 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  90. 90 : km 24.23 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight left
  91. 91 : km 24.46 - alt. 70 m - Keep right
  92. 92 : km 24.55 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left
  93. 93 : km 24.56 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  94. 94 : km 24.57 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  95. 95 : km 25.3 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  96. 96 : km 25.77 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  97. 97 : km 25.78 - alt. 70 m - Keep right
  98. 98 : km 25.78 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  99. 99 : km 27.52 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 27.52 - alt. 71 m - Turn sharp right onto Union Canal Towpath
  101. 101 : km 33.95 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  102. 102 : km 34.51 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  103. 103 : km 35.22 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  104. 104 : km 35.25 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  105. 105 : km 35.79 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  106. 106 : km 36.68 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  107. 107 : km 37.3 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp left
  108. 108 : km 37.31 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  109. 109 : km 38.56 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 38.6 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  111. 111 : km 38.87 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  112. 112 : km 39.68 - alt. 49 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  113. 113 : km 40.08 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Gorgie Road, A71
  114. 114 : km 40.1 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 40.44 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right onto Ford's Road
  116. 116 : km 40.49 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  117. 117 : km 40.51 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  118. 118 : km 40.52 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  119. 119 : km 40.55 - alt. 47 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  120. 120 : km 40.93 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  121. 121 : km 40.94 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  122. 122 : km 41.27 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  123. 123 : km 41.29 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  124. 124 : km 41.3 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  125. 125 : km 41.45 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  126. 126 : km 41.48 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 41.52 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  128. 128 : km 41.75 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  129. 129 : km 41.82 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Saughtonhall Avenue
  130. 130 : km 41.88 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Baird Grove
  131. 131 : km 42.05 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Baird Terrace
  132. S/E : km 42.33 - alt. 41 m

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