Edinburgh North Parks

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 24.43 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 106 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 94 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 76 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.949845° / W 3.179209°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.954488° / W 3.176061°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 46 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.26 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Reid's Close
  3. 3 : km 0.39 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Canongate
  4. 4 : km 0.54 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Abbeyhill
  5. 5 : km 0.57 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right
  6. 6 : km 0.58 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Abbeyhill
  7. 7 : km 0.78 - alt. 35 m - Keep right onto Abbeyhill
  8. 8 : km 1.12 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Abbey Lane
  9. 9 : km 1.3 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto London Road, A1
  10. 10 : km 1.43 - alt. 32 m - Keep left onto Marionville Road
  11. 11 : km 1.51 - alt. 30 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Marionville Road
  12. 12 : km 1.97 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left
  13. 13 : km 2.09 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 2.16 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left
  15. 15 : km 2.38 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 2.4 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 2.57 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 2.59 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Lochend Butterfly Way
  19. 19 : km 2.74 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Hawkhill Avenue
  20. 20 : km 2.92 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto St Clair Street
  21. 21 : km 3.47 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 3.48 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Dalmeny Street
  23. 23 : km 3.63 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Buchanan Street
  24. 24 : km 3.78 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Iona Street
  25. 25 : km 3.87 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Leith Walk, A900
  26. 26 : km 3.9 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Pilrig Street
  27. 27 : km 4.36 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 4.38 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 4.43 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Pilrig Street
  30. 30 : km 4.71 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Broughton Road, B900
  31. 31 : km 4.88 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Redbraes Place
  32. 32 : km 4.89 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 4.91 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 4.92 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight left
  35. 35 : km 4.94 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 4.94 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 4.96 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Broughton Road, B900
  38. 38 : km 5.15 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto St Mark's Path
  39. 39 : km 5.61 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 5.87 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  41. 41 : km 5.98 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto Warriston Path
  42. 42 : km 6 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Path
  43. 43 : km 6.2 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 6.22 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Newhaven Road
  45. 45 : km 6.29 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  46. 46 : km 6.66 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  47. 47 : km 6.87 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto West Bowling Green Street
  48. 48 : km 6.9 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto The Quilts
  49. 49 : km 6.97 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Bangor Road
  50. 50 : km 7.13 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Great Junction Street, A901
  51. 51 : km 7.26 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left onto Cables Wynd
  52. 52 : km 7.31 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Yardheads
  53. 53 : km 7.42 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 7.44 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Yardheads
  55. 55 : km 7.55 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Cables Wynd
  56. 56 : km 7.6 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right onto Great Junction Street, A901
  57. 57 : km 7.95 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Ferry Road, A902
  58. 58 : km 8.09 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp left onto Largo Place
  59. 59 : km 8.15 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Ferry Road, A902
  60. 60 : km 8.66 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Newhaven Road
  61. 61 : km 8.8 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 8.81 - alt. 18 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 8.89 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 9.05 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  65. 65 : km 9.16 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Victoria Path
  66. 66 : km 9.22 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Craighall Road
  67. 67 : km 9.4 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Craighall Crescent
  68. 68 : km 9.65 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto East Trinity Road
  69. 69 : km 9.68 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right onto Laverockbank Road
  70. 70 : km 9.92 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 9.93 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 9.98 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 9.99 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Laverockbank Road
  74. 74 : km 10.12 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Starbank Road, A901
  75. 75 : km 11.51 - alt. 4 m - Keep left onto Lower Granton Road, A901
  76. 76 : km 11.54 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 5 onto Granton View
  77. 77 : km 11.62 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 11.8 - alt. 24 m - Turn right onto Granton Crescent
  79. 79 : km 11.81 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Wardieburn Drive
  80. 80 : km 11.82 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Wardieburn Drive
  81. 81 : km 12.02 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Wardieburn Terrace
  82. 82 : km 12.1 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Wardieburn Street East
  83. 83 : km 12.36 - alt. 29 m - Keep left onto Pilton Crescent
  84. 84 : km 12.42 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  85. 85 : km 12.63 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight left onto Pilton Park
  86. 86 : km 12.64 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Pilton Avenue
  87. 87 : km 13.24 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Crewe Road North
  88. 88 : km 13.26 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 13.29 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 13.34 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right onto Crewe Road Gardens
  91. 91 : km 13.45 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto West Pilton Place
  92. 92 : km 13.46 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  93. 93 : km 13.5 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left onto West Pilton Place
  94. 94 : km 13.5 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto West Pilton Place
  95. 95 : km 13.59 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Ferry Road Drive
  96. 96 : km 13.6 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 13.74 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto West Pilton Grove
  98. 98 : km 13.75 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 13.78 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  100. 100 : km 13.82 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  101. 101 : km 14.05 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto West Pilton Gardens
  102. 102 : km 14.07 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto West Pilton View
  103. 103 : km 14.22 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Pennywell Road
  104. 104 : km 14.45 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left onto West Pilton Bank
  105. 105 : km 14.49 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  106. 106 : km 14.5 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left onto Pennywell Gardens
  107. 107 : km 14.83 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Pennywell Medway
  108. 108 : km 14.96 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Pennywell Medway
  109. 109 : km 15.08 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  110. 110 : km 15.1 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Muirhouse Linear Park
  111. 111 : km 15.19 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Muirhouse Parkway
  112. 112 : km 15.24 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  113. 113 : km 15.25 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Muirhouse Parkway
  114. 114 : km 16 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 16.14 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Pennywell Gardens
  116. 116 : km 16.16 - alt. 38 m - Keep left onto Pennywell Gardens
  117. 117 : km 16.72 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right
  118. 118 : km 16.73 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Pennywell Road
  119. 119 : km 16.99 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  120. 120 : km 17 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Pennywell Road
  121. 121 : km 17.44 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  122. 122 : km 17.49 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left onto Ferry Road, B9085
  123. 123 : km 17.61 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right onto Ferry Road
  124. 124 : km 17.63 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  125. 125 : km 17.71 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Easter Drylaw Place
  126. 126 : km 17.72 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Easter Drylaw Bank
  127. 127 : km 17.99 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Easter Drylaw Drive
  128. 128 : km 18.1 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  129. 129 : km 18.13 - alt. 48 m - Keep left
  130. 130 : km 18.15 - alt. 48 m - Turn sharp left
  131. 131 : km 18.23 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  132. 132 : km 18.35 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  133. 133 : km 18.36 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Telford Path
  134. 134 : km 18.79 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  135. 135 : km 18.82 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto South Groathill Avenue
  136. 136 : km 19.09 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Queensferry Road, A90
  137. 137 : km 19.32 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Orchard Drive
  138. 138 : km 19.73 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Craigleith Road, B900
  139. 139 : km 20.23 - alt. 22 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Comely Bank Road, B900
  140. 140 : km 20.74 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto East Fettes Avenue
  141. 141 : km 20.9 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  142. 142 : km 20.93 - alt. 19 m - Keep left
  143. 143 : km 21.48 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Arboretum Place
  144. 144 : km 21.49 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Arboretum Avenue
  145. 145 : km 21.55 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Rocheid Path
  146. 146 : km 22.01 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Tanfield Footbridge
  147. 147 : km 22.22 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  148. 148 : km 22.29 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  149. 149 : km 22.3 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Brandon Terrace
  150. 150 : km 22.32 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Canonmills Bridge, B901
  151. 151 : km 23.01 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Broughton Street, B901
  152. 152 : km 23.37 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight left onto Picardy Place, B901
  153. 153 : km 23.4 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Picardy Place, A900
  154. 154 : km 23.45 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Leith Street, A900
  155. 155 : km 23.6 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Greenside Row
  156. 156 : km 23.63 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  157. 157 : km 23.68 - alt. 62 m - Turn slight right
  158. 158 : km 23.7 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Calton Hill
  159. 159 : km 23.78 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Regent Road, A1
  160. 160 : km 24.42 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  161. E : km 24.43 - alt. 56 m

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