Chooseday 6M Grassmarket Cannal Holycorner

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.68 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 35 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 39 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 95 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 64 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.942574° / W 3.169889°
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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. 83 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 82 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Queens Drive
  4. 4 : km 0.05 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp right
  5. 5 : km 0.35 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.53 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left
  7. 7 : km 0.54 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight right onto St Leonard's Lane
  8. 8 : km 0.61 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto St Leonard's Hill
  9. 9 : km 0.75 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Bowmont Place
  10. 10 : km 0.85 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto St Leonard's Street
  11. 11 : km 0.86 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto East Crosscauseway
  12. 12 : km 1.12 - alt. 78 m - Keep right onto West Crosscauseway
  13. 13 : km 1.14 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 1.15 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 1.17 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Windmill Close
  16. 16 : km 1.18 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Chapel Street
  17. 17 : km 1.38 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Marshall Street
  18. 18 : km 1.46 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Bristo Square
  19. 19 : km 1.5 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 1.56 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight left
  21. 21 : km 1.57 - alt. 85 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 1.58 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 1.6 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight left
  24. 24 : km 1.6 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Teviot Place
  25. 25 : km 1.61 - alt. 84 m - Turn slight left onto Bristo Place
  26. 26 : km 1.76 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Candlemaker Row
  27. 27 : km 1.77 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Candlemaker Row
  28. 28 : km 1.95 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Cowgatehead
  29. 29 : km 2.52 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Lauriston Street
  30. 30 : km 2.55 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right onto High Riggs
  31. 31 : km 2.75 - alt. 73 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 2.78 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight right
  33. 33 : km 2.79 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 2.82 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 2.82 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 2.85 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Dunbar Street
  37. 37 : km 2.86 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto West Tollcross
  38. 38 : km 2.93 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Ponton Street
  39. 39 : km 2.94 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto West Tollcross
  40. 40 : km 3.04 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto West Tollcross
  41. 41 : km 3.07 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Canal Walk
  42. 42 : km 3.14 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight right onto Canal Walk
  43. 43 : km 3.17 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Lower Gilmore Bank
  44. 44 : km 3.26 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Lower Gilmore Place
  45. 45 : km 3.35 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Gilmore Place
  46. 46 : km 4.02 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left onto Polwarth Gardens
  47. 47 : km 4.97 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Gray's Loan
  48. 48 : km 5.06 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Spylaw Road
  49. 49 : km 5.7 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Merchiston Crescent
  50. 50 : km 5.76 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Mardale Crescent
  51. 51 : km 6.05 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Merchiston Avenue
  52. 52 : km 6.15 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Colinton Road
  53. 53 : km 6.18 - alt. 93 m - Keep right onto Colinton Road
  54. 54 : km 6.22 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight right onto Morningside Road, A702
  55. 55 : km 6.41 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Church Hill Place
  56. 56 : km 6.71 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Church Hill
  57. 57 : km 7.04 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Whitehouse Loan
  58. 58 : km 7.11 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Blackford Road
  59. 59 : km 8.32 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Findhorn Place
  60. 60 : km 8.55 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Grange Road
  61. 61 : km 9.13 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  62. 62 : km 9.2 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  63. 63 : km 9.5 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto East Parkside
  64. 64 : km 9.51 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 9.66 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  66. S/E : km 9.68 - alt. 81 m

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