Edinburgh Steady

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.27 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 85 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 77 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 94 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.947566° / W 3.192086°
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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. 75 m
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Dyer's Close
  3. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.15 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 0.15 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Cowgate
  6. 5 : km 0.76 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Viewcraig Gardens
  7. 6 : km 0.88 - alt. 56 m - Keep left onto Viewcraig Gardens
  8. 7 : km 0.92 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 1.08 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  10. 9 : km 1.11 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 1.16 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Dumbiedykes Road
  12. 11 : km 1.17 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left
  13. 12 : km 1.18 - alt. 41 m - Keep left
  14. 13 : km 1.24 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 1.51 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  16. 15 : km 1.52 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 1.54 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 1.73 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  19. 18 : km 1.75 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 1.84 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  21. 20 : km 1.86 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  22. 21 : km 1.86 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 1.89 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  24. 23 : km 2.27 - alt. 39 m - Keep left
  25. 24 : km 2.46 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  26. 25 : km 2.54 - alt. 38 m - Keep left
  27. 26 : km 2.61 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 27 : km 2.62 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp right
  29. 28 : km 2.79 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  30. 29 : km 2.84 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  31. 30 : km 3.06 - alt. 62 m - Keep right
  32. 31 : km 3.55 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  33. 32 : km 3.85 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Paisley Crescent
  34. 33 : km 3.87 - alt. 73 m - Keep right
  35. 34 : km 4.13 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Meadowfield Drive
  36. 35 : km 4.74 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Duddingston Road West
  37. 36 : km 5.06 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 5.07 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 5.42 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 5.44 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Duddingston Road West
  41. 40 : km 5.54 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto The Innocent Railway
  42. 41 : km 7.51 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 7.52 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto East Parkside
  44. 43 : km 7.59 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto East Parkside
  45. 44 : km 7.78 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  46. 45 : km 7.82 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 7.87 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto St Leonard's Lane
  48. 47 : km 7.87 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto St Leonard's Hill
  49. 48 : km 7.93 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Forbes Street
  50. 49 : km 7.99 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left onto Forbes Street
  51. 50 : km 8.02 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto St Leonard's Street
  52. 51 : km 8.25 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Gilmour Street
  53. 52 : km 8.27 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Richmond Lane
  54. 53 : km 8.61 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Drummond Street
  55. 54 : km 8.71 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto South Bridge, A7
  56. 55 : km 8.8 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Chambers Street
  57. 56 : km 9.12 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto George IV Bridge
  58. 57 : km 9.15 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Candlemaker Row
  59. 58 : km 9.16 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Candlemaker Row
  60. 59 : km 9.26 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Merchant Street
  61. S/E : km 9.27 - alt. 75 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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