44 Balerno To Whitecraig

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 30.07 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 43 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 211 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 201 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.876598° / W 3.337327°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.920419° / W 3.039103°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 201 m - Start on Cockburn Crescent
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 201 m - Turn right onto Cockburn Crescent
  3. 3 : km 0.05 - alt. 200 m - Turn left onto Mansfield Road
  4. 4 : km 1.21 - alt. 157 m - Turn sharp right onto Bridge Road
  5. 5 : km 1.56 - alt. 164 m - Keep right onto Bridge Road
  6. 6 : km 1.57 - alt. 163 m - Keep right onto Bridge Road
  7. 7 : km 1.59 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight right onto Lanark Road West, A70
  8. 8 : km 7.1 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp right
  9. 9 : km 7.13 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Lanark Road, A70
  10. 10 : km 9.09 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Chesser Avenue
  11. 11 : km 9.1 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Slateford Road, A70
  12. 12 : km 10.75 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Ardmillan Terrace, A70
  13. 13 : km 11.95 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right
  14. 14 : km 11.98 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right onto West Maitland Street, A8
  15. 15 : km 12.25 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Shandwick Place
  16. 16 : km 12.63 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Rutland Place
  17. 17 : km 12.72 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Lothian Road, A702
  18. 18 : km 12.73 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right onto Princes Street
  19. 19 : km 13.2 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 13.21 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 13.29 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 13.3 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  23. 23 : km 13.63 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto South St David Street
  24. 24 : km 13.93 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto North St Andrew Lane
  25. 25 : km 13.94 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto North St David Street
  26. 26 : km 13.97 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Queen Street
  27. 27 : km 14.07 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto York Place
  28. 28 : km 14.69 - alt. 43 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto London Road, B1350
  29. 29 : km 16.94 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Willowbrae Road, A1
  30. 30 : km 18.03 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Northfield Farm Avenue
  31. 31 : km 18.05 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Willowbrae Road, A1
  32. 32 : km 20.09 - alt. 33 m - Keep right onto Milton Road, A1
  33. 33 : km 20.47 - alt. 35 m - Keep left onto Milton Road, A1
  34. 34 : km 20.53 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Milton Link, A1
  35. 35 : km 20.54 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Milton Road East, A199
  36. 36 : km 21.99 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Edinburgh Road, A199
  37. 37 : km 23.75 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto High Street, A199
  38. 38 : km 24.15 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Newbigging
  39. 39 : km 24.46 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Pinkie Road, B6454
  40. 40 : km 25.8 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left onto Macbeth Moir Road
  41. 41 : km 26.6 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Haddington Road, A199
  42. 42 : km 26.81 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 26.88 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto The Loan
  44. 44 : km 27.1 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Salter's Road, A6094
  45. 45 : km 28.1 - alt. 33 m - Keep left onto Salter's Road, A6094
  46. 46 : km 29.55 - alt. 30 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A6094
  47. 47 : km 30.07 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Whitecraig Road
  48. E : km 30.07 - alt. 30 m

Useful Information

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