Parkley Craigs (5 Miles)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.06 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 94 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 90 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 133 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 49 m
  • ⚐
    District: West Lothian 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.977972° / W 3.590487°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 55 m - Start on Barons Hill Court
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Barons Hill Court
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 0.25 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp right
  5. 5 : km 0.28 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.33 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.47 - alt. 63 m - Turn sharp left
  8. 8 : km 0.99 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Edinburgh Road, B9080
  10. 10 : km 1.23 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 2.23 - alt. 113 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.28 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 2.63 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.72 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight left
  15. 15 : km 2.84 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 3.61 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 3.77 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Dark Entry
  18. 18 : km 4.3 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Preston Road
  19. 19 : km 4.89 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 5.03 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 5.24 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 5.32 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 5.42 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 5.43 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp right
  25. 25 : km 5.43 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Braehead Road
  26. 26 : km 5.51 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 5.6 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 5.62 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right
  29. 29 : km 5.64 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left
  30. 30 : km 5.67 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 5.77 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight left
  32. 32 : km 5.78 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp right
  33. 33 : km 5.85 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 5.86 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Mains Road, A706
  35. 35 : km 6.09 - alt. 57 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 6.1 - alt. 58 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 6.11 - alt. 58 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 6.19 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 6.33 - alt. 53 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 6.34 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp right
  41. 41 : km 6.35 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 42 : km 6.41 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp left
  43. 43 : km 6.42 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto St John's Avenue
  44. 44 : km 6.43 - alt. 53 m - Turn sharp right
  45. 45 : km 6.85 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Dog Well Wynd
  46. 46 : km 6.87 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 6.94 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Court Square
  48. 48 : km 6.95 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto High Street, A803
  49. 49 : km 7.27 - alt. 51 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Blackness Road, A803
  50. 50 : km 7.42 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Regent Square
  51. 51 : km 7.43 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 7.49 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Provost Road
  53. 53 : km 7.49 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 7.68 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 7.68 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp right onto Barons Hill Avenue
  56. 56 : km 7.9 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 7.93 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 8 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Barons Hill Court
  59. 59 : km 8.05 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Barons Hill Court
  60. S/E : km 8.06 - alt. 55 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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