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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 28.40 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 41 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 91 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 114 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 43 m
  • ⚐
    District: West Lothian 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.918871° / W 3.502182°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.946067° / W 3.217108°
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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. 114 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.1 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.12 - alt. 114 m - Keep left
  4. 4 : km 0.22 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight left
  5. 5 : km 0.26 - alt. 113 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 0.41 - alt. 111 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 1.5 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp right onto West Main Street, A899
  8. 8 : km 3.36 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 8.43 - alt. 70 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  10. 10 : km 10.9 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  11. 11 : km 10.93 - alt. 70 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  12. 12 : km 12.33 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 12.34 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 12.87 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 12.88 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto Union Canal Towpath
  16. 16 : km 14.68 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 14.79 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  18. 18 : km 15.56 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  19. 19 : km 16.12 - alt. 72 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 16.17 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp right onto Cultins Road
  21. 21 : km 16.82 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 16.94 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Bankhead Drive
  23. 23 : km 17.57 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Bankhead Drive
  24. 24 : km 18.12 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Broomhouse Drive
  25. 25 : km 18.94 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Saughton Road
  26. 26 : km 19.02 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Saughton Road North
  27. 27 : km 20.31 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 20.69 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Balgreen Road
  29. 29 : km 21.08 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  30. 30 : km 21.52 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Ford's Road
  31. 31 : km 21.58 - alt. 48 m - Keep left onto Ford's Road
  32. 32 : km 21.76 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 21.79 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  34. 34 : km 23.38 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 23.42 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  36. 36 : km 25.1 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 25.12 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Ashley Drive
  38. 38 : km 25.17 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp right onto Ashley Terrace
  39. 39 : km 25.27 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Polwarth Terrace
  40. 40 : km 26.21 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right onto Polwarth Crescent
  41. 41 : km 27.21 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Home Street, A702
  42. 42 : km 27.41 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Earl Grey Street, A702
  43. 43 : km 27.55 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight left onto Lothian Road, A702
  44. 44 : km 27.66 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Bread Street
  45. E : km 28.4 - alt. 57 m

Useful Information

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