Water Of Leith 15m

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 24.33 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 25 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 177 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 160 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.887477° / W 3.339059°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.959231° / W 3.141928°
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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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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. 160 m - Start on Bridge Road
  2. 2 : km 1.35 - alt. 141 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  3. 3 : km 1.67 - alt. 142 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  4. 4 : km 2.87 - alt. 129 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 2.87 - alt. 129 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  6. 6 : km 3.39 - alt. 123 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  7. 7 : km 4.65 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 5.46 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  9. 9 : km 7.49 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 7.52 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  11. 11 : km 8.16 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 8.2 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  13. 13 : km 8.47 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  14. 14 : km 9.28 - alt. 49 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  15. 15 : km 9.79 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  16. 16 : km 10.11 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Ford's Road
  17. 17 : km 10.13 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Ford's Road
  18. 18 : km 10.14 - alt. 46 m - Keep right onto Ford's Road
  19. 19 : km 10.15 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto Ford's Road
  20. 20 : km 10.18 - alt. 47 m - Keep right onto Ford's Road
  21. 21 : km 10.22 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 10.24 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 10.27 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 10.31 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 10.31 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 10.34 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 10.34 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 10.42 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 10.48 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 10.49 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 10.78 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right
  32. 32 : km 10.81 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  33. 33 : km 10.83 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  34. 34 : km 11.15 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  35. 35 : km 11.18 - alt. 41 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  36. 36 : km 11.33 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 11.36 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 11.4 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  39. 39 : km 11.98 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  40. 40 : km 12.41 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Place
  41. 41 : km 12.48 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Gardens
  42. 42 : km 12.55 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace, A8
  43. 43 : km 12.59 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Cliff
  44. 44 : km 12.64 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  45. 45 : km 13.15 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 13.27 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  47. 47 : km 13.53 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 13.6 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Douglas Crescent
  49. 49 : km 13.92 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Douglas Gardens
  50. 50 : km 14.06 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Belford Road
  51. 51 : km 14.19 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Belford Road
  52. 52 : km 14.29 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Hawthornbank Lane
  53. 53 : km 14.32 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp right onto Hawthornbank Lane
  54. 54 : km 15.07 - alt. 18 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  55. 55 : km 15.12 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 15.13 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 15.14 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto St Bernard's Bridge
  58. 58 : km 15.18 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Dean Terrace
  59. 59 : km 15.72 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto St. Bernard's Row
  60. 60 : km 15.75 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Arboretum Avenue
  61. 61 : km 15.8 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 16.08 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Rocheid Path
  63. 63 : km 16.52 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Tanfield Footbridge
  64. 64 : km 16.73 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 16.8 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 16.81 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Brandon Terrace
  67. 67 : km 16.83 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Canonmills Bridge, B901
  68. 68 : km 16.85 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  69. 69 : km 17.47 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  70. 70 : km 17.72 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto St Mark's Path
  71. 71 : km 17.73 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  72. 72 : km 18.18 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  73. 73 : km 18.29 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto Warriston Path
  74. 74 : km 18.3 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Path
  75. 75 : km 18.51 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 18.53 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Newhaven Road
  77. 77 : km 18.59 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  78. 78 : km 18.96 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  79. 79 : km 19.33 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  80. 80 : km 19.37 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  81. 81 : km 19.38 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right onto Water of Leith Path
  82. 82 : km 19.62 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  83. 83 : km 19.66 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  84. 84 : km 19.7 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  85. 85 : km 20.17 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Commercial Street, A199
  86. 86 : km 22.81 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Fillyside Road
  87. 87 : km 23.54 - alt. 17 m - Keep right onto Craigentinny Avenue
  88. 88 : km 23.58 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Craigentinny Road
  89. 89 : km 23.78 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Loganlea Road
  90. 90 : km 23.79 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Craigentinny Road
  91. 91 : km 23.93 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Loganlea Drive
  92. 92 : km 24.12 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Loganlea Avenue
  93. 93 : km 24.2 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp left onto Loganlea Terrace
  94. E : km 24.33 - alt. 15 m

Useful Information

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