Holyrood

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 3.93 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 1h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 45 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 46 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 80 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 38 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.943219° / W 3.178106°
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Description

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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 - Start on St Leonard's Lane
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto St Leonard's Hill
  3. 3 : km 0.15 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Bowmont Place
  4. 4 : km 0.24 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto St Leonard's Street
  5. 5 : km 0.26 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto East Crosscauseway
  6. 6 : km 0.51 - alt. 78 m - Keep right onto West Crosscauseway
  7. 7 : km 0.54 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 0.54 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.57 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Windmill Close
  10. 10 : km 0.57 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Chapel Street
  11. 11 : km 0.61 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto West Nicolson Street
  12. 12 : km 0.95 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Pleasance
  13. 13 : km 1.32 - alt. 58 m - Keep right onto Pleasance
  14. 14 : km 1.34 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight right onto Holyrood Road
  15. 15 : km 1.68 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Slater's Steps
  16. 16 : km 1.77 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Nether Bakehouse
  17. 17 : km 1.78 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Cooper's Close
  18. 18 : km 1.85 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Canongate
  19. 19 : km 1.99 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Brown's Close
  20. 20 : km 2.02 - alt. 42 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 2.04 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Campbell's Close
  22. 22 : km 2.1 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Calton Road
  23. 23 : km 2.2 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto White Horse Close
  24. 24 : km 2.28 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Canongate
  25. 25 : km 2.38 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Reid's Close
  26. 26 : km 2.43 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 2.49 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Hutton Road
  28. 28 : km 2.51 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 2.55 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 2.56 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 2.57 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Crichton's Close
  32. 32 : km 2.68 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Road
  33. 33 : km 3.06 - alt. 56 m - Keep left onto Pleasance
  34. 34 : km 3.08 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight left onto Pleasance
  35. 35 : km 3.47 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Brown Street
  36. 36 : km 3.5 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Brown Street
  37. 37 : km 3.57 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 3.57 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Brown Street
  39. 39 : km 3.63 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Braidwood Gate
  40. 40 : km 3.79 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left onto St Leonard's Hill
  41. S/E : km 3.93 - alt. 75 m

Useful Information

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