14.5km To Leith And Back Via W.O.L Walkway

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 14.45 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 90 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 92 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 92 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.937503° / W 3.216846°
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Description

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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/E : km 0 - alt. 81 m - Start on Polwarth Crescent
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Polwarth Crescent
  3. 3 : km 0.68 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Lower Gilmore Place
  4. 4 : km 0.73 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Lochrin Basin Lane
  5. 5 : km 0.9 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Lochrin Place
  6. 6 : km 1.06 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Ponton Street
  7. 7 : km 1.07 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto West Tollcross
  8. 8 : km 1.14 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Dunbar Street
  9. 9 : km 1.14 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.17 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.18 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.21 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.22 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 1.25 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight left onto High Riggs
  15. 15 : km 1.45 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left onto Lauriston Street
  16. 16 : km 1.48 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right onto West Port
  17. 17 : km 1.84 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 1.87 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  19. 19 : km 1.87 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Dunlop's Court
  20. 20 : km 1.87 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  21. 21 : km 1.89 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Castle Wynd South
  22. 22 : km 1.99 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Johnston Terrace
  23. 23 : km 2.15 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Lawnmarket
  24. 24 : km 2.16 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Milne's Court
  25. 25 : km 2.26 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Mound Place
  26. 26 : km 2.27 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left onto Mound Place
  27. 27 : km 2.28 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight right onto Market Street
  28. 28 : km 2.52 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Waverley Bridge
  29. 29 : km 2.63 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto North Ramp
  30. 30 : km 2.64 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 2.72 - alt. 62 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 2.85 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 2.85 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  34. 34 : km 2.92 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto North Bridge, A7
  35. 35 : km 2.93 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  36. 36 : km 2.96 - alt. 63 m - Keep left onto Leith Street, A900
  37. 37 : km 3.54 - alt. 43 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Leith Walk, A900
  38. 38 : km 3.74 - alt. 35 m - Keep left onto Leith Walk, A900
  39. 39 : km 4.01 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Leith Walk
  40. 40 : km 4.02 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Leith Walk, A900
  41. 41 : km 5.18 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Duke Street
  42. 42 : km 5.21 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp right onto Constitution Street, A900
  43. 43 : km 6.43 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 6.43 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 6.44 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 6.45 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  47. 47 : km 6.52 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 6.64 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 6.69 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 6.75 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 6.77 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 6.78 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Commercial Quay
  53. 53 : km 6.81 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Dock Place
  54. 54 : km 6.85 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Commercial Street, A199
  55. 55 : km 6.86 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 6.92 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Sandport Street
  57. 57 : km 6.98 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Sandport Place
  58. 58 : km 7.05 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Path
  59. 59 : km 7.36 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left
  60. 60 : km 7.44 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Path
  61. 61 : km 8.31 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Path
  62. 62 : km 8.34 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto Warriston Path
  63. 63 : km 8.35 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Warriston Path
  64. 64 : km 8.45 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 8.48 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  66. 66 : km 8.48 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  67. 67 : km 8.93 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto St Mark's Path
  68. 68 : km 8.94 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  69. 69 : km 9.18 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  70. 70 : km 9.8 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Huntly Street, B901
  71. 71 : km 9.83 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Brandon Terrace
  72. 72 : km 9.85 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 9.85 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 9.93 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 10.13 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Rocheid Path
  76. 76 : km 10.58 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 10.86 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Arboretum Avenue
  78. 78 : km 10.9 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto St. Bernard's Row
  79. 79 : km 10.94 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Deanhaugh Path
  80. 80 : km 11.27 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Deanhaugh Street, B900
  81. 81 : km 11.31 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Saunders Street
  82. 82 : km 11.51 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto The Dene
  83. 83 : km 11.53 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 12.1 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Miller Row
  85. 85 : km 12.34 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left onto Hawthornbank Lane
  86. 86 : km 12.36 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Hawthornbank Lane
  87. 87 : km 12.47 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Belford Road
  88. 88 : km 12.6 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Douglas Gardens
  89. 89 : km 13 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Lansdowne Crescent
  90. 90 : km 13.02 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Lansdowne Crescent
  91. 91 : km 13.12 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Grosvenor Street
  92. 92 : km 13.27 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 13.3 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto West Maitland Street, A70
  94. 94 : km 13.73 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Orwell Terrace
  95. 95 : km 13.83 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right
  96. 96 : km 14.02 - alt. 65 m - Keep right onto Telfer subway
  97. 97 : km 14.06 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  98. 98 : km 14.07 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Dundee Street
  99. 99 : km 14.13 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Yeaman Place
  100. S/E : km 14.45 - alt. 81 m

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