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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.11 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 86 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 204 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 175 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 8 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.886608° / W 3.198018°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.953192° / W 3.150496°
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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. 170 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.47 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.47 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Biggar Road, A702
  6. 6 : km 1 - alt. 154 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Biggar Road, A702
  7. 7 : km 1.21 - alt. 145 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  8. 8 : km 1.3 - alt. 150 m - Turn slight left onto Biggar Road, A702
  9. 9 : km 1.79 - alt. 174 m - Turn sharp right onto Frogston Road West, B701
  10. 10 : km 6.56 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Drum Street, A772
  11. 11 : km 6.58 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 6.84 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Drum Avenue
  13. 13 : km 6.85 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Ferniehill Drive, B701
  14. 14 : km 7.57 - alt. 101 m - Keep right onto Ferniehill Road
  15. 15 : km 7.62 - alt. 102 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Dalkeith Road, A7
  16. 16 : km 8.62 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Little France Drive
  17. 17 : km 8.64 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 8.65 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Little France Drive
  19. 19 : km 9.77 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 9.77 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 9.93 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right onto Greendykes Road
  22. 22 : km 10.66 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right onto Niddrie Mains Road, A6095
  23. 23 : km 11.16 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Hay Avenue
  24. 24 : km 11.17 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Niddrie Mains Road, A6095
  25. 25 : km 11.71 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Duddingston Park South, A6106
  26. 26 : km 12.25 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Duddingston Park South, A6106
  27. 27 : km 13.8 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto Sir Harry Lauder Road, A199
  28. 28 : km 14.14 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Fishwives Causeway
  29. 29 : km 15 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Portobello Road, A1140
  30. 30 : km 15.69 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto Piershill Terrace
  31. 31 : km 15.76 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Baronscourt Road
  32. 32 : km 15.9 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left onto Willowbrae Road, A1
  33. 33 : km 15.92 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Abercorn Road
  34. 34 : km 16.1 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Lismore Crescent
  35. E : km 16.11 - alt. 52 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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