Corstorphine Hill

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.84 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 129 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 137 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 159 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 38 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.944886° / W 3.230828°
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Description

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(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. 48 m
  2. 1 : km 0.17 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Path
  3. 2 : km 0.2 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Path
  4. 3 : km 0.33 - alt. 46 m - Keep left onto Roseburn Path
  5. 4 : km 0.62 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp right
  6. 5 : km 0.67 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Wester Coates Terrace
  7. 6 : km 1.36 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left onto Wester Coates Terrace
  8. 7 : km 1.48 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace, A8
  9. 8 : km 1.73 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Coltbridge Avenue
  10. 9 : km 1.79 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Coltbridge Avenue
  11. 10 : km 2.22 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Coltbridge Terrace
  12. 11 : km 2.48 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Chapelhill Road
  13. 12 : km 2.55 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 2.56 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 2.63 - alt. 53 m - Turn sharp right onto Roseburn Path
  16. 15 : km 3.68 - alt. 51 m - Keep left
  17. 16 : km 3.72 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Craigleith Crescent
  18. 17 : km 3.74 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Queensferry Road, A90
  19. 18 : km 3.95 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 4.19 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 4.25 - alt. 62 m - Keep right
  22. 21 : km 4.42 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right
  23. 22 : km 4.6 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 4.7 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 4.74 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 4.8 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 26 : km 4.82 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  28. 27 : km 4.85 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  29. 28 : km 4.95 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Ravelston Dykes Road
  30. 29 : km 5.3 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 5.56 - alt. 91 m - Keep left
  32. 31 : km 5.86 - alt. 120 m - Keep left
  33. 32 : km 5.9 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 5.93 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  35. 34 : km 6.17 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  36. 35 : km 6.28 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight right
  37. 36 : km 6.36 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  38. 37 : km 6.38 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 6.55 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
  40. 39 : km 6.64 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  41. 40 : km 6.74 - alt. 159 m - Turn slight left
  42. 41 : km 6.83 - alt. 152 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 6.98 - alt. 151 m - Turn slight left
  44. 43 : km 7.08 - alt. 146 m - Keep left
  45. 44 : km 7.11 - alt. 144 m - Keep right
  46. 45 : km 7.18 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 7.2 - alt. 138 m - Keep right
  48. 47 : km 7.29 - alt. 146 m - Keep left
  49. 48 : km 7.82 - alt. 122 m - Keep left
  50. 49 : km 7.88 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 8 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
  52. 51 : km 8.36 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Corstorphine Road, A8
  53. 52 : km 8.37 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  54. 53 : km 8.85 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Saughtonhall Avenue West
  55. 54 : km 8.86 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  56. 55 : km 9.09 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Baird Drive
  57. 56 : km 9.1 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  58. 57 : km 9.22 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Pansy Walk
  59. 58 : km 9.5 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  60. 59 : km 9.62 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  61. 60 : km 9.65 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  62. 61 : km 9.69 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  63. 62 : km 9.91 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  64. 63 : km 9.92 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  65. 64 : km 10.27 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  66. 65 : km 10.46 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  67. 66 : km 10.79 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Avenue
  68. 67 : km 10.94 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Street
  69. 68 : km 11.18 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Russell Road
  70. 69 : km 11.26 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  71. 70 : km 11.53 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Russell Road
  72. 71 : km 11.55 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Path
  73. 72 : km 11.65 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Balbirnie Place
  74. S/E : km 11.84 - alt. 48 m

Useful Information

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