Walk Of Light

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.93 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 96 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 89 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 85 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.946184° / W 3.216821°
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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.

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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. 57 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  3. 3 : km 0.02 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Grosvenor Street
  4. 4 : km 0.17 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Lansdowne Crescent
  5. 5 : km 0.29 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Palmerston Place
  6. 6 : km 0.7 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Belford Road
  7. 7 : km 0.83 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Belford Road
  8. 8 : km 0.93 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Hawthornbank Lane
  9. 9 : km 0.96 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Hawthornbank Lane
  10. 10 : km 1.03 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Damside
  11. 11 : km 1.05 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Upper Damside
  12. 12 : km 1.07 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Convening Court
  13. 13 : km 1.11 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto Dean Path Buildings
  14. 14 : km 1.93 - alt. 21 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Comely Bank Road, B900
  15. 15 : km 1.97 - alt. 21 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Crewe Road South
  16. 16 : km 3.21 - alt. 41 m - Keep right onto Crewe Road South
  17. 17 : km 3.24 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Ferry Road
  18. 18 : km 3.31 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left onto Ferry Road, A902
  19. 19 : km 6.88 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 6.89 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 6.91 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 6.92 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Ferry Road, A902
  23. 23 : km 7.34 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Sandport Way
  24. 24 : km 7.47 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Commercial Street, A199
  25. 25 : km 9.29 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Marine Esplanade
  26. 26 : km 9.3 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 9.34 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Seafield Road
  28. 28 : km 9.35 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Seafield Road, A199
  29. 29 : km 9.48 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Craigentinny Avenue North
  30. 30 : km 9.94 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left
  31. 31 : km 10.22 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Craigentinny Avenue
  32. 32 : km 10.65 - alt. 17 m - Keep right onto Craigentinny Avenue
  33. 33 : km 11.2 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Portobello Road, A1140
  34. 34 : km 13.18 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto London Road, B1350
  35. 35 : km 13.36 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Easter Road
  36. 36 : km 13.47 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Montgomery Street
  37. 37 : km 13.9 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto West Montgomery Place
  38. 38 : km 14.01 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Brunswick Road
  39. 39 : km 14.18 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Leith Walk, A900
  40. 40 : km 14.36 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto West Montgomery Place
  41. 41 : km 14.46 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Montgomery Street
  42. 42 : km 14.51 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Hillside Street
  43. 43 : km 14.64 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Hillside Crescent
  44. 44 : km 14.82 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right onto London Road, B1350
  45. 45 : km 14.82 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 14.84 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp left
  47. 47 : km 14.88 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 14.92 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 14.97 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 15.05 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 15.07 - alt. 47 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 15.09 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Carlton Terrace Brae
  53. 53 : km 15.14 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right onto Abbey Mount
  54. 54 : km 15.25 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 15.28 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Abbeyhill
  56. 56 : km 15.28 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Croft-an-Righ
  57. 57 : km 15.78 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  58. 58 : km 15.84 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp left
  59. 59 : km 15.85 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 16.16 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  61. 61 : km 16.73 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 16.74 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  63. 63 : km 16.97 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 17.03 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 17.04 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp right
  66. 66 : km 17.04 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp left
  67. 67 : km 17.28 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Road
  68. 68 : km 17.33 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto Queens Drive
  69. 69 : km 17.35 - alt. 77 m - Enter roundabout
  70. 70 : km 17.38 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight left onto Holyrood Park Road
  71. 71 : km 17.78 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  72. 72 : km 17.89 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto East Preston Street, A7
  73. 73 : km 18.29 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Summerhall Place, A700
  74. 74 : km 18.3 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 18.31 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 18.47 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 18.49 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left
  78. 78 : km 19.95 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 20.09 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 20.2 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 20.31 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 20.32 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Semple Street
  83. 83 : km 20.34 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight left onto Morrison Street, B700
  84. 84 : km 20.88 - alt. 58 m - Keep right
  85. 85 : km 20.92 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp left onto West Maitland Street
  86. S/E : km 20.93 - alt. 57 m

Useful Information

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