New Town Giraffes

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 6.61 km
Calculated time: 2h 05
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 71 m
Vertical drop: - 73 m
Highest point: 100 m
Lowest point: 45 m

District: Edinburgh
Start/End: N 55.953406° / W 3.188504°
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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

S/E : km 0 - alt. 62 m - Start on Waterloo Place, A1
2 : km 0.01 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Waterloo Place, A1
3 : km 0.23 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
4 : km 0.27 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
5 : km 0.35 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
6 : km 0.43 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp left
7 : km 0.46 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
8 : km 0.51 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
9 : km 0.57 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight left
10 : km 0.59 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
11 : km 0.63 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp right
12 : km 0.82 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp left
13 : km 0.99 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left onto Greenside Row
14 : km 1.01 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
15 : km 1.12 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
16 : km 1.12 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
17 : km 1.16 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp right
18 : km 1.17 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp left onto Picardy Place, A900
19 : km 1.22 - alt. 51 m - Keep right onto Picardy Place, A900
20 : km 1.26 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight right onto Picardy Place, A900
21 : km 1.28 - alt. 52 m - Keep left onto Picardy Place, B901
22 : km 1.31 - alt. 52 m - Keep left onto York Place
23 : km 1.65 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto North St Andrew Street
24 : km 1.87 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto St Andrew Square
25 : km 2.01 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto St Andrew Square
26 : km 2.07 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
27 : km 2.09 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
28 : km 2.09 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto George Street
29 : km 2.27 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street
30 : km 2.48 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street
31 : km 2.69 - alt. 65 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street
32 : km 2.89 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
33 : km 2.91 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Charlotte Square
34 : km 2.94 - alt. 64 m - Keep left
35 : km 2.98 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Charlotte Square
36 : km 3.29 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
37 : km 3.3 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
38 : km 3.31 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left onto Queensferry Street, A90
39 : km 3.36 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Rutland Place
40 : km 3.41 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left onto Shandwick Place
41 : km 3.6 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Shandwick Place
42 : km 4.12 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
43 : km 4.12 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Clifton Terrace, A8
44 : km 4.31 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Morrison Link
45 : km 4.31 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Morrison Street, B700
46 : km 4.5 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
47 : km 4.51 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
48 : km 4.66 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Ladyfield
49 : km 4.73 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp right
50 : km 4.86 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
51 : km 4.89 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
52 : km 4.95 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
53 : km 4.97 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
54 : km 4.99 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Lothian Road, A702
55 : km 5.08 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road, A702
56 : km 5.22 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road, A702
57 : km 5.33 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road, A702
58 : km 5.4 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right onto Princes Street
59 : km 6.11 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
60 : km 6.12 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
S/E : km 6.61 - alt. 62 m

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