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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 23.56 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 185 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 227 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 101 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.938942° / W 3.31497°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.980835° / W 3.195198°
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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. 45 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.14 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.26 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 0.28 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right
  5. 5 : km 0.35 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.44 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.45 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Glasgow Road, A8
  8. 8 : km 1.85 - alt. 48 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto St John's Road, A8
  9. 9 : km 6.73 - alt. 57 m - Keep right onto Clifton Terrace, A8
  10. 10 : km 6.74 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 6.79 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto West Maitland Street, A70
  12. 12 : km 6.8 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 6.82 - alt. 57 m - Keep right onto West Maitland Street
  14. 14 : km 7.1 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Shandwick Place
  15. 15 : km 7.11 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Atholl Crescent
  16. 16 : km 7.31 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right onto Shandwick Place
  17. 17 : km 7.5 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Rutland Place
  18. 18 : km 7.68 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight left onto South Charlotte Street
  19. 19 : km 7.85 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 7.87 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight right onto George Street
  21. 21 : km 8.05 - alt. 65 m - Enter roundabout
  22. 22 : km 8.23 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  23. 23 : km 8.24 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 8.26 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 8.29 - alt. 56 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 8.34 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp right
  27. 27 : km 8.39 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 8.39 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 8.45 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 8.51 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 8.59 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto King's Stables Road
  32. 32 : km 8.64 - alt. 57 m - Turn sharp right onto Castlebarns Steps
  33. 33 : km 8.69 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Castle Terrace
  34. 34 : km 8.7 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Cambridge Street
  35. 35 : km 8.8 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto McCrae's Place
  36. 36 : km 8.82 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto McCrae's Place
  37. 37 : km 8.88 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 8.88 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 8.9 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 8.9 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Lothian Road, A702
  41. 41 : km 9.13 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Earl Grey Street, A702
  42. 42 : km 9.26 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Home Street, A702
  43. 43 : km 9.29 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 9.3 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Home Street, A702
  45. 45 : km 9.33 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Lauriston Place
  46. 46 : km 9.75 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Keir Street
  47. 47 : km 9.92 - alt. 85 m - Turn sharp left onto Vennel
  48. 48 : km 10.07 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto West Port
  49. 49 : km 10.16 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 10.18 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  51. 51 : km 10.18 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Dunlop's Court
  52. 52 : km 10.19 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  53. 53 : km 10.21 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Castle Wynd South
  54. 54 : km 10.37 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Castlehill
  55. 55 : km 10.54 - alt. 88 m - Turn slight right
  56. 56 : km 10.57 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Victoria Street
  57. 57 : km 10.66 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto George IV Bridge
  58. 58 : km 10.85 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Chambers Street
  59. 59 : km 11.03 - alt. 77 m - Keep left onto Chambers Street
  60. 60 : km 11.09 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Guthrie Street
  61. 61 : km 11.13 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight right onto Hastie's Close
  62. 62 : km 11.16 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Hastie's Close
  63. 63 : km 11.19 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Cowgate
  64. 64 : km 11.97 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Gait
  65. 65 : km 12.13 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Road
  66. 66 : km 12.16 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Hutton Road
  67. 67 : km 12.25 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 12.29 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  69. 69 : km 12.34 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Canongate
  70. 70 : km 12.41 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 12.42 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Canongate
  72. 72 : km 13.17 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Anchor Close
  73. 73 : km 13.25 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Cockburn Street
  74. 74 : km 13.38 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right onto Waverley Bridge
  75. 75 : km 13.56 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 13.57 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 13.82 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 13.82 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto The Mound
  79. 79 : km 13.83 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto The Mound
  80. 80 : km 13.91 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  81. 81 : km 14.64 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 14.67 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 14.76 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  84. 84 : km 14.77 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 14.77 - alt. 97 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 14.85 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 14.9 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 14.98 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 14.98 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 15.08 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  91. 91 : km 15.12 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road, A1
  92. 92 : km 15.13 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Calton Hill
  93. 93 : km 15.21 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 15.24 - alt. 62 m - Keep left
  95. 95 : km 15.29 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Greenside Row
  96. 96 : km 15.3 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 15.32 - alt. 53 m - Keep right
  98. 98 : km 15.56 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 15.59 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Little King Street
  100. 100 : km 15.6 - alt. 53 m - Turn sharp right onto Broughton Street
  101. 101 : km 15.68 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 15.85 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 15.85 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto York Place
  104. 104 : km 16 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto North St Andrew Street
  105. 105 : km 16.12 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  106. 106 : km 16.13 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  107. 107 : km 16.17 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  108. 108 : km 16.25 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight left
  109. 109 : km 16.31 - alt. 69 m - Turn sharp left onto St Andrew Square
  110. 110 : km 16.32 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto St Andrew Square
  111. 111 : km 16.38 - alt. 67 m - Turn left
  112. 112 : km 16.4 - alt. 68 m - Turn right
  113. 113 : km 16.4 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto George Street
  114. 114 : km 16.58 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Hanover Street
  115. 115 : km 16.66 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Thistle Street
  116. 116 : km 16.87 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Frederick Street
  117. 117 : km 17.24 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto South East Circus Place
  118. 118 : km 17.69 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Hamilton Place, B900
  119. 119 : km 18.61 - alt. 15 m - Turn sharp left
  120. 120 : km 18.69 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Rodney Street, B901
  121. 121 : km 19.14 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto East London Street
  122. 122 : km 19.53 - alt. 28 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Huntingdon Place
  123. 123 : km 19.65 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  124. 124 : km 19.68 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Annandale Street Lane
  125. 125 : km 19.83 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto McDonald Road
  126. 126 : km 19.87 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  127. 127 : km 20.01 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Shrubhill Walk
  128. 128 : km 20.01 - alt. 23 m - Turn left onto Leith Walk, A900
  129. 129 : km 21.02 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Kirk Street
  130. 130 : km 21.02 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Leith Walk, A900
  131. 131 : km 21.05 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Great Junction Street, A901
  132. 132 : km 21.2 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Henderson Street
  133. 133 : km 21.44 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right onto Henderson Gardens
  134. 134 : km 21.61 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Sandport Place
  135. 135 : km 21.82 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Dock Street
  136. 136 : km 21.94 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Commercial Street, A199
  137. 137 : km 21.94 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  138. 138 : km 22.06 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Victoria Quay
  139. 139 : km 22.42 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Ocean Drive
  140. 140 : km 22.58 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Lindsay Road, A901
  141. 141 : km 23.27 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto Lindsay Road, A901
  142. E : km 23.56 - alt. 1 m

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