Canal And Water Of Leith

Technical sheet

n°54408886
Creation
Last update
–
  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 24.05 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 114 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 114 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 150 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 55 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.92783° / W 3.207563°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.927146° / W 3.209354°
  • Today’s forecast: … Loading…
Downloads
Open in the mobile app
Download GPX GPX
Download PDF PDF

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. 80 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Falcon Court
  3. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Falcon Court
  4. 4 : km 0.15 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Falcon Road West
  5. 5 : km 0.22 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Falcon Road
  6. 6 : km 0.3 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Falcon Gardens
  7. 7 : km 0.46 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Newbattle Terrace
  8. 8 : km 0.53 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto Pitsligo Road
  9. 9 : km 0.68 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Church Hill
  10. 10 : km 0.73 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Greenhill Gardens
  11. 11 : km 1.24 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.32 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight right onto Barclay Place, A702
  13. 13 : km 1.34 - alt. 94 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 1.35 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight left onto Leamington Terrace
  15. 15 : km 1.76 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Gilmore Place
  16. 16 : km 1.76 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Leamington Road
  17. 17 : km 1.87 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  18. 18 : km 3.99 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight right onto Union Canal Towpath
  19. 19 : km 5.79 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  20. 20 : km 6.77 - alt. 74 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  21. 21 : km 7.24 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  22. 22 : km 7.5 - alt. 73 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  23. 23 : km 7.91 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  24. 24 : km 8.45 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight left
  25. 25 : km 9.52 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  26. 26 : km 10.52 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 10.58 - alt. 71 m - Turn sharp left onto Hermiston House Road
  28. 28 : km 10.82 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto A71
  29. 29 : km 10.87 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Hermiston Walk
  30. 30 : km 11.62 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 11.64 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Boundary Road East
  32. 32 : km 11.68 - alt. 88 m - Turn left onto The Avenue
  33. 33 : km 11.71 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 12.05 - alt. 96 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 12.95 - alt. 110 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 13.03 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Curriehill Road
  37. 37 : km 13.31 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 13.37 - alt. 106 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 13.67 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 40 : km 13.72 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp left onto Currievale Drive
  41. 41 : km 13.73 - alt. 116 m - Turn sharp right
  42. 42 : km 13.94 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 14.02 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 14.25 - alt. 149 m - Turn right onto Dolphin Road
  45. 45 : km 14.35 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 14.46 - alt. 150 m - Turn left onto Lanark Road West, A70
  47. 47 : km 14.87 - alt. 143 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 14.96 - alt. 139 m - Turn right onto Kirkgate
  49. 49 : km 15.01 - alt. 133 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 15.02 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 15.03 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  52. 52 : km 16.19 - alt. 123 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  53. 53 : km 17.14 - alt. 114 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  54. 54 : km 17.45 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 18.26 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  56. 56 : km 18.32 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 18.34 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 18.37 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 18.39 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  60. 60 : km 19.93 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  61. 61 : km 19.94 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  62. 62 : km 20.17 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Bogs Bridge
  63. 63 : km 20.19 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 20.2 - alt. 64 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 20.65 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  66. 66 : km 21 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 21.02 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 21.04 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 21.07 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  70. 70 : km 21.14 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 21.18 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  72. 72 : km 22.32 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 22.33 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 22.34 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
  75. 75 : km 22.38 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Colinton Road
  76. 76 : km 22.6 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Craiglockhart Terrace
  77. 77 : km 22.61 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 22.65 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 23.83 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Morningside Terrace
  80. 80 : km 23.85 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Millar Crescent
  81. E : km 24.05 - alt. 78 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.

Other walks in the area

Walking Outlying tops of Arthur’s Seat, Edimburgh

Walker
↔12.19 km ↗+214 m ↘-214 m ◔4h 05 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Edinburgh

The route is following a shallow valley between the Blackford Hill and Church Hill / Greenhill ridges. It brings you to a great panorama over the whole of Edimburgh. A walk which can be conveniently shortened by beginning and ending at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.

Walking Tour of Braids

Walker
↔8.81 km ↗+205 m ↘-206 m ◔3h 05 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Edinburgh

Circular walking tour of the Braids using lesser known byways, back-alleys and backwaters.

J'ai un gros doute sur le passage dans le golf, entre le point 4-5-6. J'espère que c'est juste !

Walking Canal Basin

Walker
↔8.88 km ↗+45 m ↘-46 m ◔2h 40 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Edinburgh

A urban walk to get some indight about historical facts related to Astley Ainslie, St Roque, Canaan House, Edinburgh's Plague, Lochrin and two bridges.

Walking A sweep past sixteen old curling ponds

Walker
↔9.47 km ↗+105 m ↘-101 m ◔3h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Edinburgh

This walk visits 16 ponds used for curling. On the way learn about curling and also about the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

Walking A War Poets 4-loop

Walker
↔10.62 km ↗+96 m ↘-100 m ◔3h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Edinburgh

Circular walk through Greenbank and Craiglockhart, visiting the grounds of the War (Hydropathic) Hospital, City Hospital for Infectious Diseases and Poor House.

Walking A Craigmillar Castle Circular, Edimburgh

Walker
↔10.71 km ↗+108 m ↘-108 m ◔3h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Edinburgh

Visit Craigmillar Castle

Walking In the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson

Walker
↔9.39 km ↗+120 m ↘-116 m ◔3h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Edinburgh

On this walk, you will find out about Stevenson in the Southern suburb of Edimburgh, visiting Morningside Cemetery and the Hermitage of Braid.

Walking A Mortonhall figure-of-eight, Blackford

Walker
↔10.38 km ↗+191 m ↘-185 m ◔3h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Edinburgh

This circular walk visits Backford Hill with the Royal Observatory and Mortonhall.

For more walks, use our search engine.

The GPS track and description are the property of the author.

Loading…