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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 16.05 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 66 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 131 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 160 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 36 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.887521° / W 3.339084°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.936824° / W 3.207852°
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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. 160 m - Start on Bridge Road
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 160 m - Turn sharp left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  3. 3 : km 1.36 - alt. 141 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  4. 4 : km 1.68 - alt. 142 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  5. 5 : km 3.4 - alt. 123 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  6. 6 : km 4.35 - alt. 114 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  7. 7 : km 4.66 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 5.47 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  9. 9 : km 5.53 - alt. 97 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  10. 10 : km 7.07 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  11. 11 : km 7.08 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  12. 12 : km 7.31 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Bogs Bridge
  13. 13 : km 7.34 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 7.34 - alt. 64 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 7.8 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 8.15 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 8.16 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 8.18 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 8.21 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  20. 20 : km 8.55 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  21. 21 : km 9.36 - alt. 49 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  22. 22 : km 9.87 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  23. 23 : km 10.19 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Ford's Road
  24. 24 : km 10.26 - alt. 47 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  25. 25 : km 10.6 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 10.61 - alt. 45 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  27. 27 : km 10.63 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 10.65 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  29. 29 : km 10.66 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  30. 30 : km 10.68 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  31. 31 : km 11.03 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right
  32. 32 : km 11.03 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  33. 33 : km 11.18 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 11.21 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 11.25 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  36. 36 : km 11.82 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  37. 37 : km 12.25 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Place
  38. 38 : km 12.33 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Gardens
  39. 39 : km 12.4 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace, A8
  40. 40 : km 12.43 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Cliff
  41. 41 : km 12.48 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  42. 42 : km 12.99 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 13.11 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  44. 44 : km 13.37 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 13.44 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Douglas Crescent
  46. 46 : km 13.76 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Palmerston Place
  47. 47 : km 14.07 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Bishop's Walk
  48. 48 : km 14.09 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Palmerston Place
  49. 49 : km 14.55 - alt. 63 m - Keep left onto Dewar Place, B700
  50. 50 : km 14.58 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight left onto Morrison Street, B700
  51. 51 : km 14.59 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Gardner's Crescent
  52. 52 : km 14.64 - alt. 69 m - Keep left onto Gardner's Crescent
  53. 53 : km 14.66 - alt. 69 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 14.76 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight right onto Gardner's Crescent
  55. 55 : km 14.92 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Fountainbridge
  56. 56 : km 15.36 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Viewforth
  57. E : km 16.05 - alt. 95 m

Useful Information

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