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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.40 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 69 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 71 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 89 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 50 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.943922° / W 3.218618°
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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. 60 m
  2. 1 : km 0.27 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right
  3. 2 : km 0.29 - alt. 57 m - Keep right onto West Maitland Street
  4. 3 : km 0.57 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Shandwick Place
  5. 4 : km 0.58 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Atholl Crescent
  6. 5 : km 0.78 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right onto Shandwick Place
  7. 6 : km 0.98 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 1.01 - alt. 61 m - Keep left
  9. 8 : km 1.01 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left
  10. 9 : km 1.02 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Hope Street
  11. 10 : km 1.11 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Charlotte Square
  12. 11 : km 1.21 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 1.25 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight left onto Charlotte Square
  14. 13 : km 1.28 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto George Street
  15. 14 : km 1.31 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 15 : km 1.33 - alt. 65 m - Turn slight right onto George Street
  17. 16 : km 1.5 - alt. 65 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street
  18. 17 : km 1.7 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street
  19. 18 : km 1.91 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street
  20. 19 : km 2.11 - alt. 67 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 2.12 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 2.13 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto St Andrew Square
  23. 22 : km 2.3 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  24. 23 : km 2.38 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 2.39 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  26. 25 : km 2.58 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto North Bridge, A7
  27. 26 : km 3.29 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Drummond Street
  28. 27 : km 3.57 - alt. 69 m - Turn sharp left onto Pleasance
  29. 28 : km 3.69 - alt. 58 m - Keep left onto Pleasance
  30. 29 : km 3.72 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Cowgate
  31. 30 : km 4.58 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 4.6 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Grassmarket
  33. 32 : km 4.69 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto King's Stables Road
  34. 33 : km 5.24 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  35. 34 : km 5.26 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  36. 35 : km 5.28 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 5.31 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  38. 37 : km 5.34 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 5.44 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 5.56 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  41. 40 : km 5.63 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 5.65 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 5.65 - alt. 55 m - Keep right
  44. 43 : km 5.8 - alt. 55 m - Keep left
  45. 44 : km 5.86 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp right
  46. 45 : km 5.87 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  47. 46 : km 5.88 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto The Mound
  48. 47 : km 6.63 - alt. 84 m - Keep right onto Greyfriars Place
  49. 48 : km 6.76 - alt. 85 m - Keep left onto Forrest Road
  50. 49 : km 6.78 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 6.79 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  52. 51 : km 6.8 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  53. 52 : km 6.8 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Middle Meadow Walk
  54. 53 : km 7.1 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Jawbone Walk
  55. 54 : km 7.39 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Coronation Walk
  56. 55 : km 7.62 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto North Meadow Walk
  57. 56 : km 7.85 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  58. 57 : km 7.87 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Lonsdale Terrace
  59. 58 : km 7.88 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Brougham Place
  60. 59 : km 8.08 - alt. 74 m - Keep right onto Brougham Street, A700
  61. 60 : km 8.28 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Fountainbridge
  62. 61 : km 8.32 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Fountainbridge
  63. 62 : km 8.36 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight right onto Semple Street
  64. 63 : km 8.48 - alt. 70 m - Keep left onto Semple Street
  65. 64 : km 8.51 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight left onto Morrison Street, B700
  66. 65 : km 9.07 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
  67. 66 : km 9.15 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight left onto Dalry Road, A70
  68. 67 : km 9.37 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Dalry Gait
  69. S/E : km 9.4 - alt. 58 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.

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