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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.08 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 109 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 116 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 180 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 98 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.902767° / W 3.207311°
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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. 176 m - Start on Fairmile Avenue
  2. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 180 m - Turn left onto Oxgangs Road, B701
  3. 3 : km 0.27 - alt. 174 m - Turn sharp left onto Buckstone Terrace, A702
  4. 4 : km 0.28 - alt. 175 m - Keep right onto Buckstone Terrace, A702
  5. 5 : km 1.11 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto Buckstone Terrace
  6. 6 : km 1.96 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Braid Hills Road
  7. 7 : km 2.78 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 2.83 - alt. 120 m - Turn sharp left
  9. 9 : km 2.86 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.98 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 2.99 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight right
  12. 12 : km 3 - alt. 109 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 3.04 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 3.26 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 3.53 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp right
  16. 16 : km 3.61 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight right onto Braid Road
  17. 17 : km 3.67 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp right
  18. 18 : km 3.68 - alt. 101 m - Turn sharp left onto Braidburn Terrace
  19. 19 : km 4.85 - alt. 107 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 20 : km 4.95 - alt. 109 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 5.16 - alt. 109 m - Turn right onto Firrhill Drive
  22. 22 : km 5.18 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 5.34 - alt. 111 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 5.36 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight left onto Firrhill Drive
  25. 25 : km 5.58 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 5.67 - alt. 113 m - Turn left onto Firrhill Crescent
  27. 27 : km 5.69 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 5.75 - alt. 113 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 5.8 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 5.81 - alt. 114 m - Turn sharp left onto Oxgangs Road North
  31. 31 : km 5.82 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 6.03 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Colinton Mains Drive
  33. 33 : km 6.21 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Colinton Mains Loan
  34. 34 : km 6.36 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto The Back Path
  35. 35 : km 6.64 - alt. 121 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 6.73 - alt. 126 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 6.96 - alt. 143 m - Turn slight right
  38. 38 : km 6.98 - alt. 145 m - Turn left onto Redford Road, B701
  39. 39 : km 6.99 - alt. 145 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 7.19 - alt. 161 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 7.2 - alt. 162 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 7.29 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 7.45 - alt. 167 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 7.85 - alt. 149 m - Turn right onto Redford Road, B701
  45. 45 : km 7.87 - alt. 149 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 7.88 - alt. 149 m - Turn sharp right onto Redford Road, B701
  47. 47 : km 7.9 - alt. 149 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 8.38 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Oxgangs Road North
  49. 49 : km 8.54 - alt. 139 m - Turn left onto Oxgangs Bank
  50. 50 : km 8.63 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 9 - alt. 138 m - Turn right onto Pentland Drive
  52. 52 : km 9.01 - alt. 139 m - Turn left onto East Camus Path
  53. 53 : km 9.14 - alt. 140 m - Turn right onto Pentland School Lane
  54. 54 : km 9.38 - alt. 155 m - Turn left onto Camus Avenue
  55. 55 : km 9.58 - alt. 156 m - Turn sharp right onto East Camus Road
  56. 56 : km 9.83 - alt. 169 m - Turn left onto Caiystane Crescent
  57. 57 : km 9.89 - alt. 168 m - Turn right onto Fairmile Avenue
  58. S/E : km 10.08 - alt. 176 m

Useful Information

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