Day 16 - Edinburgh To St Andrews

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 84.26 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 25h 50 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 605 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 657 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 185 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.950734° / W 3.183441°
  • ⚑
    End: N 56.338352° / W 2.801062°
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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. 61 m - Start on Canongate
  2. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto New Street
  3. 3 : km 0.29 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Calton Road
  4. 4 : km 0.69 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.71 - alt. 58 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.76 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 0.77 - alt. 53 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 0.87 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.89 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 0.91 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Picardy Place, A900
  11. 11 : km 0.95 - alt. 52 m - Keep left onto Picardy Place, B901
  12. 12 : km 0.99 - alt. 52 m - Turn slight right onto Broughton Street, B901
  13. 13 : km 1.33 - alt. 33 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Mansfield Place, B901
  14. 14 : km 1.86 - alt. 16 m - Turn sharp right onto Broughton Road, B900
  15. 15 : km 1.92 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Warriston Path
  16. 16 : km 2.33 - alt. 12 m - Keep left onto Goldenacre Path
  17. 17 : km 3.95 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  18. 18 : km 4.53 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 5.1 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 5.11 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Lower Granton Road, A901
  21. 21 : km 5.14 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 5 onto West Granton Road
  22. 22 : km 7.23 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Muirhouse Parkway
  23. 23 : km 8.49 - alt. 43 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Lauriston Farm Road
  24. 24 : km 9.09 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Cramond Road South
  25. 25 : km 10.19 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Cramond Road North
  26. 26 : km 11.3 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Whitehouse Road
  27. 27 : km 11.67 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Brae Park Road
  28. 28 : km 12.43 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 15.71 - alt. 58 m - Keep left onto Main Street
  30. 30 : km 16.81 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 17.08 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Killiekrankies Path
  32. 32 : km 17.31 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Packard Street
  33. 33 : km 17.41 - alt. 55 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 17.58 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 17.66 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 17.9 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 17.94 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Ashburnham Road
  38. 38 : km 17.97 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Rosebery Avenue
  39. 39 : km 18.56 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Kirkliston Road, B907
  40. 40 : km 18.6 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Viewforth Place
  41. 41 : km 18.74 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Viewforth Road
  42. 42 : km 18.76 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Hugh Russell Place
  43. 43 : km 18.84 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 19.08 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 19.3 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  46. 46 : km 23.31 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Hope Street, B981
  47. 47 : km 24.26 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Townhall Street
  48. 48 : km 24.36 - alt. 24 m - Keep right onto King Street
  49. 49 : km 24.73 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Hillend Road
  50. 50 : km 25.6 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 26.15 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 26.63 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 26.64 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Harbour Drive
  54. 54 : km 26.65 - alt. 39 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Harbour Drive
  55. 55 : km 26.8 - alt. 45 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Harbour Way
  56. 56 : km 27.16 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 27.26 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 27.27 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Western Access Road
  59. 59 : km 27.35 - alt. 33 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  60. 60 : km 27.42 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 27.42 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 27.46 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 27.46 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Moray Way North
  64. 64 : km 28.74 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Moray Way South
  65. 65 : km 28.9 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto St Colme Drive
  66. 66 : km 29.01 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 30.23 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 30.35 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right onto Beech Avenue
  69. 69 : km 31.54 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 31.55 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right
  71. 71 : km 31.68 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto High Street, A921
  72. 72 : km 32.32 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Hawkcraig Road
  73. 73 : km 32.67 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 32.68 - alt. 20 m - Keep left
  75. 75 : km 33.01 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 33.16 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 33.19 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  78. 78 : km 33.27 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 35.51 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 35.59 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  81. 81 : km 36.03 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left
  82. 82 : km 36.19 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  83. 83 : km 36.49 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Kirkton Road
  84. 84 : km 36.52 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Broomhill Avenue
  85. 85 : km 36.59 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Lonsdale Crescent
  86. 86 : km 36.9 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Manse Lane
  87. 87 : km 37.1 - alt. 15 m - Keep right onto Craigkennochie Terrace
  88. 88 : km 37.41 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Kirkbank Road
  89. 89 : km 37.42 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Kinghorn Road, A921
  90. 90 : km 38.05 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 40.42 - alt. 41 m - Keep left
  92. 92 : km 40.59 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left onto Burntisland Road, A921
  93. 93 : km 41.03 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto North Overgate
  94. 94 : km 41.18 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Eastgate
  95. 95 : km 41.37 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Kirkcaldy Road, A921
  96. 96 : km 43.26 - alt. 23 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Kinghorn Road, A921
  97. 97 : km 43.54 - alt. 24 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Kinghorn Road, A921
  98. 98 : km 44.16 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 44.29 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  100. 100 : km 44.5 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Kirkcaldy Promenade
  101. 101 : km 46.18 - alt. 1 m - Keep left
  102. 102 : km 46.22 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  103. 103 : km 46.24 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  104. 104 : km 46.26 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  105. 105 : km 46.32 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  106. 106 : km 46.34 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  107. 107 : km 46.98 - alt. 25 m - Keep right
  108. 108 : km 47.32 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  109. 109 : km 47.33 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 47.61 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight right
  111. 111 : km 47.88 - alt. 15 m - Keep left
  112. 112 : km 48.26 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  113. 113 : km 48.86 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto West Quality Street
  114. 114 : km 48.94 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight left onto West Quality Street
  115. 115 : km 49.02 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto West Port
  116. 116 : km 49.04 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Quality Street
  117. 117 : km 49.26 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Hill Street
  118. 118 : km 49.71 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Normand Road, A955
  119. 119 : km 51.67 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  120. 120 : km 51.72 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  121. 121 : km 51.77 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight left onto A955
  122. 122 : km 52.71 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Rodger Place
  123. 123 : km 52.78 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Bowling Green Terrace
  124. 124 : km 53.08 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  125. 125 : km 53.09 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Lochhead Crescent
  126. 126 : km 53.28 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto A955
  127. 127 : km 55.51 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Main Avenue
  128. 128 : km 55.54 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Wemysshaven Gardens
  129. 129 : km 55.86 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Alexander Street
  130. 130 : km 55.87 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Summer Road
  131. 131 : km 55.9 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto A955
  132. 132 : km 57.65 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  133. 133 : km 57.66 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  134. 134 : km 58.53 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A955
  135. 135 : km 60.45 - alt. 10 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A955
  136. 136 : km 60.62 - alt. 1 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A955
  137. 137 : km 61.23 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto School Lane, A955
  138. 138 : km 62.34 - alt. 12 m - At roundabout, take exit 4 onto Scoonie Brae, A915
  139. 139 : km 67.36 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto St Andrews Road, A915
  140. 140 : km 83.04 - alt. 34 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A915
  141. E : km 84.26 - alt. 16 m

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