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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 24.05 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 821 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 819 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 576 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 186 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.876213° / W 3.339041°
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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. 202 m - Start on Cockburn Crescent
  2. 2 : km 0.11 - alt. 201 m - Turn right onto Balerno Terminus
  3. 3 : km 0.16 - alt. 201 m - Turn right onto Mansfield Road
  4. 4 : km 0.42 - alt. 208 m - Turn left onto Malleny Millgate
  5. 5 : km 1.01 - alt. 199 m - Turn sharp right onto Harlaw Road
  6. 6 : km 1.81 - alt. 228 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 2.25 - alt. 247 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 2.26 - alt. 247 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 2.32 - alt. 248 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 2.46 - alt. 246 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 2.52 - alt. 247 m - Turn slight left
  12. 12 : km 3.03 - alt. 249 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 3.32 - alt. 250 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 4.52 - alt. 265 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 4.82 - alt. 259 m - Turn sharp right
  16. 16 : km 5.65 - alt. 301 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 5.75 - alt. 301 m - Turn left onto Red Road
  18. 18 : km 5.96 - alt. 314 m - Keep right onto Red Road
  19. 19 : km 8.89 - alt. 458 m - Keep right onto Red Road
  20. 20 : km 8.91 - alt. 458 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 10.22 - alt. 476 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 12.11 - alt. 498 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 13.14 - alt. 426 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 15 - alt. 263 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 15.63 - alt. 189 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 15.81 - alt. 186 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 17.58 - alt. 228 m - Turn right onto Maiden's Cleugh
  28. 28 : km 17.84 - alt. 257 m - Keep left onto Maiden's Cleugh
  29. 29 : km 21.15 - alt. 255 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 21.44 - alt. 249 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 21.67 - alt. 247 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 21.73 - alt. 248 m - Turn slight left
  33. 33 : km 21.75 - alt. 248 m - Turn slight right
  34. 34 : km 21.81 - alt. 247 m - Turn slight right
  35. 35 : km 21.82 - alt. 247 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 22.26 - alt. 228 m - Turn left onto Harlaw Road
  37. 37 : km 23.06 - alt. 199 m - Turn sharp left
  38. 38 : km 23.65 - alt. 208 m - Turn right onto Mansfield Road
  39. 39 : km 23.91 - alt. 201 m - Turn left onto Balerno Terminus
  40. 40 : km 23.96 - alt. 201 m - Turn left onto Cockburn Crescent
  41. S/E : km 24.05 - alt. 201 m

Useful Information

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