Water Of Leith Full Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 20.49 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 24 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 176 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 160 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.887476° / W 3.339074°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.978418° / W 3.170532°
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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 1.35 - alt. 141 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  3. 3 : km 1.67 - alt. 142 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  4. 4 : km 3.39 - alt. 123 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  5. 5 : km 4.35 - alt. 114 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  6. 6 : km 4.65 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 5.06 - alt. 107 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 5.27 - alt. 118 m - Turn slight right onto Gillespie Road, B701
  9. 9 : km 5.74 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 5.83 - alt. 99 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  11. 11 : km 5.87 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  12. 12 : km 7.05 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  13. 13 : km 7.06 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  14. 14 : km 7.29 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Bogs Bridge
  15. 15 : km 7.32 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 7.32 - alt. 64 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 7.78 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  18. 18 : km 8.13 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 8.14 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 8.16 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 8.19 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  22. 22 : km 8.53 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  23. 23 : km 9.34 - alt. 49 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  24. 24 : km 9.85 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  25. 25 : km 10.18 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Ford's Road
  26. 26 : km 10.28 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 10.31 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 10.34 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 10.37 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 10.38 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 10.83 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right
  32. 32 : km 10.86 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  33. 33 : km 10.88 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  34. 34 : km 11.23 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right
  35. 35 : km 11.23 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  36. 36 : km 11.38 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 11.41 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 11.45 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  39. 39 : km 12.02 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  40. 40 : km 12.45 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Place
  41. 41 : km 12.53 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Gardens
  42. 42 : km 12.6 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace, A8
  43. 43 : km 12.64 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Cliff
  44. 44 : km 12.69 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  45. 45 : km 13.19 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 13.31 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  47. 47 : km 13.73 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left
  48. 48 : km 14.19 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 14.23 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Dean Path
  50. 50 : km 14.45 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Miller Row
  51. 51 : km 15.07 - alt. 18 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  52. 52 : km 15.12 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 15.13 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 15.14 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto St Bernard's Bridge
  55. 55 : km 15.18 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Dean Terrace
  56. 56 : km 15.38 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Deanhaugh Street, B900
  57. 57 : km 15.49 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto St. Bernard's Row
  58. 58 : km 15.5 - alt. 15 m - Keep left onto St. Bernard's Row
  59. 59 : km 15.62 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Arboretum Avenue
  60. 60 : km 15.67 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 15.95 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Rocheid Path
  62. 62 : km 16.39 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Tanfield Footbridge
  63. 63 : km 16.6 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 16.68 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 16.68 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Brandon Terrace
  66. 66 : km 16.7 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Canonmills Bridge, B901
  67. 67 : km 16.72 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  68. 68 : km 17.35 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  69. 69 : km 17.59 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto St Mark's Path
  70. 70 : km 17.6 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  71. 71 : km 18.05 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  72. 72 : km 18.16 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto Warriston Path
  73. 73 : km 18.17 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Path
  74. 74 : km 18.38 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 18.4 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Newhaven Road
  76. 76 : km 18.47 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  77. 77 : km 18.83 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  78. 78 : km 18.86 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Anderson Place
  79. 79 : km 18.92 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto West Bowling Green Street
  80. 80 : km 18.99 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 19.06 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  82. 82 : km 19.11 - alt. 6 m - Keep right
  83. 83 : km 19.15 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp left
  84. 84 : km 19.16 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp right onto Water of Leith Path
  85. 85 : km 19.4 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  86. 86 : km 19.44 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  87. 87 : km 19.48 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  88. 88 : km 20.01 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  89. 89 : km 20.08 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  90. 90 : km 20.14 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  91. 91 : km 20.18 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Sandport
  92. 92 : km 20.21 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Commercial Quay
  93. 93 : km 20.24 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 20.25 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 20.27 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 20.33 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right
  97. 97 : km 20.37 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right
  98. E : km 20.49 - alt. 5 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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