5.5ish Crags Blackford

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.16 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 172 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 168 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 161 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.93869° / W 3.201336°
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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. 87 m - Start on Warrender Park Crescent
  2. 2 : km 0.23 - alt. 81 m - Keep left
  3. 3 : km 0.29 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight right onto Leamington Walk
  4. 4 : km 0.44 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  5. 5 : km 0.76 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 0.8 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 0.86 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto North Meadow Walk
  8. 8 : km 1.32 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.34 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto North Meadow Walk
  10. 10 : km 1.44 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Gifford Park
  11. 11 : km 1.56 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Rankeillor Street
  12. 12 : km 1.72 - alt. 74 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 1.77 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto St Leonard's Lane
  14. 14 : km 1.92 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left
  15. 15 : km 1.93 - alt. 73 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 2.07 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 2.08 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 2.38 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp right
  19. 19 : km 2.4 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 20 : km 3.28 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left
  21. 21 : km 3.3 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right
  22. 22 : km 3.32 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 3.32 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto Queen's Drive
  24. 24 : km 3.44 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 3.45 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 3.5 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 3.56 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 3.67 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Volunteer's Walk
  29. 29 : km 4.59 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight right onto Volunteer's Walk
  30. 30 : km 4.61 - alt. 109 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 4.62 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp right onto Volunteer's Walk
  32. 32 : km 4.68 - alt. 101 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 5.05 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto East Parkside
  34. 34 : km 5.06 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  35. 35 : km 5.36 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  36. 36 : km 5.43 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp right onto Salisbury Road
  37. 37 : km 5.9 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Causewayside
  38. 38 : km 6.99 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Lussielaw Road
  39. 39 : km 7.32 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight left onto Langton Road
  40. 40 : km 7.45 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto West Mains Road
  41. 41 : km 7.66 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Observatory Road
  42. 42 : km 7.7 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 7.72 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 7.73 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 7.75 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Observatory Road
  46. 46 : km 8.06 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight right
  47. 47 : km 8.07 - alt. 112 m - Keep left
  48. 48 : km 8.08 - alt. 114 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 8.09 - alt. 115 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 8.17 - alt. 124 m - Keep left
  51. 51 : km 8.37 - alt. 145 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 8.54 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  53. 53 : km 8.65 - alt. 156 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 8.75 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 8.86 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 8.9 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight right
  57. 57 : km 8.98 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp left
  58. 58 : km 9.47 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right
  59. 59 : km 9.56 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 9.6 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Cluny Gardens
  61. 61 : km 9.6 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Oswald Road
  62. 62 : km 10.1 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Kilgraston Road
  63. 63 : km 10.23 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Grange Loan
  64. 64 : km 10.38 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right onto Grange Loan
  65. 65 : km 10.38 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Grange Loan
  66. 66 : km 10.58 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Lover's Loan
  67. 67 : km 11.38 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp right onto Sciennes Road
  68. 68 : km 11.54 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left onto Roseneath Street
  69. 69 : km 11.54 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Warrender Park Road
  70. 70 : km 11.56 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Warrender Park Road
  71. 71 : km 12.01 - alt. 91 m - Turn right onto Marchmont Street
  72. 72 : km 12.13 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Warrender Park Crescent
  73. S/E : km 12.16 - alt. 87 m

Useful Information

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