Edinburgh Sightseeing

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.47 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 150 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 141 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 101 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 17 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.951016° / W 3.178574°
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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. 46 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Nether Bakehouse
  3. 3 : km 0.01 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Cooper's Close
  4. 4 : km 0.01 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Wilson's Court
  5. 5 : km 0.06 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Wilson's Court
  6. 6 : km 0.09 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Canongate
  7. 7 : km 0.15 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Old Tolbooth Wynd
  8. 8 : km 0.31 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp right onto Calton Road
  9. 9 : km 0.86 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Leith Street
  10. 10 : km 1 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.01 - alt. 64 m - Turn slight left
  12. 12 : km 1.07 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 1.07 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 1.32 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto South St David Street
  15. 15 : km 1.33 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  16. 16 : km 1.66 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 1.66 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 1.73 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Frederick Street
  19. 19 : km 1.88 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Frederick Street
  20. 20 : km 2.35 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto South East Circus Place
  21. 21 : km 2.73 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 2.76 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 2.77 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Saunders Street
  24. 24 : km 2.89 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 2.91 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Saunders Street
  26. 26 : km 2.99 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 3.56 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Miller Row
  28. 28 : km 3.66 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Dean Path
  29. 29 : km 3.67 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Hawthornbank Lane
  30. 30 : km 3.84 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp right onto Damside
  31. 31 : km 3.88 - alt. 28 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  32. 32 : km 4.05 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 4.08 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Dean Path
  34. 34 : km 4.31 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Miller Row
  35. 35 : km 4.99 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 5.21 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Kerr Street
  37. 37 : km 5.61 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Howe Street
  38. 38 : km 6.04 - alt. 66 m - Enter roundabout
  39. 39 : km 6.23 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 6.44 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Castle Street
  41. 41 : km 6.44 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  42. 42 : km 6.53 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 6.54 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  44. 44 : km 6.73 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 6.74 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 6.75 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 6.77 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 6.79 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 6.81 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight right
  50. 50 : km 6.86 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 6.87 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 6.88 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 6.92 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 6.92 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 6.96 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp right
  56. 56 : km 7 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight left
  57. 57 : km 7.01 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 7.02 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 7.09 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 7.16 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 7.23 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto King's Stables Road
  62. 62 : km 7.49 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Barrace Steps
  63. 63 : km 7.55 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Castle Terrace
  64. 64 : km 7.57 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Johnston Terrace
  65. 65 : km 7.82 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Granny's Green Steps
  66. 66 : km 7.9 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  67. 67 : km 7.92 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  68. 68 : km 7.93 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Grassmarket
  69. 69 : km 7.96 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto West Port
  70. 70 : km 7.96 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Vennel
  71. 71 : km 8.24 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Lauriston Place
  72. 72 : km 8.45 - alt. 85 m - Keep left onto Forrest Road
  73. 73 : km 8.65 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Candlemaker Row
  74. 74 : km 8.66 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Candlemaker Row
  75. 75 : km 8.83 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight left onto Cowgatehead
  76. 76 : km 9.04 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 9.06 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  78. 78 : km 9.07 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Dunlop's Court
  79. 79 : km 9.07 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Grassmarket
  80. 80 : km 9.09 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Castle Wynd South
  81. 81 : km 9.26 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Castlehill
  82. 82 : km 9.38 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Lawnmarket
  83. 83 : km 9.55 - alt. 88 m - Keep left onto High Street
  84. 84 : km 9.73 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Covenant Close
  85. 85 : km 9.74 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto High Street
  86. 86 : km 10.23 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 10.24 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Canongate
  88. 88 : km 10.39 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Wilson's Court
  89. 89 : km 10.42 - alt. 49 m - Turn right onto Wilson's Court
  90. 90 : km 10.47 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Cooper's Close
  91. S/E : km 10.47 - alt. 47 m

Useful Information

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