Leith To Dean Village And Back

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 17.47 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 69 m
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    Vertical drop: - 71 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 61 m
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    Lowest point: 2 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.970315° / W 3.170292°
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Description

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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. 10 m - Start on Academy Street
  2. 2 : km 0.15 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Wellington Place
  3. 3 : km 0.22 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Links Lane
  4. 4 : km 0.29 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Constitution Street
  5. 5 : km 0.69 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Baltic Street
  6. 6 : km 2.13 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Hawthornvale
  7. 7 : km 2.14 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 2.77 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Craighall Road
  9. 9 : km 2.78 - alt. 3 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Starbank Road
  10. 10 : km 3.29 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 3.29 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 4.01 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Ferry Road Path
  13. 13 : km 4.44 - alt. 27 m - Keep right onto Ferry Road Path
  14. 14 : km 9.13 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 9.16 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  16. 16 : km 9.63 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  17. 17 : km 9.89 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 9.97 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Douglas Crescent
  19. 19 : km 10.28 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Douglas Gardens
  20. 20 : km 10.42 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left onto Belford Road
  21. 21 : km 10.51 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 10.55 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  23. 23 : km 10.85 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 10.89 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Dean Path
  25. 25 : km 11.11 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Miller Row
  26. 26 : km 11.73 - alt. 18 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  27. 27 : km 11.78 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 11.79 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 11.8 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto St Bernard's Bridge
  30. 30 : km 11.84 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Dean Terrace
  31. 31 : km 12.38 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto St. Bernard's Row
  32. 32 : km 12.41 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Arboretum Avenue
  33. 33 : km 12.46 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 12.74 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Rocheid Path
  35. 35 : km 13.39 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Inverleith Row
  36. 36 : km 13.56 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 13.6 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp left onto Warriston Road
  38. 38 : km 13.98 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 14.19 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  40. 40 : km 14.22 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  41. 41 : km 14.47 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto St Mark's Path
  42. 42 : km 14.47 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  43. 43 : km 14.93 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  44. 44 : km 15.04 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto Warriston Path
  45. 45 : km 15.05 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Path
  46. 46 : km 15.95 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 15.99 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  48. 48 : km 16.03 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  49. 49 : km 16.5 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Commercial Street
  50. 50 : km 16.78 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Constitution Street
  51. 51 : km 17.18 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Links Lane
  52. 52 : km 17.24 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto Wellington Place
  53. 53 : km 17.32 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Wellington Place
  54. S/E : km 17.47 - alt. 10 m

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