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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 29.79 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 253 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 287 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 108 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Midlothian 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.866361° / W 3.064832°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.950894° / W 3.19123°
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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. 94 m - Start on St Davids
  2. 2 : km 0.11 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Main Street
  3. 3 : km 0.56 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Bryans Road
  4. 4 : km 0.57 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Newbattle Road
  5. 5 : km 3.07 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Melville Road
  6. 6 : km 4.1 - alt. 68 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Melville Gate Road
  7. 7 : km 4.49 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Melville Gate Road
  8. 8 : km 4.53 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto A6106
  9. 9 : km 4.92 - alt. 61 m - Keep left onto A6106
  10. 10 : km 4.97 - alt. 61 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Sherrifhall Roundabout
  11. 11 : km 5.77 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto A7
  12. 12 : km 5.77 - alt. 65 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 5.86 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight left onto A7
  14. 14 : km 7.75 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Ferniehill Road
  15. 15 : km 7.77 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Old Dalkeith Road
  16. 16 : km 10.63 - alt. 48 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Peffermill Road
  17. 17 : km 10.68 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 10.71 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 10.72 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 10.73 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road
  21. 21 : km 12.08 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  22. 22 : km 12.12 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 12.16 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 12.16 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 12.28 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 12.28 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 12.32 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  28. 28 : km 12.6 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto East Parkside
  29. 29 : km 12.6 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 12.76 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 12.82 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  32. 32 : km 12.98 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 13.08 - alt. 108 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 13.09 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Volunteer's Walk
  35. 35 : km 13.12 - alt. 103 m - Keep left onto Volunteer's Walk
  36. 36 : km 13.4 - alt. 74 m - Keep right onto Volunteer's Walk
  37. 37 : km 14.05 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 38 : km 14.07 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Volunteer's Walk
  39. 39 : km 14.34 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 14.37 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 14.37 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  42. 42 : km 14.39 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 14.48 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 14.49 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  45. 45 : km 14.78 - alt. 38 m - Enter roundabout
  46. 46 : km 16.1 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right onto Castlehill
  47. 47 : km 16.23 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Castle Wynd North
  48. 48 : km 16.29 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Johnston Terrace
  49. 49 : km 16.7 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Castle Terrace
  50. 50 : km 17.01 - alt. 59 m - Keep left onto Castle Terrace
  51. 51 : km 17.05 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Lothian Road
  52. 52 : km 17.05 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road
  53. 53 : km 17.16 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road
  54. 54 : km 17.2 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 17.22 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  56. 56 : km 17.69 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp left
  57. 57 : km 17.7 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp left onto Bell's Brae
  58. 58 : km 17.88 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp right onto Miller Row
  59. 59 : km 18.55 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 18.77 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Kerr Street
  61. 61 : km 18.81 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  62. 62 : km 18.83 - alt. 15 m - Turn sharp right onto Deanhaugh Street
  63. 63 : km 18.94 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto St. Bernard's Row
  64. 64 : km 18.95 - alt. 15 m - Keep left onto St. Bernard's Row
  65. 65 : km 19.07 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Arboretum Avenue
  66. 66 : km 19.4 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Rocheid Path
  67. 67 : km 19.87 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Tanfield Footbridge
  68. 68 : km 20.07 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 20.2 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Canonmills Bridge
  70. 70 : km 20.27 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Warriston Crescent
  71. 71 : km 20.59 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 20.6 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Warriston Path
  73. 73 : km 20.62 - alt. 12 m - Keep right onto Warriston Path
  74. 74 : km 21.42 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto Warriston Path
  75. 75 : km 21.43 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Path
  76. 76 : km 22.33 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  77. 77 : km 22.38 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  78. 78 : km 22.41 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  79. 79 : km 22.88 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 22.88 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Commercial Wharf
  81. 81 : km 22.89 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Commercial Street
  82. 82 : km 23.17 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Constitution Street
  83. 83 : km 23.81 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Duke Street
  84. 84 : km 24.5 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Easter Road
  85. 85 : km 25.04 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto St Clair Street
  86. 86 : km 25.45 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Albion Place
  87. 87 : km 25.64 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Albion Road
  88. 88 : km 25.94 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Lochend Butterfly Way
  89. 89 : km 26.03 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  90. 90 : km 26.13 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left onto Moray Park Terrace
  91. 91 : km 26.27 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Moray Park Terrace
  92. 92 : km 26.27 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Moray Park Terrace
  93. 93 : km 26.33 - alt. 29 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Marionville Road
  94. 94 : km 26.37 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 26.38 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Marionville Road
  96. 96 : km 26.52 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Wishaw Terrace
  97. 97 : km 26.65 - alt. 28 m - Turn left onto London Road
  98. 98 : km 27.2 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto London Road
  99. 99 : km 28.07 - alt. 40 m - Keep left onto London Road
  100. 100 : km 28.16 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Picardy Place
  101. 101 : km 28.37 - alt. 51 m - Keep left onto Leith Street
  102. 102 : km 28.72 - alt. 63 m - Keep right onto Leith Street
  103. 103 : km 28.74 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight right onto Princes Street
  104. 104 : km 28.96 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 28.97 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  106. 106 : km 29.23 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  107. 107 : km 29.24 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  108. 108 : km 29.29 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto The Mound
  109. 109 : km 29.55 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Market Street
  110. 110 : km 29.79 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight right onto Market Street
  111. E : km 29.79 - alt. 58 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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