A Trip To Hospital

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 9.92 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 65 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 74 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 85 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 43 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.938958° / W 3.173728°
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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. 85 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  3. 3 : km 0.22 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.35 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 0.51 - alt. 81 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.67 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.7 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight right
  8. 8 : km 0.73 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp left
  9. 9 : km 0.78 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 0.92 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Marchhall Road
  11. 11 : km 1.01 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Priestfield Road North
  12. 12 : km 1.12 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Priestfield Road
  13. 13 : km 1.95 - alt. 44 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 2.02 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto King's Meadow
  15. 15 : km 2.03 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Prestonfield Avenue
  16. 16 : km 2.07 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Peffermill Road
  17. 17 : km 2.8 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 2.81 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 2.85 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 2.89 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 2.93 - alt. 50 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Castlebrae Glebe
  22. 22 : km 3.05 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 3.08 - alt. 51 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 3.59 - alt. 76 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 3.82 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left
  26. 26 : km 4.49 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Little France Drive
  27. 27 : km 4.72 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 4.78 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 4.81 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 5.27 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 5.52 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp left onto Little France Crescent
  32. 32 : km 5.56 - alt. 55 m - Keep right onto Little France Crescent
  33. 33 : km 5.63 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight right onto Old Dalkeith Road
  34. 34 : km 6.32 - alt. 54 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 6.34 - alt. 53 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 6.76 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 7.02 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 7.16 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 7.32 - alt. 52 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 7.61 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Gilmerton Road
  41. 41 : km 7.89 - alt. 53 m - Turn sharp left onto Liberton Road
  42. 42 : km 7.89 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 7.9 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 7.97 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Gordon Terrace
  45. 45 : km 8.14 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Craigmillar Park
  46. 46 : km 9.15 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto Mayfield Terrace
  47. 47 : km 9.28 - alt. 66 m - Turn sharp left onto Blacket Place
  48. 48 : km 9.76 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp left onto Dalkeith Road
  49. S/E : km 9.92 - alt. 84 m

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