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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.78 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 31 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 35 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 95 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 70 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.938636° / W 3.173489°
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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. 84 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Road
  4. 4 : km 0.13 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road
  5. 5 : km 0.66 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.69 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left onto Rankeillor Street
  7. 7 : km 0.85 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.97 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1.53 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 1.59 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 1.62 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Jawbone Walk
  12. 12 : km 1.92 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 1.95 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right
  14. 14 : km 2.72 - alt. 94 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 2.73 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight left onto Leamington Terrace
  16. 16 : km 3.13 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Gilmore Place
  17. 17 : km 3.14 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Leamington Road
  18. 18 : km 3.25 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  19. 19 : km 5.38 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 5.4 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 5.44 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Colinton Road
  22. 22 : km 5.82 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Colinton Road
  23. 23 : km 7.03 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Morningside Road
  24. 24 : km 7.05 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Chamberlain Road
  25. 25 : km 7.34 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Greenhill Gardens
  26. 26 : km 7.6 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp right
  27. 27 : km 7.61 - alt. 95 m - Keep left
  28. 28 : km 7.61 - alt. 95 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 8.4 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Warrender Park Road
  30. 30 : km 8.42 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Roseneath Street
  31. 31 : km 9.08 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Sciennes
  32. 32 : km 9.12 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Sciennes House Place
  33. 33 : km 9.2 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 9.22 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 9.35 - alt. 80 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 9.38 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Newington Road
  37. 37 : km 9.48 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Salisbury Road
  38. 38 : km 9.78 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road
  39. S/E : km 9.78 - alt. 84 m

Useful Information

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