7 Hills

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 29.13 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 10h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 675 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 676 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 243 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 30 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.937293° / W 3.202345°
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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. 94 m - Start on Warrender Park Road
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Whitehouse Loan
  3. 3 : km 0.14 - alt. 90 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 0.2 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto Leamington Walk
  5. 5 : km 0.76 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 0.97 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right onto South Meadow Walk
  7. 7 : km 1.07 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto South Meadow Walk
  8. 8 : km 1.55 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.67 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.8 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.81 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto West Preston Street
  12. 12 : km 2.07 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road
  13. 13 : km 2.18 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Road
  14. 14 : km 2.52 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 2.64 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right
  16. 16 : km 2.65 - alt. 78 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 2.75 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight left
  18. 18 : km 2.78 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 2.79 - alt. 90 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 2.95 - alt. 108 m - Keep right onto Piper's Walk
  21. 21 : km 2.96 - alt. 107 m - Keep left onto Piper's Walk
  22. 22 : km 3.38 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp right onto Piper's Walk
  23. 23 : km 3.63 - alt. 192 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 3.81 - alt. 234 m - Turn right onto Piper's Walk
  25. 25 : km 3.84 - alt. 243 m - Turn left onto Piper's Walk
  26. 26 : km 3.87 - alt. 238 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 3.88 - alt. 233 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 3.95 - alt. 215 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 4.07 - alt. 194 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 4.18 - alt. 169 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 4.27 - alt. 153 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 32 : km 4.86 - alt. 79 m - Keep left onto The Dry Dam
  33. 33 : km 4.97 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 5.07 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 5.15 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Volunteer's Walk
  36. 36 : km 5.29 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 5.34 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 5.35 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  39. 39 : km 5.4 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 5.45 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 5.9 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Abbeyhill
  42. 42 : km 5.91 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 5.93 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left onto Abbey Mount
  44. 44 : km 5.99 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 6.21 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Regent Road
  46. 46 : km 6.43 - alt. 65 m - Keep right onto Regent Road
  47. 47 : km 6.67 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 48 : km 7.13 - alt. 98 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 7.2 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 7.25 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight left
  51. 51 : km 7.3 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 7.31 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 7.37 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 7.38 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  55. 55 : km 7.38 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight right
  56. 56 : km 7.47 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  57. 57 : km 7.51 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road
  58. 58 : km 7.71 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 7.79 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto North Bridge
  60. 60 : km 8.14 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto High Street
  61. 61 : km 8.39 - alt. 87 m - Keep left onto High Street
  62. 62 : km 8.59 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right onto Castlehill
  63. 63 : km 8.71 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Castle Wynd North
  64. 64 : km 8.77 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Johnston Terrace
  65. 65 : km 9.32 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Spittal Street
  66. 66 : km 9.36 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Bread Street
  67. 67 : km 9.44 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Bread Street
  68. 68 : km 9.46 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 9.48 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Lothian Road
  70. 70 : km 9.55 - alt. 70 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road
  71. 71 : km 9.68 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road
  72. 72 : km 9.82 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road
  73. 73 : km 9.93 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road
  74. 74 : km 9.98 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 9.99 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  76. 76 : km 10.35 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Drumsheugh Gardens
  77. 77 : km 10.82 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Palmerston Place
  78. 78 : km 11.12 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight left onto Belford Road
  79. 79 : km 11.67 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Ravelston Dykes
  80. 80 : km 11.71 - alt. 53 m - Turn sharp right onto Ravelston Dykes
  81. 81 : km 13.38 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 13.64 - alt. 91 m - Keep left
  83. 83 : km 13.94 - alt. 120 m - Keep left
  84. 84 : km 13.98 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 14.02 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 14.08 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 14.16 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight right
  88. 88 : km 14.44 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 14.51 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 14.65 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 14.76 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 14.76 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 14.77 - alt. 159 m - Keep left
  94. 94 : km 14.9 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 14.95 - alt. 141 m - Keep left
  96. 96 : km 15 - alt. 135 m - Turn slight right
  97. 97 : km 15.17 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Kaimes Road
  98. 98 : km 15.9 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Road
  99. 99 : km 15.95 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  100. 100 : km 16.06 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  101. 101 : km 16.06 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  102. 102 : km 16.13 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Park East
  103. 103 : km 16.13 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Carrick Knowe Avenue
  104. 104 : km 16.76 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  105. 105 : km 16.89 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  106. 106 : km 16.9 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  107. 107 : km 16.95 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Stenhouse Drive
  108. 108 : km 17.41 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stenhouse Drive
  109. 109 : km 17.82 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Stenhouse Road
  110. 110 : km 17.83 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Stenhouse Mill Lane
  111. 111 : km 17.86 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Stenhouse Road
  112. 112 : km 18.11 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Chesser Avenue
  113. 113 : km 18.84 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Slateford Road
  114. 114 : km 18.99 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Allan Park Road
  115. 115 : km 19.29 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Allan Park Drive
  116. 116 : km 19.3 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Allan Park Road
  117. 117 : km 19.31 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  118. 118 : km 19.53 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Craiglockhart Road North
  119. 119 : km 19.67 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
  120. 120 : km 19.7 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  121. 121 : km 19.78 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  122. 122 : km 19.89 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  123. 123 : km 20.13 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  124. 124 : km 20.42 - alt. 121 m - Keep right
  125. 125 : km 20.45 - alt. 127 m - Keep right
  126. 126 : km 20.75 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 21.15 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Craiglea Place
  128. 128 : km 21.23 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Morningside Grove
  129. 129 : km 21.44 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Drive
  130. 130 : km 21.6 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  131. 131 : km 21.69 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Road
  132. 132 : km 21.87 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Crescent
  133. 133 : km 21.89 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Fly Walk
  134. 134 : km 22.29 - alt. 110 m - Keep left
  135. 135 : km 22.35 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp left
  136. 136 : km 22.38 - alt. 104 m - Turn right onto Willow Tree Bridge
  137. 137 : km 22.4 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  138. 138 : km 22.49 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight right
  139. 139 : km 22.55 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Comiston Road
  140. 140 : km 22.57 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto Riselaw Road
  141. 141 : km 22.72 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Braid Road
  142. 142 : km 23.02 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left
  143. 143 : km 23.03 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  144. 144 : km 23.41 - alt. 202 m - Turn right
  145. 145 : km 23.53 - alt. 202 m - Turn left
  146. 146 : km 23.54 - alt. 202 m - Turn slight left
  147. 147 : km 23.57 - alt. 202 m - Turn sharp right
  148. 148 : km 23.73 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
  149. 149 : km 24.01 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  150. 150 : km 24.06 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Braid Hills Approach
  151. 151 : km 24.15 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  152. 152 : km 24.22 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  153. 153 : km 24.34 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto The Ride
  154. 154 : km 24.71 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  155. 155 : km 24.98 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  156. 156 : km 24.98 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Lang Linn Path
  157. 157 : km 24.99 - alt. 99 m - Turn left
  158. 158 : km 25.17 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  159. 159 : km 25.34 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  160. 160 : km 25.37 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  161. 161 : km 25.38 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight right
  162. 162 : km 25.44 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  163. 163 : km 25.5 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight right
  164. 164 : km 25.58 - alt. 109 m - Keep left
  165. 165 : km 25.62 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  166. 166 : km 25.77 - alt. 131 m - Keep left
  167. 167 : km 25.86 - alt. 136 m - Keep right
  168. 168 : km 25.91 - alt. 140 m - Keep left
  169. 169 : km 26.03 - alt. 141 m - Turn right
  170. 170 : km 26.16 - alt. 156 m - Keep right
  171. 171 : km 26.29 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  172. 172 : km 26.4 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  173. 173 : km 26.6 - alt. 130 m - Keep left
  174. 174 : km 26.67 - alt. 123 m - Keep left
  175. 175 : km 26.74 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  176. 176 : km 26.75 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  177. 177 : km 26.76 - alt. 112 m - Turn sharp left
  178. 178 : km 26.97 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  179. 179 : km 27.23 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  180. 180 : km 27.77 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Kilgraston Road
  181. 181 : km 27.89 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Grange Loan
  182. 182 : km 28.38 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Whitehouse Loan
  183. 183 : km 29.1 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Warrender Park Road
  184. S/E : km 29.13 - alt. 93 m

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