10 Miles - Water Of Leith

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.13 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 11 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 152 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 159 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 13 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.88748° / W 3.338986°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.96223° / W 3.209598°
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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. 159 m - Start on Water of Leith Walkway
  2. 2 : km 1.35 - alt. 141 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  3. 3 : km 1.67 - alt. 142 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  4. 4 : km 3.38 - alt. 123 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  5. 5 : km 4.34 - alt. 114 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  6. 6 : km 4.69 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  7. 7 : km 5.48 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  8. 8 : km 5.55 - alt. 97 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  9. 9 : km 7.09 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  10. 10 : km 7.09 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  11. 11 : km 7.32 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Bogs Bridge
  12. 12 : km 7.35 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 7.36 - alt. 64 m - Keep right
  14. 14 : km 7.81 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 8.16 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 8.17 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 8.2 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 8.22 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  19. 19 : km 8.57 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  20. 20 : km 9.38 - alt. 49 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  21. 21 : km 9.89 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  22. 22 : km 10.21 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Ford's Road
  23. 23 : km 10.27 - alt. 47 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  24. 24 : km 10.61 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  25. 25 : km 10.62 - alt. 45 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  26. 26 : km 10.66 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  27. 27 : km 10.67 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  28. 28 : km 11.02 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right
  29. 29 : km 11.03 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  30. 30 : km 11.17 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Pansy Walk
  31. 31 : km 11.2 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 11.2 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 11.21 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 11.25 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  35. 35 : km 11.82 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  36. 36 : km 12.25 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Crescent
  37. 37 : km 12.33 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Gardens
  38. 38 : km 12.39 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 12.41 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace
  40. 40 : km 12.44 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Cliff
  41. 41 : km 12.49 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  42. 42 : km 13.15 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  43. 43 : km 13.57 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left
  44. 44 : km 14.24 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left onto Damside
  45. 45 : km 14.28 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Damside
  46. 46 : km 14.35 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Dean Path
  47. 47 : km 14.4 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Miller Row
  48. 48 : km 14.47 - alt. 28 m - Turn sharp right
  49. 49 : km 14.47 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Miller Row
  50. 50 : km 15.03 - alt. 18 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  51. 51 : km 15.17 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 15.18 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Saunders Street
  53. 53 : km 15.32 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto Kerr Street
  54. 54 : km 15.35 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  55. 55 : km 15.68 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto St. Bernard's Row
  56. 56 : km 15.72 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Arboretum Avenue
  57. 57 : km 15.77 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 16.04 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Rocheid Path
  59. E : km 16.13 - alt. 14 m

Useful Information

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