Edinburgh Half Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 21.81 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 120 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 115 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 85 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.966437° / W 3.181347°
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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. 11 m - Start on Pilrig Street
  2. 2 : km 0.37 - alt. 20 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.39 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.4 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Leith Walk
  5. 5 : km 0.42 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Iona Street
  6. 6 : km 0.85 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Easter Road
  7. 7 : km 1.51 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right onto Hermitage Place
  8. 8 : km 1.98 - alt. 9 m - Turn sharp left onto Links Gardens
  9. 9 : km 2.78 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Tolbooth Wynd
  10. 10 : km 3.15 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Dock Street
  11. 11 : km 3.27 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Commercial Street
  12. 12 : km 3.91 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 3.91 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 4.24 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 4.3 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Hawthornvale Path
  16. 16 : km 5.21 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Trinity Path
  17. 17 : km 5.22 - alt. 22 m - Keep right onto Goldenacre Path
  18. 18 : km 5.66 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 5.7 - alt. 23 m - Turn slight left
  20. 20 : km 5.73 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 5.77 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Warriston Gardens
  22. 22 : km 6.11 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Inverleith Row
  23. 23 : km 6.2 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Inverleith Place
  24. 24 : km 7.28 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto East Fettes Avenue
  25. 25 : km 8.32 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp left onto Dean Park Crescent
  26. 26 : km 8.41 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Queensferry Road
  27. 27 : km 9.22 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right
  28. 28 : km 9.23 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 9.24 - alt. 61 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 9.29 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 9.31 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 9.33 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Lothian Road
  33. 33 : km 9.42 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Lothian Road
  34. 34 : km 9.52 - alt. 61 m - Keep right onto Lothian Road
  35. 35 : km 9.65 - alt. 66 m - Keep right onto Lothian Road
  36. 36 : km 9.93 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto Earl Grey Street
  37. 37 : km 10.07 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Lauriston Place
  38. 38 : km 10.09 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 10.78 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 11.26 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  41. 41 : km 11.47 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 11.47 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Melville Drive
  43. 43 : km 11.86 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto St Leonard's Street
  44. 44 : km 12.24 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Road
  45. 45 : km 12.57 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 12.69 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  47. 47 : km 14.44 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Duddingston Road West
  48. 48 : km 15.17 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto Milton Road West
  49. 49 : km 16.82 - alt. 21 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Marionville Avenue
  50. 50 : km 16.87 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Marionville Drive
  51. 51 : km 17.29 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Restalrig Road South
  52. 52 : km 17.43 - alt. 25 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Restalrig Road South
  53. 53 : km 17.98 - alt. 21 m - Turn sharp right
  54. 54 : km 18.01 - alt. 21 m - Turn left onto Restalrig Railway Path
  55. 55 : km 19.34 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  56. 56 : km 19.48 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 19.56 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 19.74 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 19.79 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 19.99 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 20 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Hermitage Place
  62. 62 : km 20.24 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Duke Street
  63. 63 : km 20.58 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 20.76 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 21.44 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Pilrig Street
  66. S/E : km 21.81 - alt. 11 m

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