7 Hills Of Edinburgh

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 24.28 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 629 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 575 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 233 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 30 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.938236° / W 3.242076°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.94888° / W 3.198112°
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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. 43 m - Start on Westfield Road
  2. 2 : km 0.74 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.89 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Crescent
  4. 4 : km 0.99 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  5. 5 : km 1.22 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  6. 6 : km 1.41 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp right
  7. 7 : km 1.46 - alt. 40 m - Turn slight right onto Riversdale Crescent
  8. 8 : km 1.5 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Road
  9. 9 : km 1.5 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Murrayfield Road
  10. 10 : km 2.22 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Ravelston Dykes Road
  11. 11 : km 2.44 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 2.7 - alt. 91 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 3 - alt. 120 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 3.04 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 3.08 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 3.31 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 3.42 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight right
  18. 18 : km 3.51 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  19. 19 : km 3.53 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 3.57 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 3.72 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 3.75 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 3.83 - alt. 159 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 3.95 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 4 - alt. 141 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 4.05 - alt. 135 m - Turn slight right
  27. 27 : km 4.22 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Kaimes Road
  28. 28 : km 4.96 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Road
  29. 29 : km 5.01 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  30. 30 : km 5.11 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  31. 31 : km 5.12 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  32. 32 : km 5.18 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Park East
  33. 33 : km 5.19 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Carrick Knowe Avenue
  34. 34 : km 5.82 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 5.94 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 5.96 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 6.01 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Stenhouse Drive
  38. 38 : km 6.45 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stenhouse Drive
  39. 39 : km 6.86 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Gorgie Road
  40. 40 : km 7.11 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Chesser Avenue
  41. 41 : km 7.84 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Slateford Road
  42. 42 : km 7.96 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Meggetgate
  43. 43 : km 7.98 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 8.03 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Allan Park Road
  45. 45 : km 8.27 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 8.5 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Craiglockhart Road North
  47. 47 : km 8.63 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
  48. 48 : km 8.66 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 8.74 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  50. 50 : km 8.85 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 9.1 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 9.38 - alt. 121 m - Keep right
  53. 53 : km 9.42 - alt. 127 m - Keep right
  54. 54 : km 9.72 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 10.11 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Craiglea Place
  56. 56 : km 10.19 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Morningside Grove
  57. 57 : km 10.4 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Drive
  58. 58 : km 10.96 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp right onto Comiston Road
  59. 59 : km 11.45 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Braid Hills Road
  60. 60 : km 11.59 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Braid Road
  61. 61 : km 11.97 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left
  62. 62 : km 12.11 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 12.37 - alt. 201 m - Keep left
  64. 64 : km 12.41 - alt. 203 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 12.42 - alt. 203 m - Turn sharp right
  66. 66 : km 12.61 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 12.88 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 12.93 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Braid Hills Approach
  69. 69 : km 13.03 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 13.1 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  71. 71 : km 13.21 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto The Ride
  72. 72 : km 13.58 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 13.75 - alt. 110 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 13.86 - alt. 105 m - Turn sharp right
  75. 75 : km 13.91 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 13.92 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  77. 77 : km 14.03 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp right
  78. 78 : km 14.12 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp left
  79. 79 : km 14.24 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 14.27 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  81. 81 : km 14.29 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 14.32 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
  83. 83 : km 14.39 - alt. 102 m - Keep left
  84. 84 : km 14.55 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight left
  85. 85 : km 14.55 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 14.57 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 14.72 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 14.82 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 14.93 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  90. 90 : km 15.03 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  91. 91 : km 15.17 - alt. 137 m - Turn sharp left
  92. 92 : km 15.22 - alt. 134 m - Turn sharp right
  93. 93 : km 15.39 - alt. 123 m - Keep left
  94. 94 : km 15.46 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 15.47 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 15.49 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight left onto Observatory Road
  97. 97 : km 15.84 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Blackford Avenue
  98. 98 : km 16.14 - alt. 68 m - Keep right
  99. 99 : km 16.19 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight right onto West Savile Terrace
  100. 100 : km 16.88 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Mayfield Road
  101. 101 : km 17.49 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Duncan Street
  102. 102 : km 17.69 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Minto Street
  103. 103 : km 17.7 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Blacket Avenue
  104. 104 : km 18.05 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Dalkeith Road
  105. 105 : km 18.34 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  106. 106 : km 18.68 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  107. 107 : km 18.8 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right
  108. 108 : km 18.81 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  109. 109 : km 18.93 - alt. 86 m - Keep left
  110. 110 : km 19.1 - alt. 113 m - Keep right
  111. 111 : km 19.11 - alt. 115 m - Turn slight right
  112. 112 : km 19.21 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  113. 113 : km 19.28 - alt. 176 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 19.36 - alt. 192 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 19.38 - alt. 199 m - Turn sharp left
  116. 116 : km 19.57 - alt. 227 m - Keep left
  117. 117 : km 19.67 - alt. 215 m - Turn left
  118. 118 : km 19.79 - alt. 194 m - Keep left onto Piper's Walk
  119. 119 : km 19.94 - alt. 167 m - Keep left onto Piper's Walk
  120. 120 : km 20.53 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left
  121. 121 : km 20.55 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  122. 122 : km 20.64 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Volunteer's Walk
  123. 123 : km 20.68 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  124. 124 : km 20.85 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  125. 125 : km 20.9 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  126. 126 : km 20.91 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  127. 127 : km 20.96 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  128. 128 : km 21 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  129. 129 : km 21.46 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Abbeyhill
  130. 130 : km 21.51 - alt. 35 m - Keep right onto Abbeyhill
  131. 131 : km 21.53 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right onto Abbey Mount
  132. 132 : km 21.53 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left
  133. 133 : km 21.75 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Regent Road
  134. 134 : km 21.96 - alt. 65 m - Keep right onto Regent Road
  135. 135 : km 22.21 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right onto Calton Hill Drive
  136. 136 : km 22.71 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  137. 137 : km 22.74 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  138. 138 : km 22.75 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  139. 139 : km 22.81 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  140. 140 : km 22.82 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  141. 141 : km 22.82 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight right
  142. 142 : km 22.91 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  143. 143 : km 22.95 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road
  144. 144 : km 23.15 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  145. 145 : km 23.23 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto North Bridge
  146. 146 : km 23.56 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  147. 147 : km 23.57 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  148. 148 : km 23.59 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Hunter Square
  149. 149 : km 24.02 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right onto Castlehill
  150. 150 : km 24.15 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Edinburgh Castle Esplanade
  151. E : km 24.28 - alt. 101 m

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