Balerno To Leith

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.34 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 11 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 161 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 160 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.884871° / W 3.340479°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.97323° / W 3.16569°
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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. 158 m - Start on Bridge Road
  2. 2 : km 0.3 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  3. 3 : km 1.66 - alt. 141 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  4. 4 : km 1.98 - alt. 142 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  5. 5 : km 3.69 - alt. 123 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  6. 6 : km 4.65 - alt. 114 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  7. 7 : km 5 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  8. 8 : km 5.79 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  9. 9 : km 5.86 - alt. 97 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  10. 10 : km 7.12 - alt. 82 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  11. 11 : km 7.23 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  12. 12 : km 7.43 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  13. 13 : km 7.66 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Bogs Bridge
  14. 14 : km 7.69 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 7.69 - alt. 64 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 8.15 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  17. 17 : km 8.5 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 8.51 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 8.54 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 8.56 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  21. 21 : km 8.9 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  22. 22 : km 9.71 - alt. 49 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 9.73 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp right
  24. 24 : km 9.75 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp left
  25. 25 : km 9.76 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  26. 26 : km 10.28 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  27. 27 : km 10.6 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Ford's Road
  28. 28 : km 10.66 - alt. 47 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  29. 29 : km 11 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 11.01 - alt. 45 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  31. 31 : km 11.05 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  32. 32 : km 11.06 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  33. 33 : km 11.41 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right
  34. 34 : km 11.42 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  35. 35 : km 11.56 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  36. 36 : km 11.59 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 11.63 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  38. 38 : km 12.21 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  39. 39 : km 12.64 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Place
  40. 40 : km 12.71 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Gardens
  41. 41 : km 12.77 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 12.78 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace
  43. 43 : km 12.82 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Cliff
  44. 44 : km 12.87 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  45. 45 : km 13.37 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 13.49 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  47. 47 : km 13.91 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left
  48. 48 : km 14.58 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left onto Damside
  49. 49 : km 15.43 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 15.65 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Kerr Street
  51. 51 : km 15.69 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  52. 52 : km 16.02 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto St. Bernard's Row
  53. 53 : km 16.06 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Arboretum Avenue
  54. 54 : km 16.24 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 16.32 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight right onto Arboretum Avenue
  56. 56 : km 16.37 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Rocheid Path
  57. 57 : km 16.84 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Tanfield Footbridge
  58. 58 : km 17.04 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 17.12 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 17.12 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Brandon Terrace
  61. 61 : km 17.14 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Canonmills Bridge
  62. 62 : km 17.17 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  63. 63 : km 17.3 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Boat Green
  64. 64 : km 17.38 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Warriston Path
  65. 65 : km 17.63 - alt. 12 m - Keep left onto Goldenacre Path
  66. 66 : km 18.57 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp right onto Chancelot Path
  67. 67 : km 19.33 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Warriston Path
  68. 68 : km 19.51 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto Warriston Path
  69. 69 : km 19.52 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Path
  70. 70 : km 20.42 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  71. 71 : km 20.47 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  72. 72 : km 20.5 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  73. 73 : km 20.81 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Sandport Place
  74. 74 : km 20.94 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 20.95 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Tolbooth Wynd
  76. 76 : km 21.07 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Queen Charlotte Street
  77. E : km 21.34 - alt. 7 m

Useful Information

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