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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 17.22 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 151 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 152 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 108 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 26 m
  • ⚐
    District: Midlothian 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.866404° / W 3.064188°
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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. 96 m - Start on Sixth Street
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 95 m - Turn right onto Sixth Street
  3. 3 : km 0.42 - alt. 108 m - Turn sharp right
  4. 4 : km 0.62 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.76 - alt. 106 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.86 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Suttieslea Road
  7. 7 : km 0.88 - alt. 106 m - Turn right onto Morris Road
  8. 8 : km 1.62 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Easthouses Road
  9. 9 : km 1.76 - alt. 102 m - Turn left onto Maryburn Road
  10. 10 : km 1.88 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto Carrick Crescent
  11. 11 : km 1.97 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Lothian Drive
  12. 12 : km 2.06 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Lothian Drive
  13. 13 : km 2.81 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.82 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 3.06 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right
  16. 16 : km 3.69 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 3.7 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight right
  18. 18 : km 3.87 - alt. 57 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 3.96 - alt. 62 m - Turn sharp left
  20. 20 : km 4.19 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Wester Kippielaw Drive
  21. 21 : km 4.24 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Lauder Road
  22. 22 : km 4.62 - alt. 85 m - Keep left onto A6106
  23. 23 : km 4.65 - alt. 86 m - Enter roundabout
  24. 24 : km 5.11 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 5.12 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 5.22 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight right
  27. 27 : km 5.54 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Cowden Road
  28. 28 : km 5.79 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 5.8 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 5.97 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 6.25 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 7.56 - alt. 48 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 8.02 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 8.06 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 8.11 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 8.64 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Salters Road
  37. 37 : km 8.75 - alt. 31 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 38 : km 8.99 - alt. 34 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 10.79 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 11 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 11.02 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 12.3 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  43. 43 : km 12.64 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Dalkeith Road
  44. 44 : km 12.65 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Melville Gate Road
  45. 45 : km 13.06 - alt. 69 m - Enter roundabout
  46. 46 : km 14.07 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Newbattle Road
  47. 47 : km 16.6 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Bryans Road
  48. 48 : km 16.62 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Main Street
  49. 49 : km 17.06 - alt. 93 m - Turn left onto Sixth Street
  50. 50 : km 17.21 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  51. S/E : km 17.22 - alt. 96 m

Useful Information

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