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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 7.65 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 101 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 101 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 100 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 30 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.939298° / W 3.173847°
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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. 85 m
  2. 1 : km 0.06 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  4. 3 : km 0.39 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queen's Drive
  5. 4 : km 0.48 - alt. 82 m - Enter roundabout
  6. 5 : km 1.03 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  7. 6 : km 1.04 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 1.92 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 1.92 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto Queen's Drive
  10. 9 : km 1.99 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 2.03 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  12. 11 : km 2.48 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Abbeyhill
  13. 12 : km 2.59 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto Abbey Mount
  14. 13 : km 2.82 - alt. 44 m - Keep left onto Carlton Terrace Brae
  15. 14 : km 2.95 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Carlton Terrace
  16. 15 : km 3.45 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp left
  17. 16 : km 3.68 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight right onto Hume Walk
  18. 17 : km 3.7 - alt. 82 m - Keep right onto Hume Walk
  19. 18 : km 3.8 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Hume Walk
  20. 19 : km 3.82 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 3.89 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight left
  22. 21 : km 3.94 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 3.96 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 4.02 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 4.02 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  26. 25 : km 4.03 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight right
  27. 26 : km 4.12 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  28. 27 : km 4.16 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road
  29. 28 : km 4.38 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  30. 29 : km 4.5 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 4.5 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 4.71 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto North Ramp
  33. 32 : km 4.72 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Waverley Bridge
  34. 33 : km 4.83 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Market Street
  35. 34 : km 4.85 - alt. 58 m - Turn slight left onto Market Street
  36. 35 : km 4.91 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto The News Steps
  37. 36 : km 4.96 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto The News Steps
  38. 37 : km 5.06 - alt. 88 m - Turn right onto West Parliament Square
  39. 38 : km 5.11 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto George IV Bridge
  40. 39 : km 5.42 - alt. 84 m - Keep right onto Greyfriars Place
  41. 40 : km 5.55 - alt. 85 m - Keep left onto Forrest Road
  42. 41 : km 5.57 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  43. 42 : km 5.58 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  44. 43 : km 5.59 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  45. 44 : km 5.59 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Middle Meadow Walk
  46. 45 : km 5.89 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Jawbone Walk
  47. 46 : km 6.19 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  48. 47 : km 6.67 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  49. 48 : km 6.87 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Archers Walk
  50. 49 : km 6.88 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 6.88 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  52. 51 : km 6.95 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto South Meadow Walk
  53. 52 : km 6.95 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  54. 53 : km 7.07 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  55. 54 : km 7.08 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Summerhall Place
  56. 55 : km 7.09 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto West Preston Street
  57. 56 : km 7.49 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road
  58. 57 : km 7.6 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Road
  59. 58 : km 7.63 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  60. S/E : km 7.65 - alt. 85 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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