GTRC Trail Trial

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.33 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 285 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 285 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 194 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 25 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.962397° / W 3.170939°
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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/E : km 0 - alt. 25 m - Start on Easter Road
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto Easter Road
  3. 3 : km 0.82 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.84 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Abbeyhill
  5. 5 : km 0.85 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Croft-an-Righ
  6. 6 : km 1.33 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.34 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.35 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  9. 9 : km 1.41 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.41 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.46 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Volunteer's Walk
  12. 12 : km 1.55 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp right
  13. 13 : km 1.59 - alt. 52 m - Keep left
  14. 14 : km 1.73 - alt. 88 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 1.87 - alt. 113 m - Keep right
  16. 16 : km 1.89 - alt. 116 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 2.13 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 2.41 - alt. 163 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 2.69 - alt. 134 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 2.98 - alt. 108 m - Turn sharp left onto Volunteer's Walk
  21. 21 : km 3.01 - alt. 103 m - Keep left onto Volunteer's Walk
  22. 22 : km 3.29 - alt. 74 m - Keep right onto Volunteer's Walk
  23. 23 : km 3.77 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 4.02 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 4.05 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto The Dry Dam
  26. 26 : km 4.1 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 4.19 - alt. 55 m - Keep left onto The Dasses
  28. 28 : km 4.93 - alt. 194 m - Turn sharp left
  29. 29 : km 5.04 - alt. 169 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 5.16 - alt. 156 m - Keep right
  31. 31 : km 5.27 - alt. 166 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 5.62 - alt. 156 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 5.64 - alt. 153 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 5.68 - alt. 142 m - Keep right
  35. 35 : km 5.7 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto The Quarter Mile
  36. 36 : km 5.87 - alt. 106 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 6.17 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp left
  38. 38 : km 6.57 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 6.61 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Duke's Walk
  40. 40 : km 6.65 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left onto Royal Park Terrace
  41. 41 : km 6.96 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Royal Park Place
  42. 42 : km 6.97 - alt. 30 m - Keep left onto Ann Terrace
  43. 43 : km 7.11 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right onto Sunnybank Terrace
  44. 44 : km 7.15 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto Lower London Road
  45. 45 : km 7.43 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Abbey Lane
  46. 46 : km 7.45 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto London Road
  47. 47 : km 7.52 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 7.94 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Easter Road
  49. S/E : km 8.33 - alt. 25 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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