Portobello

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.89 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 107 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 112 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 123 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.947175° / W 3.181267°
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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. 72 m
  2. 1 : km 0.11 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp left
  3. 2 : km 0.15 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.15 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 0.21 - alt. 58 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 0.27 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  7. 6 : km 0.27 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  8. 7 : km 0.3 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 0.36 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Dumbiedykes Road
  10. 9 : km 0.36 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 10 : km 0.38 - alt. 41 m - Keep left
  12. 11 : km 0.45 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right
  13. 12 : km 0.7 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
  14. 13 : km 1.01 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 1.01 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto Queen's Drive
  16. 15 : km 1.07 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 1.12 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  18. 17 : km 1.13 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  19. 18 : km 1.42 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right
  20. 19 : km 1.43 - alt. 30 m - Keep right
  21. 20 : km 1.72 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Spring Gardens
  22. 21 : km 2.03 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Meadowbank Terrace
  23. 22 : km 2.23 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto London Road, A1
  24. 23 : km 4.26 - alt. 13 m - Keep left onto King's Road
  25. 24 : km 4.55 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Promenade
  26. 25 : km 5.17 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Bath Street
  27. 26 : km 5.5 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Portobello High Street, B6415
  28. 27 : km 5.92 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Fishwives Causeway
  29. 28 : km 6.21 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Baileyfield Road
  30. 29 : km 6.23 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Fishwives Causeway
  31. 30 : km 7.04 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 31 : km 7.24 - alt. 22 m - Keep right
  33. 32 : km 7.32 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Mountcastle Crescent
  34. 33 : km 7.6 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Mountcastle Drive North
  35. 34 : km 7.64 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left onto Northfield Broadway
  36. 35 : km 7.77 - alt. 32 m - Turn sharp right onto Northfield Avenue
  37. 36 : km 7.79 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto The High Way
  38. 37 : km 8.4 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Paisley Crescent
  39. 38 : km 8.4 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Ulster Crescent
  40. 39 : km 8.68 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  41. 40 : km 9.05 - alt. 112 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 9.31 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight right
  43. 42 : km 9.32 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  44. 43 : km 9.34 - alt. 113 m - Turn slight left onto Queen's Drive
  45. 44 : km 10.39 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  46. 45 : km 10.4 - alt. 114 m - Turn slight right
  47. 46 : km 10.45 - alt. 104 m - Keep left
  48. 47 : km 10.73 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight left
  49. 48 : km 10.73 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto Queens Drive
  50. 49 : km 10.74 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queens Drive
  51. 50 : km 10.79 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight left onto Holyrood Park Road
  52. 51 : km 10.83 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  53. 52 : km 11.07 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp right
  54. 53 : km 11.07 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp left
  55. 54 : km 11.22 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right
  56. 55 : km 11.46 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  57. 56 : km 11.47 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight left
  58. 57 : km 11.48 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Heriot Mount
  59. 58 : km 11.55 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right
  60. 59 : km 11.78 - alt. 64 m - Keep left
  61. S/E : km 11.89 - alt. 71 m

Useful Information

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