Saughton Park 10.6miles

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 17.12 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 93 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 94 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 140 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 45 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.933535° / W 3.252094°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 47 m - Start on Water of Leith Walkway
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Ford's Road
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  4. 4 : km 1.97 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 2.01 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  6. 6 : km 2.66 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  7. 7 : km 3.64 - alt. 74 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  8. 8 : km 4.11 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  9. 9 : km 4.78 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  10. 10 : km 5.32 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 6.39 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  12. 12 : km 7.39 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 7.46 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Hermiston House Road
  14. 14 : km 7.69 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto A71
  15. 15 : km 7.75 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Hermiston Walk
  16. 16 : km 8.72 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left
  17. 17 : km 8.74 - alt. 80 m - Keep right onto Riccarton Mains Road
  18. 18 : km 8.75 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 8.87 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Riccarton Mains Road
  20. 20 : km 10.16 - alt. 123 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bryce Road
  21. 21 : km 10.67 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Lanark Road West, A70
  22. 22 : km 15.78 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Chesser Avenue
  23. 23 : km 16.51 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Gorgie Road, A71
  24. 24 : km 16.84 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Ford's Road
  25. S/E : km 17.12 - alt. 46 m

Useful Information

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