8km Run - Princes, Rose, George. And Queen Streets

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.10 km
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    Calculated time: 2h 25 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
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    Vertical gain: + 25 m
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    Vertical drop: - 25 m
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    Highest point: 82 m
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    Lowest point: 56 m
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    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.937199° / W 3.217323°
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Description

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(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. 81 m - Start on Polwarth Gardens
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right onto Polwarth Crescent
  3. 3 : km 0.72 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Lower Gilmore Place
  4. 4 : km 0.81 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Lower Gilmore Bank
  5. 5 : km 0.88 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.95 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.95 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp left onto Fountainbridge Square
  8. 8 : km 1.02 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 1.05 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 1.06 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Fountainbridge
  11. 11 : km 1.1 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 1.11 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.39 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 1.41 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 1.41 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 1.49 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 1.56 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 1.59 - alt. 66 m - Keep right
  19. 19 : km 1.59 - alt. 66 m - Keep left onto Festival Square
  20. 20 : km 1.69 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 1.71 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 1.74 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 1.76 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Lothian Road, A702
  24. 24 : km 1.87 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road, A702
  25. 25 : km 1.99 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Lothian Road, A702
  26. 26 : km 2.11 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  27. 27 : km 2.92 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto South St David Street
  28. 28 : km 3 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Rose Street
  29. 29 : km 3.81 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto South Charlotte Street
  30. 30 : km 3.89 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto George Street
  31. 31 : km 4.09 - alt. 65 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto George Street
  32. 32 : km 4.3 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street
  33. 33 : km 4.5 - alt. 66 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto George Street
  34. 34 : km 4.72 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto St Andrew Square
  35. 35 : km 4.88 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Queen Street
  36. 36 : km 5.65 - alt. 56 m - Keep right onto Albyn Place
  37. 37 : km 5.71 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto North Charlotte Street
  38. 38 : km 5.91 - alt. 65 m - Keep right
  39. 39 : km 5.95 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Charlotte Square
  40. 40 : km 6.05 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Hope Street
  41. 41 : km 6.14 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 6.15 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 6.16 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left onto Queensferry Street, A90
  44. 44 : km 6.17 - alt. 61 m - Keep left onto Princes Street
  45. 45 : km 6.18 - alt. 61 m - Keep left onto Shandwick Place
  46. 46 : km 6.4 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto Shandwick Place
  47. 47 : km 6.68 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto West Maitland Street
  48. 48 : km 6.7 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto West Maitland Street
  49. 49 : km 6.87 - alt. 57 m - Keep left
  50. 50 : km 6.88 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto West Maitland Street, A70
  51. 51 : km 7.31 - alt. 57 m - Turn left onto Orwell Terrace
  52. 52 : km 7.42 - alt. 57 m - Turn slight right
  53. 53 : km 7.6 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Telfer subway
  54. 54 : km 7.65 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Dundee Street
  55. 55 : km 7.72 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Yeaman Place
  56. 56 : km 8.05 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Polwarth Gardens
  57. S/E : km 8.09 - alt. 81 m

Useful Information

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