Edinburgh - Around Arthur's Chair

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.32 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 248 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 248 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 242 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.939703° / W 3.2086°
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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.
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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. 79 m - Start on Leamington Place
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Leamington Terrace
  3. 3 : km 0.28 - alt. 93 m - Keep right
  4. 4 : km 0.29 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Leamington Walk
  5. 5 : km 1.06 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 1.08 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.09 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Jawbone Walk
  8. 8 : km 1.4 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp left
  9. 9 : km 1.41 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Jawbone Walk
  10. 10 : km 1.41 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right onto Archers Walk
  11. 11 : km 1.44 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Archers Walk
  12. 12 : km 1.95 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.95 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Archers Walk
  14. 14 : km 1.96 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Melville Drive, A700
  15. 15 : km 2.32 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Spittalfield Crescent
  16. 16 : km 2.36 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto St Leonard's Street
  17. 17 : km 2.37 - alt. 76 m - Turn sharp right onto Hermits Croft
  18. 18 : km 2.39 - alt. 76 m - Keep left onto Hermits Croft
  19. 19 : km 2.63 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 2.66 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto St Leonard's Bank
  21. 21 : km 2.9 - alt. 80 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 2.97 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp left onto Queens Drive
  23. 23 : km 2.97 - alt. 82 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Queen's Drive
  24. 24 : km 3.31 - alt. 112 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 3.41 - alt. 158 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 3.77 - alt. 195 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 4.01 - alt. 224 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 4.03 - alt. 227 m - Turn sharp right
  29. 29 : km 4.07 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 30 : km 4.09 - alt. 238 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 4.12 - alt. 238 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 4.13 - alt. 233 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 4.19 - alt. 215 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 4.31 - alt. 194 m - Turn slight right
  35. 35 : km 4.32 - alt. 192 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 4.35 - alt. 187 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 4.4 - alt. 175 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 4.44 - alt. 169 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 4.56 - alt. 156 m - Keep right
  40. 40 : km 4.89 - alt. 165 m - Keep right
  41. 41 : km 5.09 - alt. 129 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 5.11 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 5.24 - alt. 133 m - Turn sharp right
  44. 44 : km 5.31 - alt. 120 m - Turn slight right onto The Quarter Mile
  45. 45 : km 5.37 - alt. 105 m - Turn left onto The Quarter Mile
  46. 46 : km 5.48 - alt. 78 m - Keep left onto The Quarter Mile
  47. 47 : km 5.52 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 5.67 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 5.7 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 5.85 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 5.87 - alt. 42 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 6.01 - alt. 40 m - Keep left
  53. 53 : km 6.13 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 6.23 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  55. 55 : km 6.31 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Volunteer's Walk
  56. 56 : km 6.58 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  57. 57 : km 7.02 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 7.05 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left
  59. 59 : km 7.14 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left
  60. 60 : km 7.17 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 7.26 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right onto Dumbiedykes Road
  62. 62 : km 7.32 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 7.34 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 7.38 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  65. 65 : km 7.41 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  66. 66 : km 7.42 - alt. 52 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 7.48 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Viewcraig Gardens
  68. 68 : km 7.53 - alt. 56 m - Turn slight right onto Viewcraig Gardens
  69. 69 : km 7.64 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Road
  70. 70 : km 7.76 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto St Mary's Street
  71. 71 : km 7.92 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto High Street
  72. 72 : km 8.59 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right onto Castlehill
  73. 73 : km 8.6 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Johnston Terrace
  74. 74 : km 9.3 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Spittal Street
  75. 75 : km 9.34 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Bread Street
  76. 76 : km 9.39 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Bread Street Lane
  77. 77 : km 9.47 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto East Fountainbridge
  78. 78 : km 9.76 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 9.77 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  80. 80 : km 9.8 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Fountainbridge Square
  81. 81 : km 9.86 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp right
  82. 82 : km 9.87 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 9.94 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Lower Gilmore Bank
  84. 84 : km 10.01 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Lower Gilmore Place
  85. 85 : km 10.14 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Upper Gilmore Place
  86. 86 : km 10.26 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Leamington Terrace
  87. S/E : km 10.32 - alt. 79 m

Useful Information

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