Water Of Leith Walkway

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 40.01 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 13h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 834 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 929 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 500 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.890228° / W 3.20074°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.952333° / W 3.194139°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 160 m
  2. 1 : km 0.07 - alt. 165 m - Keep left
  3. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 167 m - Keep right
  4. 3 : km 0.54 - alt. 206 m - Keep right
  5. 4 : km 0.72 - alt. 227 m - Turn slight right
  6. 5 : km 1.1 - alt. 294 m - Keep right
  7. 6 : km 1.25 - alt. 301 m - Turn sharp left
  8. 7 : km 1.58 - alt. 354 m - Turn sharp right
  9. 8 : km 2.25 - alt. 473 m - Keep right
  10. 9 : km 2.41 - alt. 449 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 10 : km 2.43 - alt. 451 m - Turn sharp right
  12. 11 : km 2.92 - alt. 439 m - Keep left
  13. 12 : km 3.37 - alt. 480 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 3.44 - alt. 463 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 3.83 - alt. 399 m - Turn left onto Capelaw bypass
  16. 15 : km 3.83 - alt. 399 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 16 : km 5.31 - alt. 358 m - Keep left onto Harbour Hill
  18. 17 : km 6.28 - alt. 345 m - Turn sharp right onto Maiden's Cleugh
  19. 18 : km 6.28 - alt. 346 m - Turn left
  20. 19 : km 6.42 - alt. 357 m - Turn left
  21. 20 : km 6.79 - alt. 381 m - Keep left
  22. 21 : km 7.05 - alt. 405 m - Turn sharp right
  23. 22 : km 7.28 - alt. 379 m - Turn slight left
  24. 23 : km 7.71 - alt. 270 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 7.83 - alt. 254 m - Turn right onto Den's Cleugh
  26. 25 : km 7.85 - alt. 254 m - Keep left onto Den's Cleugh
  27. 26 : km 8.04 - alt. 289 m - Keep left
  28. 27 : km 9.56 - alt. 496 m - Turn sharp right
  29. 28 : km 10.26 - alt. 333 m - Turn right onto Black Hill path
  30. 29 : km 11.03 - alt. 258 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 11.1 - alt. 257 m - Turn sharp right
  32. 31 : km 11.91 - alt. 258 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 12.04 - alt. 250 m - Turn right
  34. 33 : km 12.78 - alt. 249 m - Turn slight right
  35. 34 : km 12.84 - alt. 248 m - Turn right
  36. 35 : km 13.53 - alt. 248 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 14.74 - alt. 202 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 14.99 - alt. 204 m - Turn slight right
  39. 38 : km 15.41 - alt. 202 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 39 : km 15.63 - alt. 202 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 15.93 - alt. 190 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 16.35 - alt. 168 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 16.52 - alt. 170 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 16.8 - alt. 155 m - Turn left
  45. 44 : km 16.87 - alt. 155 m - Keep left
  46. 45 : km 16.91 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Bavelaw Green
  47. 46 : km 17.01 - alt. 157 m - Turn right onto Bridge Road
  48. 47 : km 17.23 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  49. 48 : km 18.59 - alt. 141 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  50. 49 : km 18.91 - alt. 142 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  51. 50 : km 20.62 - alt. 123 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  52. 51 : km 21.58 - alt. 114 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  53. 52 : km 21.9 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  54. 53 : km 22.71 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  55. 54 : km 22.77 - alt. 97 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  56. 55 : km 24.31 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  57. 56 : km 24.32 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  58. 57 : km 24.55 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Bogs Bridge
  59. 58 : km 24.58 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  60. 59 : km 24.58 - alt. 64 m - Keep right
  61. 60 : km 25.04 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  62. 61 : km 25.39 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  63. 62 : km 25.4 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  64. 63 : km 25.43 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  65. 64 : km 25.45 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  66. 65 : km 25.79 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  67. 66 : km 26.6 - alt. 49 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  68. 67 : km 27.12 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  69. 68 : km 27.44 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Ford's Road
  70. 69 : km 27.5 - alt. 47 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  71. 70 : km 27.84 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  72. 71 : km 27.85 - alt. 45 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  73. 72 : km 27.89 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  74. 73 : km 27.9 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  75. 74 : km 28.25 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right
  76. 75 : km 28.26 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  77. 76 : km 28.4 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  78. 77 : km 28.43 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  79. 78 : km 28.47 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  80. 79 : km 29.05 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  81. 80 : km 29.47 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Place
  82. 81 : km 29.55 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Gardens
  83. 82 : km 29.61 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  84. 83 : km 29.62 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace
  85. 84 : km 29.65 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Cliff
  86. 85 : km 29.7 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  87. 86 : km 30.36 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  88. 87 : km 30.78 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left
  89. 88 : km 31.45 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left onto Damside
  90. 89 : km 32.3 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  91. 90 : km 32.52 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Kerr Street
  92. 91 : km 32.56 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  93. 92 : km 32.89 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto St. Bernard's Row
  94. 93 : km 32.93 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Arboretum Avenue
  95. 94 : km 33.11 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  96. 95 : km 33.19 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight right onto Arboretum Avenue
  97. 96 : km 33.24 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Rocheid Path
  98. 97 : km 33.7 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Tanfield Footbridge
  99. 98 : km 33.91 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  100. 99 : km 34.05 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp left onto Warriston Road
  101. 100 : km 34.43 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  102. 101 : km 34.64 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  103. 102 : km 34.67 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  104. 103 : km 34.92 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto St Mark's Path
  105. 104 : km 34.93 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  106. 105 : km 35.38 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  107. 106 : km 35.49 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto Warriston Path
  108. 107 : km 35.5 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Path
  109. 108 : km 36.4 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Path
  110. 109 : km 36.42 - alt. 6 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Path
  111. 110 : km 36.51 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Path
  112. 111 : km 36.79 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Sandport Place
  113. 112 : km 36.87 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Henderson Street
  114. 113 : km 37.05 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto Henderson Street
  115. 114 : km 37.29 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Great Junction Street
  116. 115 : km 37.43 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Leith Walk
  117. 116 : km 38.85 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Annandale Street
  118. 117 : km 38.86 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Leith Walk
  119. 118 : km 39.27 - alt. 51 m - Keep left onto Leith Street
  120. 119 : km 39.62 - alt. 63 m - Keep right onto Leith Street
  121. 120 : km 39.64 - alt. 63 m - Turn slight right onto Princes Street
  122. 121 : km 39.86 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  123. 122 : km 39.87 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Princes Street
  124. 123 : km 39.97 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  125. 124 : km 39.98 - alt. 64 m - Turn right
  126. E : km 40.01 - alt. 64 m

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