Meadows - Queens Street - Queens Drive

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 8.46 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 2h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 53 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 62 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 85 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 34 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.93901° / W 3.174448°
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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. 85 m
  2. 1 : km 0.01 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road
  3. 2 : km 0.12 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto East Preston Street
  4. 3 : km 0.39 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  5. 4 : km 0.4 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  6. 5 : km 0.54 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Summerhall Place
  7. 6 : km 0.54 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 0.55 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 0.71 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 0.74 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Hope Park Crescent
  11. 10 : km 0.81 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto North Meadow Walk
  12. 11 : km 1.29 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto North Meadow Walk
  13. 12 : km 1.94 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  14. 13 : km 1.95 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Lonsdale Terrace
  15. 14 : km 1.96 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Brougham Place
  16. 15 : km 2.17 - alt. 74 m - Keep right onto Brougham Street
  17. 16 : km 2.36 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight right onto Lothian Road
  18. 17 : km 2.55 - alt. 70 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road
  19. 18 : km 2.67 - alt. 65 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road
  20. 19 : km 2.82 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road
  21. 20 : km 2.93 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Lothian Road
  22. 21 : km 2.97 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 2.98 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  24. 23 : km 3 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 3.02 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 3.06 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Hope Street Lane
  27. 26 : km 3.07 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Hope Street
  28. 27 : km 3.14 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Charlotte Square
  29. 28 : km 3.24 - alt. 63 m - Keep left onto Glenfinlas Street
  30. 29 : km 3.36 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto St. Colme Street
  31. 30 : km 4.4 - alt. 60 m - Keep right onto York Place
  32. 31 : km 4.42 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 4.43 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  34. 33 : km 4.44 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto North St Andrew Street
  35. 34 : km 4.52 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Multrees Walk
  36. 35 : km 4.66 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Elder Street
  37. 36 : km 4.72 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto St James Square
  38. 37 : km 4.77 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto James Craig Walk
  39. 38 : km 4.87 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto James Craig Walk
  40. 39 : km 4.88 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Leith Street
  41. 40 : km 4.9 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Waterloo Place
  42. 41 : km 5.33 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Regent Road
  43. 42 : km 6.07 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Abbey Mount
  44. 43 : km 6.51 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Horse Wynd
  45. 44 : km 6.83 - alt. 35 m - Enter roundabout
  46. 45 : km 7.03 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queen's Drive
  47. 46 : km 7.88 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 7.95 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  49. 48 : km 7.95 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp right
  50. 49 : km 7.96 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 7.99 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  52. 51 : km 8.06 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto East Parkside
  53. 52 : km 8.23 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  54. S/E : km 8.46 - alt. 85 m

Useful Information

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