Leith 19km

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 19.61 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 83 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 85 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 64 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.96646° / W 3.265944°
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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. 55 m - Start on Silverknowes View
  2. 2 : km 0.16 - alt. 53 m - Turn left onto Silverknowes Brae
  3. 3 : km 0.18 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Silverknowes Road East
  4. 4 : km 0.76 - alt. 43 m - Keep left onto Silverknowes Road
  5. 5 : km 0.77 - alt. 43 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Silverknowes Road
  6. 6 : km 1.73 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.77 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left
  8. 8 : km 1.87 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Silverknowes Esplanade
  9. 9 : km 3.18 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 4.53 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto West Shore Road
  11. 11 : km 5.65 - alt. 4 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Lower Granton Road
  12. 12 : km 5.7 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right onto Lower Granton Road
  13. 13 : km 7.33 - alt. 2 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pier Place
  14. 14 : km 7.69 - alt. 2 m - Keep right onto Lindsay Road
  15. 15 : km 8.51 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Commercial Street
  16. 16 : km 9.43 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Constitution Street
  17. 17 : km 10.07 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Duke Street
  18. 18 : km 10.09 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Leith Walk
  19. 19 : km 10.26 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 10.27 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left
  21. 21 : km 11.07 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 11.07 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Leith Walk
  23. 23 : km 12.32 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right onto Queen Street
  24. 24 : km 13.19 - alt. 56 m - Keep left onto North Charlotte Street
  25. 25 : km 13.54 - alt. 62 m - Keep right onto South Charlotte Street
  26. 26 : km 13.55 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left
  27. 27 : km 13.56 - alt. 61 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 13.7 - alt. 61 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 13.71 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Hope Street
  30. 30 : km 13.72 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Queensferry Street
  31. 31 : km 14.09 - alt. 54 m - Keep left onto Belford Road
  32. 32 : km 14.1 - alt. 54 m - Turn sharp left onto Lynedoch Place
  33. 33 : km 14.12 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Bell's Brae
  34. 34 : km 14.3 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right onto Dean Path
  35. 35 : km 14.69 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Ravelston Terrace
  36. 36 : km 16.12 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Craigleith Crescent
  37. 37 : km 16.84 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Queensferry Road
  38. 38 : km 17.87 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto House O' Hill Avenue
  39. 39 : km 18.21 - alt. 60 m - Turn sharp right onto House O' Hill Road
  40. 40 : km 18.23 - alt. 60 m - Keep left onto Corbiehill Avenue
  41. 41 : km 18.55 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Corbiehill Road
  42. 42 : km 18.89 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 18.91 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Corbiehill Road
  44. 44 : km 18.97 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Main Street
  45. 45 : km 19.14 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp left onto Silverknowes Road
  46. 46 : km 19.37 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Silverknowes Drive
  47. 47 : km 19.39 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Silverknowes Road East
  48. 48 : km 19.44 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Silverknowes Brae
  49. 49 : km 19.47 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Silverknowes Road East
  50. S/E : km 19.61 - alt. 55 m

Useful Information

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