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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 58.15 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 23h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 2,465 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 2,469 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 576 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 186 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.887089° / W 3.211551°
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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.

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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. 239 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 237 m - Turn slight left
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 234 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.05 - alt. 235 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.1 - alt. 237 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.32 - alt. 287 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.39 - alt. 294 m - Keep left
  8. 8 : km 0.54 - alt. 320 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 0.64 - alt. 337 m - Turn sharp left
  10. 10 : km 0.9 - alt. 425 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.15 - alt. 473 m - Turn sharp left
  12. 12 : km 1.27 - alt. 473 m - Keep right
  13. 13 : km 1.43 - alt. 449 m - Turn sharp left
  14. 14 : km 1.45 - alt. 451 m - Turn sharp right
  15. 15 : km 1.94 - alt. 439 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 2.3 - alt. 490 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 2.89 - alt. 409 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 2.9 - alt. 408 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 3.4 - alt. 422 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 3.46 - alt. 420 m - Turn slight right
  21. 21 : km 3.54 - alt. 422 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 3.89 - alt. 485 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 4.31 - alt. 370 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 5.18 - alt. 277 m - Turn slight left
  25. 25 : km 5.23 - alt. 271 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 5.24 - alt. 270 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 5.36 - alt. 270 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 5.59 - alt. 264 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 5.6 - alt. 265 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 5.97 - alt. 211 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 6.4 - alt. 186 m - Turn sharp right
  32. 32 : km 6.53 - alt. 186 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 7.22 - alt. 263 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 9.06 - alt. 426 m - Turn slight left
  35. 35 : km 9.72 - alt. 568 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 10.06 - alt. 568 m - Turn sharp left
  37. 37 : km 10.55 - alt. 488 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 11.8 - alt. 570 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 11.97 - alt. 550 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 12.38 - alt. 559 m - Turn slight left
  41. 41 : km 12.42 - alt. 559 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 13.93 - alt. 543 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 14.3 - alt. 460 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 14.38 - alt. 455 m - Turn sharp right
  45. 45 : km 14.44 - alt. 463 m - Keep right
  46. 46 : km 15.11 - alt. 479 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 18.41 - alt. 443 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 18.73 - alt. 435 m - Keep left
  49. 49 : km 19.14 - alt. 343 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 19.34 - alt. 345 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 19.39 - alt. 349 m - Turn right
  52. 52 : km 19.59 - alt. 366 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 20.4 - alt. 536 m - Keep left
  54. 54 : km 20.54 - alt. 521 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 21.85 - alt. 488 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 23.71 - alt. 397 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 24.01 - alt. 382 m - Keep left
  58. 58 : km 24.53 - alt. 340 m - Turn sharp right
  59. 59 : km 24.93 - alt. 319 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 25.43 - alt. 317 m - Turn left onto Medwyn Road
  61. 61 : km 27.78 - alt. 280 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 29.23 - alt. 282 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 29.46 - alt. 279 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 29.54 - alt. 285 m - Turn slight left
  65. 65 : km 30.13 - alt. 287 m - Turn sharp right
  66. 66 : km 30.44 - alt. 324 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 31.77 - alt. 323 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 34.08 - alt. 409 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 45.48 - alt. 401 m - Keep right
  70. 70 : km 46.28 - alt. 443 m - Keep right
  71. 71 : km 46.39 - alt. 443 m - Turn sharp right
  72. 72 : km 47.31 - alt. 317 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 47.32 - alt. 317 m - Keep right
  74. 74 : km 47.5 - alt. 363 m - Turn slight left onto Black Hill path
  75. 75 : km 47.68 - alt. 369 m - Keep right
  76. 76 : km 48.55 - alt. 497 m - Turn sharp right
  77. 77 : km 48.63 - alt. 496 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 50.35 - alt. 254 m - Turn slight right onto Den's Cleugh
  79. 79 : km 50.36 - alt. 254 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 50.49 - alt. 270 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 50.92 - alt. 379 m - Turn slight right
  82. 82 : km 51.21 - alt. 405 m - Keep right
  83. 83 : km 51.29 - alt. 401 m - Keep right
  84. 84 : km 51.85 - alt. 345 m - Turn right onto Harbour Hill
  85. 85 : km 52.4 - alt. 416 m - Turn sharp right
  86. 86 : km 52.63 - alt. 418 m - Keep right
  87. 87 : km 52.74 - alt. 411 m - Turn right onto Harbour Hill
  88. 88 : km 54.55 - alt. 399 m - Turn sharp left onto Capelaw bypass
  89. 89 : km 54.55 - alt. 399 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 54.62 - alt. 410 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 55 - alt. 368 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 55.39 - alt. 353 m - Keep right
  93. 93 : km 56.16 - alt. 270 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 56.44 - alt. 248 m - Turn right
  95. 95 : km 57.14 - alt. 286 m - Keep right
  96. 96 : km 57.6 - alt. 301 m - Keep left
  97. 97 : km 57.76 - alt. 294 m - Turn slight left
  98. 98 : km 57.83 - alt. 287 m - Turn left
  99. 99 : km 58.06 - alt. 237 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 58.11 - alt. 235 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 58.12 - alt. 234 m - Turn right
  102. 102 : km 58.14 - alt. 237 m - Turn slight right
  103. S/E : km 58.15 - alt. 239 m

Useful Information

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