30km Arthur’s Seat & Cammo

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 31.59 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 218 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 213 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 124 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 29 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.966447° / W 3.26587°
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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. 55 m - Start on Silverknowes View
  2. 2 : km 0.06 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.1 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.13 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Blackhall Path
  5. 5 : km 1.72 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right onto Roseburn Path
  6. 6 : km 3.23 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 3.28 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Wester Coates Terrace
  8. 8 : km 3.41 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 3.44 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 3.45 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto West Coates
  11. 11 : km 4.22 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 4.22 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 4.24 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 4.34 - alt. 57 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 4.37 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 4.74 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 4.74 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Morrison Street
  18. 18 : km 4.99 - alt. 70 m - Keep right onto Semple Street
  19. 19 : km 5 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 5.01 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 5.11 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right onto Lothian Road
  22. 22 : km 5.12 - alt. 71 m - Turn sharp left onto Bread Street
  23. 23 : km 5.13 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Lothian Road
  24. 24 : km 5.22 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto Earl Grey Street
  25. 25 : km 5.39 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Lauriston Place
  26. 26 : km 5.4 - alt. 73 m - Turn left onto Brougham Street
  27. 27 : km 5.41 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 5.41 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 5.68 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  30. 30 : km 5.68 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Melville Drive
  31. 31 : km 6.29 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Argyle Place
  32. 32 : km 6.3 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 6.36 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  34. 34 : km 6.51 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 6.52 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto South Meadow Walk
  36. 36 : km 6.77 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 6.78 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Melville Terrace
  38. 38 : km 6.86 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 6.96 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 6.97 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Summerhall Place
  41. 41 : km 6.98 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto West Preston Street
  42. 42 : km 6.99 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 7 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 7.07 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Blackwood Crescent
  45. 45 : km 7.08 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto West Preston Street
  46. 46 : km 7.4 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road
  47. 47 : km 7.51 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Road
  48. 48 : km 7.81 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto East Parkside
  49. 49 : km 7.82 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 7.97 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  51. 51 : km 7.99 - alt. 82 m - Keep left onto Queen's Drive
  52. 52 : km 8.01 - alt. 82 m - Enter roundabout
  53. 53 : km 8.57 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 8.57 - alt. 54 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 8.92 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  56. 56 : km 9.14 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
  57. 57 : km 9.45 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
  58. 58 : km 9.48 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 9.57 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 9.86 - alt. 39 m - Keep left
  61. 61 : km 10.05 - alt. 38 m - Keep left
  62. 62 : km 10.06 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight right onto Queen's Drive
  63. 63 : km 10.12 - alt. 38 m - Keep right onto Queen's Drive
  64. 64 : km 10.2 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp left
  65. 65 : km 10.21 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp right
  66. 66 : km 10.3 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 10.3 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  68. 68 : km 12.86 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 12.86 - alt. 117 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 12.91 - alt. 104 m - Keep right
  71. 71 : km 13.13 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 13.14 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  73. 73 : km 13.26 - alt. 82 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queen's Drive
  74. 74 : km 13.3 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 13.4 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 13.41 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  77. 77 : km 13.76 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road
  78. 78 : km 13.87 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto East Preston Street
  79. 79 : km 14.28 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Summerhall Place
  80. 80 : km 14.28 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 14.29 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 14.4 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Melville Terrace
  83. 83 : km 14.48 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 14.49 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto South Meadow Walk
  85. 85 : km 14.68 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 14.69 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Melville Drive
  87. 87 : km 15.57 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 15.58 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 15.66 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Tarvit Street
  90. 90 : km 15.66 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Brougham Place
  91. 91 : km 15.83 - alt. 74 m - Keep right onto Brougham Street
  92. 92 : km 16.03 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight right onto Lothian Road
  93. 93 : km 16.14 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Morrison Street
  94. 94 : km 20.35 - alt. 48 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 20.37 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Road
  96. 96 : km 21.74 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Glasgow Road
  97. 97 : km 22.91 - alt. 46 m - Keep right onto Glasgow Road
  98. 98 : km 22.96 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 22.97 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  100. 100 : km 23.05 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  101. 101 : km 23.07 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Turnhouse Road
  102. 102 : km 25.16 - alt. 39 m - Turn right onto Turnhouse Farm Road
  103. 103 : km 25.63 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp right onto Cammo Road
  104. 104 : km 28.1 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Queensferry Road
  105. 105 : km 28.45 - alt. 40 m - Keep right onto Queensferry Road
  106. 106 : km 29.38 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Barnton Park Drive
  107. 107 : km 29.42 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  108. 108 : km 30.2 - alt. 73 m - Keep right
  109. 109 : km 30.31 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  110. 110 : km 30.75 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 30.77 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  112. 112 : km 30.8 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto East Barnton Avenue
  113. 113 : km 31.49 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 31.5 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 31.54 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Silverknowes Road East
  116. S/E : km 31.59 - alt. 55 m

Useful Information

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