Loanhead Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 21.38 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 109 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 113 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 184 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 131 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.906458° / W 3.19641°
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Description

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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. 184 m
  2. 1 : km 0.14 - alt. 180 m - Turn left onto Buckstone Loan East
  3. 2 : km 0.32 - alt. 176 m - Turn left onto Buckstone Crescent
  4. 3 : km 0.35 - alt. 177 m - Turn right onto Buckstone Road
  5. 4 : km 0.95 - alt. 162 m - Turn left onto Buckstone Terrace
  6. 5 : km 2 - alt. 150 m - Keep right
  7. 6 : km 2.06 - alt. 146 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Biggar Road
  8. 7 : km 2.28 - alt. 154 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Biggar Road
  9. 8 : km 3.11 - alt. 163 m - Keep left onto Seafield Moor Road
  10. 9 : km 4.64 - alt. 173 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 4.67 - alt. 173 m - Turn left onto Seafield Moor Road
  12. 11 : km 6.27 - alt. 165 m - Turn right onto A701
  13. 12 : km 6.64 - alt. 169 m - Keep left onto A701
  14. 13 : km 6.7 - alt. 170 m - Turn left
  15. 14 : km 6.87 - alt. 169 m - Keep right
  16. 15 : km 6.98 - alt. 167 m - Turn slight left onto B7003
  17. 16 : km 8.29 - alt. 155 m - Turn slight right onto Manse Road
  18. 17 : km 9.14 - alt. 150 m - Keep left
  19. 18 : km 9.31 - alt. 146 m - Keep right
  20. 19 : km 10.69 - alt. 149 m - Keep left
  21. 20 : km 12.04 - alt. 134 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 12.05 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 13.02 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 13.1 - alt. 141 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  25. 24 : km 13.14 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto High Street
  26. 25 : km 13.18 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Clerk Street
  27. 26 : km 13.63 - alt. 147 m - Turn left onto Mayburn Avenue
  28. 27 : km 13.89 - alt. 150 m - Turn right onto Gaynor Avenue
  29. 28 : km 14.4 - alt. 152 m - Turn left onto Dalum Loan
  30. 29 : km 14.58 - alt. 154 m - Turn left onto Dryden Terrace
  31. 30 : km 14.75 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Dryden View
  32. 31 : km 14.97 - alt. 156 m - Turn right onto Niven's Knowe Road
  33. 32 : km 15.54 - alt. 164 m - Turn sharp right onto A701
  34. 33 : km 16.08 - alt. 155 m - Keep left onto A701
  35. 34 : km 16.15 - alt. 154 m - Turn left onto Pentland Road
  36. 35 : km 18.27 - alt. 162 m - Keep left
  37. 36 : km 18.28 - alt. 162 m - Turn right
  38. 37 : km 18.53 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  39. 38 : km 18.54 - alt. 160 m - Turn left onto Biggar Road
  40. 39 : km 19.07 - alt. 154 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Biggar Road
  41. 40 : km 19.3 - alt. 146 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Biggar Road
  42. 41 : km 19.88 - alt. 175 m - Keep right onto Buckstone Terrace
  43. 42 : km 20.3 - alt. 167 m - Turn right onto Buckstone Avenue
  44. 43 : km 20.62 - alt. 165 m - Turn right onto Buckstone Road
  45. 44 : km 21.03 - alt. 177 m - Turn left onto Buckstone Crescent
  46. 45 : km 21.06 - alt. 176 m - Turn right onto Buckstone Loan East
  47. 46 : km 21.23 - alt. 180 m - Turn left onto Buckstone Lea
  48. S/E : km 21.38 - alt. 183 m

Useful Information

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