Fountainbridge 20

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 31.20 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 120 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 126 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 164 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 42 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.942752° / W 3.208323°
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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.
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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. 71 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Union Path
  3. 2 : km 2.37 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight right onto Union Canal Towpath
  4. 3 : km 4.17 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  5. 4 : km 5.14 - alt. 74 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  6. 5 : km 5.62 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  7. 6 : km 6.29 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  8. 7 : km 6.83 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight left
  9. 8 : km 7.9 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  10. 9 : km 8.9 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  11. 10 : km 8.96 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Hermiston House Road
  12. 11 : km 9.2 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto A71
  13. 12 : km 9.26 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Hermiston Walk
  14. 13 : km 10.23 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left
  15. 14 : km 10.25 - alt. 80 m - Keep left onto Riccarton Mains Road
  16. 15 : km 10.26 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 16 : km 10.37 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 10.79 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 10.79 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Riccarton Mains Road
  20. 19 : km 11.24 - alt. 110 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 11.25 - alt. 110 m - Turn sharp right onto Riccarton Mains Road
  22. 21 : km 11.68 - alt. 123 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Riccarton Mains Road
  23. 22 : km 12.09 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Lanark Road West, A70
  24. 23 : km 14.14 - alt. 162 m - Keep left onto Bridge Road
  25. 24 : km 14.32 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  26. 25 : km 15.68 - alt. 141 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  27. 26 : km 16 - alt. 142 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  28. 27 : km 17.71 - alt. 123 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  29. 28 : km 18.98 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  30. 29 : km 19.78 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  31. 30 : km 21.82 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  32. 31 : km 21.85 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  33. 32 : km 22.49 - alt. 59 m - Turn left
  34. 33 : km 22.53 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  35. 34 : km 22.8 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  36. 35 : km 23.61 - alt. 49 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  37. 36 : km 24.01 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Gorgie Road
  38. 37 : km 24.08 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Stenhouse Drive
  39. 38 : km 24.42 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stenhouse Drive
  40. 39 : km 24.93 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  41. 40 : km 24.98 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  42. 41 : km 25 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 25.12 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight left onto Carrick Knowe Avenue
  44. 43 : km 25.75 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Park East
  45. 44 : km 25.76 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Traquair Alley
  46. 45 : km 25.81 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp left
  47. 46 : km 25.85 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  48. 47 : km 26.38 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  49. 48 : km 26.48 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  50. 49 : km 27.18 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Saughtonhall Drive
  51. 50 : km 27.19 - alt. 43 m - Make a U-turn onto Saughtonhall Drive
  52. 51 : km 27.74 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  53. 52 : km 28.2 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  54. 53 : km 28.22 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Balgreen Road
  55. 54 : km 28.29 - alt. 44 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Stevenson Road
  56. 55 : km 28.71 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Westfield Road
  57. 56 : km 28.97 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Gorgie Road
  58. 57 : km 29.83 - alt. 52 m - Keep right onto Henderson Terrace
  59. 58 : km 30 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Dundee Street
  60. 59 : km 30.88 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Freer Gait
  61. 60 : km 30.89 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Fountainbridge
  62. 61 : km 31.05 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  63. 62 : km 31.1 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Fountainbridge Square
  64. 63 : km 31.17 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp right
  65. 64 : km 31.17 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  66. 65 : km 31.18 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Fountainbridge Square
  67. S/E : km 31.2 - alt. 72 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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