12km Cambridge St; Arthurs Seat; Meadows

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 11.83 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 304 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 305 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 228 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 39 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.947817° / W 3.205011°
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Description

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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. 65 m - Start on Cambridge Street
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Castle Terrace
  3. 3 : km 0.24 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Castle Terrace
  4. 4 : km 0.28 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Lady Lawson Street
  5. 5 : km 0.4 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right onto West Port
  6. 6 : km 0.45 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Lauriston Street
  7. 7 : km 0.63 - alt. 78 m - Keep right onto Lauriston Gardens
  8. 8 : km 0.92 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto North Meadow Walk
  9. 9 : km 1.37 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.39 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  11. 11 : km 1.43 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 1.9 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right
  13. 13 : km 1.91 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left
  14. 14 : km 1.98 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto South Meadow Walk
  15. 15 : km 1.99 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Summerhall, A700
  16. 16 : km 2.05 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Hope Park Terrace
  17. 17 : km 2.33 - alt. 78 m - Turn left onto Spittalfield Crescent
  18. 18 : km 2.37 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto St Leonard's Street
  19. 19 : km 2.38 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Hermits Croft
  20. 20 : km 2.39 - alt. 76 m - Keep left onto Hermits Croft
  21. 21 : km 2.64 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 2.66 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right
  23. 23 : km 2.67 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right
  24. 24 : km 2.91 - alt. 80 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 2.95 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left
  26. 26 : km 2.97 - alt. 82 m - Turn sharp right onto Queens Drive
  27. 27 : km 2.99 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 3.13 - alt. 90 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 3.18 - alt. 97 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 3.29 - alt. 108 m - Keep right onto Piper's Walk
  31. 31 : km 3.3 - alt. 107 m - Keep left onto Piper's Walk
  32. 32 : km 3.72 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp right onto Piper's Walk
  33. 33 : km 3.99 - alt. 194 m - Turn left
  34. 34 : km 4 - alt. 192 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 4.03 - alt. 187 m - Keep left
  36. 36 : km 4.08 - alt. 175 m - Keep right
  37. 37 : km 4.35 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  38. 38 : km 4.54 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 5.22 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right
  40. 40 : km 5.39 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  41. 41 : km 5.41 - alt. 46 m - Keep right
  42. 42 : km 5.41 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left
  43. 43 : km 5.5 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 5.51 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  45. 45 : km 5.59 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 5.72 - alt. 42 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 6.23 - alt. 110 m - Keep left
  48. 48 : km 6.61 - alt. 153 m - Turn sharp right
  49. 49 : km 6.7 - alt. 169 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 6.81 - alt. 194 m - Turn slight left onto Piper's Walk
  51. 51 : km 6.84 - alt. 196 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 7.03 - alt. 227 m - Turn slight left
  53. 53 : km 7.06 - alt. 223 m - Keep left
  54. 54 : km 7.16 - alt. 228 m - Turn slight right
  55. 55 : km 7.23 - alt. 216 m - Turn sharp right
  56. 56 : km 7.25 - alt. 211 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 7.34 - alt. 164 m - Turn sharp right
  58. 58 : km 7.4 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 7.59 - alt. 104 m - Turn slight right
  60. 60 : km 7.68 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight right
  61. 61 : km 7.81 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight left
  62. 62 : km 7.9 - alt. 76 m - Turn slight left onto Holyrood Park Road
  63. 63 : km 8.26 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  64. 64 : km 8.37 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto East Preston Street, A7
  65. 65 : km 8.77 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Summerhall Place, A700
  66. 66 : km 8.9 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto South Meadow Walk
  67. 67 : km 8.91 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 8.98 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right
  69. 69 : km 8.99 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 9.18 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  71. 71 : km 9.63 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 9.64 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Melville Drive, A700
  73. 73 : km 9.68 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 9.7 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right
  75. 75 : km 9.72 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Leamington Walk
  76. 76 : km 9.85 - alt. 77 m - Keep left
  77. 77 : km 9.91 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right onto Warrender Park Terrace
  78. 78 : km 10.11 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 10.13 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Leamington Walk
  80. 80 : km 10.29 - alt. 88 m - Turn sharp right
  81. 81 : km 10.46 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 10.47 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Wright's Houses
  83. 83 : km 10.54 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Glengyle Terrace
  84. 84 : km 10.76 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 10.85 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto North Meadow Walk
  86. 86 : km 10.94 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 11.39 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Lauriston Street
  88. 88 : km 11.47 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left onto Lady Lawson Street
  89. 89 : km 11.58 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Castle Terrace
  90. 90 : km 11.63 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Castle Terrace
  91. 91 : km 11.82 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Cambridge Street
  92. S/E : km 11.83 - alt. 64 m

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