28/11 Scout Hike
Details
Creation:
Last update:
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 6.72 mi -
Average duration: 4h 35 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: No -
Ascent: + 1,729 ft -
Descent: - 1,955 ft -
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Highest point: 1,608 ft -
Lowest point: 577 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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City:
Edinburgh -
Start: N 55.875666° / W 3.309524° -
End: N 55.893869° / W 3.217013° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S : mi 0 - alt. 814 ft - Start on
- 1 : mi 0.01 - alt. 817 ft - Turn slight left
- 2 : mi 0.47 - alt. 820 ft - Turn left
- 3 : mi 0.55 - alt. 846 ft - Turn left
- 4 : mi 1.06 - alt. 843 ft - Turn sharp left
- 5 : mi 1.16 - alt. 886 ft - Turn slight left onto Den's Cleugh
- 6 : mi 1.68 - alt. 889 ft - Turn right onto Den's Cleugh
- 7 : mi 1.74 - alt. 948 ft - Turn left onto Den's Cleugh
- 8 : mi 1.86 - alt. 833 ft - Turn right onto Den's Cleugh
- 9 : mi 2.39 - alt. 1,329 ft - Turn sharp left
- 10 : mi 2.79 - alt. 1,132 ft - Turn right onto Harbour Hill
- 11 : mi 4.29 - alt. 1,309 ft - Turn sharp left onto Capelaw bypass
- 12 : mi 4.29 - alt. 1,309 ft - Turn right
- 13 : mi 4.53 - alt. 1,522 ft - Turn left
- 14 : mi 4.57 - alt. 1,575 ft - Turn right
- 15 : mi 4.63 - alt. 1,608 ft - Turn left
- 16 : mi 4.63 - alt. 1,608 ft - Turn left
- 17 : mi 4.68 - alt. 1,585 ft - Keep right
- 18 : mi 4.72 - alt. 1,509 ft - Keep right
- 19 : mi 5.34 - alt. 1,552 ft - Keep left
- 20 : mi 5.47 - alt. 1,417 ft - Keep left
- 21 : mi 5.69 - alt. 1,161 ft - Turn sharp left
- 22 : mi 5.82 - alt. 1,037 ft - Keep right
- 23 : mi 5.9 - alt. 988 ft - Turn slight left
- 24 : mi 6.11 - alt. 968 ft - Turn right
- 25 : mi 6.32 - alt. 797 ft - Turn right
- 26 : mi 6.52 - alt. 669 ft - Keep left
- 27 : mi 6.6 - alt. 630 ft - Turn right
- 28 : mi 6.61 - alt. 630 ft - Turn slight right
- 29 : mi 6.61 - alt. 630 ft - Turn right
- 30 : mi 6.71 - alt. 581 ft - Turn left onto Swanston Road
- 31 : mi 6.71 - alt. 577 ft - Turn left
- E : mi 6.72 - alt. 581 ft
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