3 Day Drove Roads Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 48.19 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 26h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 4,849 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 5,279 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,857 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 249 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 682 ft - Start on High Street, A702
  2. 1 : mi 0.04 - alt. 682 ft - Turn left onto Station Road
  3. 2 : mi 0.06 - alt. 679 ft - Turn left onto Market Road
  4. 3 : mi 0.08 - alt. 676 ft - Turn right
  5. 4 : mi 0.46 - alt. 659 ft - Turn left
  6. 5 : mi 0.75 - alt. 650 ft - Keep left
  7. 6 : mi 4.85 - alt. 640 ft - Keep right
  8. 7 : mi 5.04 - alt. 640 ft - Turn sharp right
  9. 8 : mi 5.12 - alt. 630 ft - Turn left onto A701
  10. 9 : mi 5.64 - alt. 666 ft - Turn right
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  15. 14 : mi 7.54 - alt. 1,309 ft - Turn right
  16. 15 : mi 8.67 - alt. 1,010 ft - Turn sharp left onto The Buchan Way
  17. 16 : mi 9.01 - alt. 997 ft - Keep left
  18. 17 : mi 9.89 - alt. 1,122 ft - Turn slight left
  19. 18 : mi 9.95 - alt. 1,115 ft - Keep right
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  23. 22 : mi 12.04 - alt. 581 ft - Turn right onto B712
  24. 23 : mi 12.22 - alt. 577 ft - Turn left
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  30. 29 : mi 14.83 - alt. 623 ft - Turn slight right
  31. 30 : mi 15.06 - alt. 620 ft - Turn left
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  61. 60 : mi 27.57 - alt. 801 ft - Turn right
  62. 61 : mi 27.58 - alt. 801 ft - Turn right onto Station Road, B7059
  63. 62 : mi 28.92 - alt. 787 ft - Turn left onto Main Street, B7059
  64. 63 : mi 28.95 - alt. 797 ft - Turn sharp right onto Dolphinton Road, A702
  65. 64 : mi 28.97 - alt. 801 ft - Turn left onto The Loan
  66. 65 : mi 29.76 - alt. 974 ft - Turn sharp left
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  71. 70 : mi 31.68 - alt. 1,040 ft - Turn right onto Medwyn Road
  72. 71 : mi 31.91 - alt. 1,010 ft - Keep left [private road]
  73. 72 : mi 33.08 - alt. 1,237 ft - Keep left onto Thieves Road [private road]
  74. 73 : mi 33.16 - alt. 1,280 ft - Keep left onto Thieves Road
  75. 74 : mi 33.94 - alt. 1,375 ft - Keep right onto Thieves Road
  76. 75 : mi 34.56 - alt. 1,421 ft - Turn right
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  82. 81 : mi 40.41 - alt. 902 ft - Turn slight left
  83. 82 : mi 40.5 - alt. 892 ft - Keep left onto Green Cleugh
  84. 83 : mi 40.6 - alt. 886 ft - Turn slight left
  85. 84 : mi 42.77 - alt. 748 ft - Turn left onto Maiden's Cleugh
  86. 85 : mi 42.77 - alt. 748 ft - Turn right
  87. 86 : mi 42.78 - alt. 748 ft - Turn sharp right onto Maiden's Cleugh
  88. 87 : mi 42.94 - alt. 843 ft - Keep left onto Maiden's Cleugh
  89. 88 : mi 42.95 - alt. 843 ft - Turn sharp left onto Knightfield Rig
  90. 89 : mi 43.9 - alt. 1,181 ft - Turn left onto Harbour Hill
  91. 90 : mi 43.91 - alt. 1,181 ft - Turn left onto Phantom's Cleugh
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  100. 99 : mi 45.48 - alt. 584 ft - Keep left
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  104. 103 : mi 46.35 - alt. 446 ft - Turn slight left onto Dreghorn Loan
  105. 104 : mi 46.36 - alt. 446 ft - Turn right onto Dreghorn Loan
  106. 105 : mi 46.42 - alt. 427 ft - Turn right onto Redford Drive
  107. 106 : mi 46.49 - alt. 420 ft - Turn left onto Westgarth Avenue
  108. 107 : mi 46.73 - alt. 361 ft - Turn right onto Colinton Road, B701
  109. 108 : mi 47.24 - alt. 374 ft - Turn left onto Paties Road
  110. 109 : mi 47.5 - alt. 325 ft - Turn left onto Katesmill Road
  111. 110 : mi 47.77 - alt. 292 ft - Turn sharp left onto Redhall House Drive
  112. 111 : mi 47.78 - alt. 292 ft - Turn slight left onto Craiglockhart Drive South
  113. 112 : mi 47.84 - alt. 295 ft - Turn left onto Craiglockhart Loan
  114. 113 : mi 47.99 - alt. 282 ft - Turn left onto Craiglockhart Dell Road
  115. E : mi 48.19 - alt. 249 ft

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