7 Hills Of Edinburgh

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 27.51 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 707 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 706 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 243 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 30 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 99 m - Start near Unnamed Road, Edinburgh EH7 5AA, UK
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.2 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.24 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Rd/A1
  6. 6 : km 0.51 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto North Bridge/A7
  7. 7 : km 2.19 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 2.26 - alt. 56 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 2.31 - alt. 56 m - Keep right
  10. 10 : km 2.47 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 2.49 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.5 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  13. 13 : km 2.57 - alt. 61 m - Keep right onto Princes Street, A90
  14. 14 : km 2.69 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp right onto Hope Street
  15. 15 : km 2.69 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right onto Queensferry Street, A90
  16. 16 : km 3.06 - alt. 54 m - Keep left onto Belford Road
  17. 17 : km 3.59 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Belford Road
  18. 18 : km 4.15 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Ravelston Dykes
  19. 19 : km 5.86 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 6.43 - alt. 121 m - Keep left
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  24. 24 : km 6.83 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight right
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  28. 28 : km 7.1 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
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  33. 33 : km 7.37 - alt. 157 m - Turn slight left
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  36. 36 : km 7.66 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 7.73 - alt. 123 m - Turn right
  38. 38 : km 7.74 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Cairnmuir Road
  39. 39 : km 7.77 - alt. 125 m - Turn sharp right
  40. 40 : km 8.17 - alt. 83 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Kirk Road
  41. 41 : km 8.2 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Kaimes Road
  42. 42 : km 8.56 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto St John's Road, A8
  43. 43 : km 8.61 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  44. 44 : km 8.71 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  45. 45 : km 8.72 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  46. 46 : km 8.78 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Park East
  47. 47 : km 8.79 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Carrick Knowe Avenue
  48. 48 : km 9.42 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left
  49. 49 : km 9.55 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 9.56 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 9.61 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Stenhouse Drive
  52. 52 : km 10.05 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stenhouse Drive
  53. 53 : km 10.46 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Gorgie Road, A71
  54. 54 : km 10.71 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Chesser Avenue
  55. 55 : km 11.44 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Slateford Road, A70
  56. 56 : km 11.44 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 11.47 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto 2
  58. 58 : km 11.47 - alt. 62 m - Keep left
  59. 59 : km 11.5 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 11.51 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Meggetgate
  61. 61 : km 11.58 - alt. 63 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 11.64 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Allan Park Road
  63. 63 : km 11.88 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 12.1 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Craiglockhart Road North
  65. 65 : km 12.24 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Colinton Road
  66. 66 : km 12.29 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  67. 67 : km 12.42 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
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  70. 70 : km 12.7 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp right
  71. 71 : km 12.86 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp right
  72. 72 : km 12.9 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp right
  73. 73 : km 13.04 - alt. 119 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 13.2 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight right
  75. 75 : km 13.41 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 13.8 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Craiglea Place
  77. 77 : km 13.88 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Morningside Grove
  78. 78 : km 14.09 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Drive
  79. 79 : km 14.26 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 14.35 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Road
  81. 81 : km 14.53 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Crescent
  82. 82 : km 14.73 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp right onto Comiston Road, A702
  83. 83 : km 14.93 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 14.95 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 14.97 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Braid Road
  86. 86 : km 15.56 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left
  87. 87 : km 15.69 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
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  93. 93 : km 16.29 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 16.56 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 16.62 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Braid Hills Approach
  96. 96 : km 16.71 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  97. 97 : km 16.89 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto The Ride
  98. 98 : km 17.27 - alt. 131 m - Turn right
  99. 99 : km 17.28 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto The Ride
  100. 100 : km 18.07 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 18.51 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 18.62 - alt. 97 m - Keep left
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  109. 109 : km 19.16 - alt. 140 m - Keep left
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  112. 112 : km 19.5 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
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  116. 116 : km 19.95 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  117. 117 : km 19.96 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  118. 118 : km 19.98 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight left onto Observatory Road
  119. 119 : km 20.33 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Blackford Avenue
  120. 120 : km 20.42 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  121. 121 : km 20.65 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto West Savile Terrace
  122. 122 : km 21.2 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Mayfield Road
  123. 123 : km 21.81 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Duncan Street
  124. 124 : km 22.02 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Minto Street, A701
  125. 125 : km 22.02 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Blacket Avenue
  126. 126 : km 22.38 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  127. 127 : km 22.67 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  128. 128 : km 23.01 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  129. 129 : km 23.02 - alt. 76 m - Turn sharp right onto Holyrood Park Road
  130. 130 : km 23.06 - alt. 77 m - Keep left onto Queens Drive
  131. 131 : km 23.09 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queens Drive
  132. 132 : km 23.12 - alt. 80 m - Turn sharp right onto Queens Drive
  133. 133 : km 23.16 - alt. 82 m - Keep right onto Queens Drive
  134. 134 : km 23.18 - alt. 82 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queen's Drive
  135. 135 : km 23.37 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  136. 136 : km 23.47 - alt. 108 m - Keep right onto Piper's Walk
  137. 137 : km 23.48 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
  138. 138 : km 23.76 - alt. 192 m - Turn slight left
  139. 139 : km 23.78 - alt. 199 m - Turn sharp left
  140. 140 : km 23.98 - alt. 227 m - Keep left
  141. 141 : km 24.02 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp left
  142. 142 : km 24.03 - alt. 238 m - Turn right
  143. 143 : km 24.06 - alt. 243 m - Turn right onto Piper's Walk
  144. 144 : km 24.1 - alt. 234 m - Turn left
  145. 145 : km 24.27 - alt. 192 m - Turn sharp left onto Piper's Walk
  146. 146 : km 24.39 - alt. 167 m - Keep right onto The Dry Dam
  147. 147 : km 24.92 - alt. 79 m - Keep left onto The Dry Dam
  148. 148 : km 25.03 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  149. 149 : km 25.13 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  150. 150 : km 25.21 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Volunteer's Walk
  151. 151 : km 25.48 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  152. 152 : km 25.51 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  153. 153 : km 25.51 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto Queen's Drive
  154. 154 : km 25.57 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  155. 155 : km 25.61 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  156. 156 : km 26.07 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Abbeyhill
  157. 157 : km 26.07 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  158. 158 : km 26.1 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Abbey Mount
  159. 159 : km 26.22 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Regent Road, A1
  160. 160 : km 26.99 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right
  161. S/E : km 27.51 - alt. 100 m

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