Colinton Tunnel And Colinton Village

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.77 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 105 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 103 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 142 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 55 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 58 m
  2. 1 : km 0.09 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  3. 2 : km 0.13 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  4. 3 : km 0.78 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
  5. 4 : km 0.8 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  6. 5 : km 0.98 - alt. 80 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  7. 6 : km 1.63 - alt. 82 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  8. 7 : km 2.84 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  9. 8 : km 3.6 - alt. 107 m - Keep left
  10. 9 : km 3.64 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  11. 10 : km 5.1 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 5.13 - alt. 133 m - Turn slight right onto Blinkbonny Road
  13. 12 : km 5.26 - alt. 136 m - Turn sharp left
  14. 13 : km 6.05 - alt. 131 m - Turn right onto Woodhall Road
  15. 14 : km 6.1 - alt. 130 m - Turn left
  16. 15 : km 6.21 - alt. 124 m - Turn left
  17. 16 : km 6.42 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  18. 17 : km 7.04 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  19. 18 : km 7.84 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  20. 19 : km 8.03 - alt. 96 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 8.04 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 8.15 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  23. 22 : km 8.15 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Spylaw House
  24. 23 : km 8.29 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Spylaw Street
  25. 24 : km 8.51 - alt. 94 m - Keep right onto Dell Road
  26. 25 : km 8.78 - alt. 78 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  27. 26 : km 8.92 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  28. 27 : km 8.94 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  29. 28 : km 9.67 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  30. 29 : km 9.67 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  31. 30 : km 9.9 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Bogs Bridge
  32. 31 : km 9.93 - alt. 64 m - Turn left
  33. 32 : km 9.94 - alt. 64 m - Keep right
  34. 33 : km 10.39 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  35. 34 : km 10.74 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  36. 35 : km 10.75 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  37. 36 : km 10.77 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Lanark Road, A70
  38. S/E : km 10.77 - alt. 59 m

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