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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.34 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 149 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 146 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 171 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 66 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 69 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Meggetland Wynd
  4. 3 : km 0.13 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 0.17 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  6. 5 : km 0.55 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
  7. 6 : km 0.56 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp left
  8. 7 : km 0.74 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Craiglockhart Road North
  9. 8 : km 0.88 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Colinton Road
  10. 9 : km 0.97 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Lockharton Avenue
  11. 10 : km 1.2 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Lockharton Crescent
  12. 11 : km 1.42 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
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  14. 13 : km 1.5 - alt. 78 m - Keep left
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  17. 16 : km 1.59 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight left
  18. 17 : km 1.62 - alt. 80 m - Keep left
  19. 18 : km 1.65 - alt. 80 m - Keep right
  20. 19 : km 2.29 - alt. 109 m - Turn left onto Glenlockhart Road
  21. 20 : km 2.36 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  22. 21 : km 2.37 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp left
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  30. 29 : km 3.9 - alt. 121 m - Keep right
  31. 30 : km 3.94 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 4.03 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight right
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  35. 34 : km 4.55 - alt. 143 m - Turn slight right
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  39. 38 : km 4.68 - alt. 135 m - Turn sharp left
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  44. 43 : km 5.09 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left
  45. 44 : km 5.13 - alt. 87 m - Turn slight right
  46. 45 : km 5.51 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 5.58 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Meadowspot
  48. 47 : km 5.59 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Craighouse Road
  49. 48 : km 5.73 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  50. 49 : km 6.13 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 6.17 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp left onto Craiglockhart Terrace
  52. 51 : km 6.28 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Craiglockhart Terrace
  53. 52 : km 6.5 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  54. 53 : km 6.54 - alt. 76 m - Keep left
  55. 54 : km 6.62 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  56. 55 : km 6.68 - alt. 80 m - Keep left
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  58. 57 : km 6.99 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  59. 58 : km 7.06 - alt. 85 m - Keep left
  60. 59 : km 7.18 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
  61. 60 : km 7.21 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Craiglockhart Road North
  62. 61 : km 7.34 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp right
  63. 62 : km 7.52 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp left
  64. 63 : km 7.53 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left onto Union Canal Towpath
  65. 64 : km 7.69 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  66. 65 : km 7.69 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  67. 66 : km 7.82 - alt. 67 m - Keep left
  68. 67 : km 8.03 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Meggetland View
  69. 68 : km 8.09 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Meggetland Wynd
  70. 69 : km 8.22 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  71. 70 : km 8.22 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Meggetland Wynd
  72. 71 : km 8.31 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  73. 72 : km 8.33 - alt. 69 m - Turn left
  74. S/E : km 8.34 - alt. 69 m

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