Edinburgh Explorer - From Shandon To Calton Hill

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.72 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 35 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 94 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 52 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 100 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 9 m
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Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 57 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  3. 3 : km 0.28 - alt. 57 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  4. 4 : km 1.09 - alt. 49 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  5. 5 : km 1.6 - alt. 49 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 1.62 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight right
  7. 7 : km 1.81 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right onto Ford's Road
  8. 8 : km 1.85 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  9. 9 : km 1.89 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Ford's Road
  10. 10 : km 1.91 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 1.97 - alt. 47 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  12. 12 : km 2.35 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  13. 13 : km 2.36 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  14. 14 : km 2.69 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  15. 15 : km 2.72 - alt. 41 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  16. 16 : km 2.75 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  17. 17 : km 2.89 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp right
  18. 18 : km 2.91 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  19. 19 : km 3.52 - alt. 39 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  20. 20 : km 3.95 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Place
  21. 21 : km 4.02 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Gardens
  22. 22 : km 4.09 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace, A8
  23. 23 : km 4.13 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Cliff
  24. 24 : km 4.18 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  25. 25 : km 4.84 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  26. 26 : km 5.26 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  27. 27 : km 5.43 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 5.48 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Belford Road
  29. 29 : km 5.56 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Belford Road
  30. 30 : km 5.69 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Belford Road
  31. 31 : km 5.79 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Hawthornbank Lane
  32. 32 : km 5.82 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp right onto Hawthornbank Lane
  33. 33 : km 6.57 - alt. 18 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  34. 34 : km 6.63 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 6.65 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight left onto Saunders Street
  36. 36 : km 6.85 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Kerr Street, B900
  37. 37 : km 6.99 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto St. Bernard's Row
  38. 38 : km 7.01 - alt. 15 m - Keep left onto St. Bernard's Row
  39. 39 : km 7.13 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Arboretum Avenue
  40. 40 : km 7.18 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 7.45 - alt. 15 m - Turn sharp left onto Rocheid Path
  42. 42 : km 7.48 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Arboretum Avenue
  43. 43 : km 7.53 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Arboretum Place
  44. 44 : km 7.75 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 7.87 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left
  46. 46 : km 7.88 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left
  47. 47 : km 7.89 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 8.06 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 8.13 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left
  50. 50 : km 8.17 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 8.26 - alt. 23 m - Turn sharp right
  52. 52 : km 8.59 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  53. 53 : km 8.61 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 8.67 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Inverleith Row, B901
  55. 55 : km 8.74 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Eildon Street
  56. 56 : km 9 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Eildon Street
  57. 57 : km 9.04 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Eildon Street
  58. 58 : km 9.05 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Goldenacre Path
  59. 59 : km 9.12 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right onto Warriston Path
  60. 60 : km 9.45 - alt. 14 m - Keep right onto Warriston Path
  61. 61 : km 9.72 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight right
  62. 62 : km 9.77 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 9.89 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight left onto Royal Crescent
  64. 64 : km 9.9 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Scotland Street
  65. 65 : km 10.07 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Drummond Place
  66. 66 : km 10.14 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto London Street
  67. 67 : km 10.31 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Broughton Street, B901
  68. 68 : km 10.56 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Forth Street
  69. 69 : km 10.73 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Union Street
  70. 70 : km 11.08 - alt. 49 m - Keep right
  71. 71 : km 11.12 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 11.31 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 11.32 - alt. 89 m - Keep left
  74. 74 : km 11.34 - alt. 91 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 11.49 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  76. 76 : km 11.72 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  77. E : km 11.72 - alt. 100 m

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