Edinburgh Hills

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 25.86 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 9h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 668 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 665 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 243 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 77 m - Start on Craighouse Road
  2. 2 : km 0.45 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Morningside Grove
  3. 3 : km 0.79 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Drive
  4. 4 : km 1.32 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 1.53 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight left
  6. 6 : km 1.53 - alt. 147 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.76 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.85 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 2.09 - alt. 147 m - Turn slight right
  10. 10 : km 2.13 - alt. 138 m - Turn sharp right
  11. 11 : km 2.2 - alt. 130 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 2.29 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 2.3 - alt. 119 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Drive
  14. 14 : km 2.8 - alt. 115 m - Turn slight right onto Ashy Path
  15. 15 : km 2.86 - alt. 115 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Road
  16. 16 : km 3.04 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Park
  17. 17 : km 3.35 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Crescent
  18. 18 : km 3.36 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Fly Walk
  19. 19 : km 3.41 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 3.42 - alt. 110 m - Keep left
  21. 21 : km 3.49 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp left
  22. 22 : km 3.52 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 3.53 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 3.62 - alt. 112 m - Turn slight right
  25. 25 : km 3.69 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Comiston Road
  26. 26 : km 3.71 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto Riselaw Road
  27. 27 : km 3.86 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Braid Road
  28. 28 : km 4.16 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left
  29. 29 : km 4.29 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 4.55 - alt. 201 m - Keep left
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  32. 32 : km 4.78 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
  33. 33 : km 5.05 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 5.1 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Braid Hills Approach
  35. 35 : km 5.2 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 5.27 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 5.38 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto The Ride
  38. 38 : km 5.44 - alt. 143 m - Turn sharp left
  39. 39 : km 5.54 - alt. 128 m - Turn sharp right onto Braid Hills Road
  40. 40 : km 5.62 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
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  47. 47 : km 5.97 - alt. 85 m - Keep left
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  49. 49 : km 6.12 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  50. 50 : km 6.14 - alt. 96 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 6.17 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 6.24 - alt. 102 m - Keep left
  53. 53 : km 6.4 - alt. 103 m - Turn slight left
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  58. 58 : km 6.78 - alt. 158 m - Turn sharp left
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  60. 60 : km 6.89 - alt. 153 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 6.98 - alt. 119 m - Turn right
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  63. 63 : km 7.07 - alt. 108 m - Turn sharp left
  64. 64 : km 7.22 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right
  65. 65 : km 7.24 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right
  66. 66 : km 7.33 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 7.87 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Kilgraston Road
  68. 68 : km 8 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Grange Loan
  69. 69 : km 8.15 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight right onto Grange Loan
  70. 70 : km 8.15 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Grange Loan
  71. 71 : km 8.95 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Ratcliffe Terrace
  72. 72 : km 9.3 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Salisbury Place
  73. 73 : km 9.77 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Dalkeith Road
  74. 74 : km 9.83 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  75. 75 : km 10.23 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto Queen's Drive
  76. 76 : km 10.25 - alt. 77 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queen's Drive
  77. 77 : km 10.28 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 10.29 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right
  79. 79 : km 10.3 - alt. 78 m - Keep right
  80. 80 : km 10.41 - alt. 86 m - Keep left
  81. 81 : km 10.59 - alt. 113 m - Keep right
  82. 82 : km 10.6 - alt. 115 m - Turn slight right
  83. 83 : km 10.69 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 10.77 - alt. 176 m - Turn sharp left
  85. 85 : km 10.84 - alt. 192 m - Turn sharp right
  86. 86 : km 10.86 - alt. 199 m - Turn sharp left
  87. 87 : km 11.05 - alt. 227 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 11.09 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp left
  89. 89 : km 11.1 - alt. 238 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 11.13 - alt. 243 m - Turn right onto Piper's Walk
  91. 91 : km 11.16 - alt. 234 m - Turn left
  92. 92 : km 11.34 - alt. 192 m - Turn left onto Piper's Walk
  93. 93 : km 11.46 - alt. 167 m - Keep left onto Piper's Walk
  94. 94 : km 12.05 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left
  95. 95 : km 12.06 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 12.16 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Volunteer's Walk
  97. 97 : km 12.19 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  98. 98 : km 12.37 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Volunteer's Walk
  99. 99 : km 12.49 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  100. 100 : km 12.52 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 12.52 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  102. 102 : km 12.55 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 12.63 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 12.64 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Queen's Drive
  105. 105 : km 12.94 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Abbeyhill
  106. 106 : km 12.97 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Calton Road
  107. 107 : km 13.19 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  108. 108 : km 13.33 - alt. 59 m - Keep right
  109. 109 : km 13.43 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Regent Road
  110. 110 : km 13.68 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Hume Walk
  111. 111 : km 13.89 - alt. 82 m - Keep right onto Hume Walk
  112. 112 : km 13.93 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  113. 113 : km 13.95 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight right
  114. 114 : km 13.95 - alt. 92 m - Turn left
  115. 115 : km 14.03 - alt. 92 m - Turn right
  116. 116 : km 14.03 - alt. 91 m - Turn slight left
  117. 117 : km 14.05 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  118. 118 : km 14.3 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road
  119. 119 : km 14.52 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  120. 120 : km 14.64 - alt. 62 m - Turn left
  121. 121 : km 14.64 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  122. 122 : km 14.85 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto North Ramp
  123. 123 : km 14.86 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Waverley Bridge
  124. 124 : km 14.98 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto Market Street
  125. 125 : km 15.21 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight left onto Mound Place
  126. 126 : km 15.22 - alt. 79 m - Turn slight right onto Mound Place
  127. 127 : km 15.4 - alt. 98 m - Turn right onto Castlehill
  128. 128 : km 15.44 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Castle Wynd North
  129. 129 : km 15.5 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Johnston Terrace
  130. 130 : km 16.05 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Spittal Street
  131. 131 : km 16.09 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Bread Street
  132. 132 : km 16.17 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Bread Street
  133. 133 : km 18.21 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Murrayfield Gardens
  134. 134 : km 18.68 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Campbell Avenue
  135. 135 : km 18.68 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Lennel Avenue
  136. 136 : km 18.93 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Ravelston Dykes
  137. 137 : km 19.55 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  138. 138 : km 19.82 - alt. 91 m - Keep left
  139. 139 : km 20.12 - alt. 120 m - Keep left
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  144. 144 : km 20.61 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  145. 145 : km 20.68 - alt. 138 m - Turn right
  146. 146 : km 20.83 - alt. 160 m - Turn right
  147. 147 : km 20.94 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
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  149. 149 : km 21.15 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  150. 150 : km 21.43 - alt. 130 m - Turn slight left
  151. 151 : km 21.51 - alt. 136 m - Turn left
  152. 152 : km 21.77 - alt. 122 m - Keep left
  153. 153 : km 21.82 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  154. 154 : km 21.94 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
  155. 155 : km 22.31 - alt. 47 m - Turn right onto Corstorphine Road
  156. 156 : km 22.32 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  157. 157 : km 23.16 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Pansy Walk
  158. 158 : km 23.39 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  159. 159 : km 23.41 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  160. 160 : km 23.42 - alt. 41 m - Turn sharp right
  161. 161 : km 23.42 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  162. 162 : km 23.54 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left onto Westfield Avenue
  163. 163 : km 23.7 - alt. 43 m - Turn slight left onto Westfield Road
  164. 164 : km 23.96 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Gorgie Road
  165. 165 : km 24.1 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Robertson Avenue
  166. 166 : km 24.48 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Slateford Road
  167. 167 : km 24.59 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Shandon Place
  168. S/E : km 25.86 - alt. 77 m

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