Feb 28 Marathon
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 42.26 km
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Average duration: 12h 10
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Difficulty: Not specified
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Return to departure point: No
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Vertical gain: + 42 m
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Vertical drop: - 112 m
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Highest point: 85 m
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Lowest point: 0 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Edinburgh
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Start: N 55.927053° / W 3.232854°
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End: N 55.959322° / W 3.12078°
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 73 m - Start on Union Canal Towpath
- 2 : km 0.66 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
- 3 : km 0.66 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
- 4 : km 2.17 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Gilmore Park
- 5 : km 2.2 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Lower Gilmore Place
- 6 : km 2.34 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Lower Gilmore Bank
- 7 : km 2.44 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
- 8 : km 2.45 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Lower Gilmore Bank
- 9 : km 2.56 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
- 10 : km 2.59 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
- 11 : km 2.6 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Fountainbridge
- 12 : km 4.29 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto Pleasance
- 13 : km 5.44 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Parkside Terrace
- 14 : km 5.45 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Dalkeith Road
- 15 : km 5.62 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Road
- 16 : km 5.92 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto East Parkside
- 17 : km 6.02 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right
- 18 : km 6.03 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
- 19 : km 9.24 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto Innocent Cycle Path
- 20 : km 9.26 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto Innocent Cycle Path
- 21 : km 9.28 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right
- 22 : km 9.34 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right
- 23 : km 9.48 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
- 24 : km 9.63 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Innocent Cycle Path
- 25 : km 9.77 - alt. 34 m - Keep right onto Innocent Cycle Path
- 26 : km 10.03 - alt. 33 m - Keep right onto Innocent Cycle Path
- 27 : km 10.09 - alt. 33 m - Keep right onto Innocent Cycle Path
- 28 : km 10.76 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left onto Innocent Cycle Path
- 29 : km 10.84 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
- 30 : km 11.02 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
- 31 : km 11.03 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Brunstane Road South
- 32 : km 11.04 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right onto Brunstane Road South
- 33 : km 11.1 - alt. 26 m - Keep left onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
- 34 : km 11.74 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight right onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
- 35 : km 12.26 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
- 36 : km 12.26 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp right onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
- 37 : km 12.5 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
- 38 : km 12.64 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Edinburgh Road, A199
- 39 : km 12.78 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto Musselburgh Road, B6415
- 40 : km 15.62 - alt. 10 m - Keep right onto Portobello High Street, B6415
- 41 : km 15.79 - alt. 11 m - Keep right onto A199
- 42 : km 15.87 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right onto Seafield Road East, A199
- 43 : km 16.94 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Promenade
- 44 : km 16.97 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left
- 45 : km 17.32 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Promenade
- 46 : km 17.34 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Seafield Road East, A199
- 47 : km 18.66 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
- 48 : km 18.67 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Seafield Road, A199
- 49 : km 19.65 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Assembly Street
- 50 : km 19.68 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
- 51 : km 19.71 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Assembly Street
- 52 : km 19.74 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Assembly Street
- 53 : km 19.84 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Baltic Street, A199
- 54 : km 19.85 - alt. 5 m - Keep right onto Bernard Street, A199
- 55 : km 21.93 - alt. 2 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Starbank Road, A901
- 56 : km 23.11 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
- 57 : km 23.12 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
- 58 : km 23.73 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Oxcraig Street
- 59 : km 23.74 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto West Harbour Road
- 60 : km 25.5 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Silverknowes Esplanade
- 61 : km 26.56 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Silverknowes Esplanade
- 62 : km 27.76 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
- 63 : km 28.18 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight left onto Silverknowes Esplanade
- 64 : km 28.22 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
- 65 : km 28.68 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Silverknowes Esplanade
- 66 : km 28.81 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Silverknowes Esplanade
- 67 : km 28.93 - alt. 6 m - Keep left onto Silverknowes Esplanade
- 68 : km 28.96 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto Silverknowes Esplanade
- 69 : km 29.14 - alt. 2 m - Keep left onto Silverknowes Esplanade
- 70 : km 29.26 - alt. 3 m - Keep left onto Silverknowes Esplanade
- 71 : km 29.67 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp right
- 72 : km 29.69 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left
- 73 : km 29.8 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight left onto Marine Drive
- 74 : km 30.18 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp left
- 75 : km 30.19 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight left
- 76 : km 30.23 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
- 77 : km 30.24 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Marine Drive
- 78 : km 30.25 - alt. 13 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Marine Drive
- 79 : km 31.77 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto West Shore Road
- 80 : km 32.31 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
- 81 : km 32.47 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
- 82 : km 33.27 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto West Shore Road
- 83 : km 34.29 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Oxcraig Street
- 84 : km 34.3 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
- 85 : km 34.73 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
- 86 : km 34.92 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
- 87 : km 34.92 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Lower Granton Road, A901
- 88 : km 35.58 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
- 89 : km 35.59 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
- 90 : km 35.6 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Trinity Crescent, A901
- 91 : km 36.09 - alt. 2 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Pier Place, A901
- 92 : km 36.55 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Sandpiper Drive
- 93 : km 36.59 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Melrose Drive
- 94 : km 37.18 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Ocean Drive
- 95 : km 37.37 - alt. 6 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ocean Drive
- 96 : km 37.67 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Ocean Drive
- 97 : km 38.45 - alt. 5 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ocean Way
- 98 : km 38.71 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left onto Baltic Street, A199
- 99 : km 39.8 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
- 100 : km 39.88 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Seafield Road, A199
- 101 : km 41.19 - alt. 5 m - Keep left onto Promenade
- E : km 42.26 - alt. 3 m
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