Geowalks: Pentland Hills Black Hill Circuit
Technical sheet
Creation:
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 11.88 km -
Average duration: 3h 45 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Return to departure point: Yes -
Vertical gain: + 136 m -
Vertical drop: - 140 m -
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Highest point: 330 m -
Lowest point: 227 m
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Country:
United Kingdom
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District:
Edinburgh -
Start/End: N 55.860951° / W 3.333698° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 264 m - Start on
- 2 : km 1.05 - alt. 302 m - Turn slight left
- 3 : km 1.06 - alt. 302 m - Turn slight left
- 4 : km 2.14 - alt. 315 m - Keep right onto Green Cleugh
- 5 : km 3.25 - alt. 304 m - Keep left onto Green Cleugh
- 6 : km 3.57 - alt. 286 m - Keep left onto Green Cleugh
- 7 : km 3.86 - alt. 275 m - Turn slight left
- 8 : km 4 - alt. 272 m - Keep left onto Green Cleugh
- 9 : km 4.16 - alt. 270 m - Turn slight left
- 10 : km 6.58 - alt. 227 m - Turn sharp left
- 11 : km 6.65 - alt. 229 m - Turn right
- 12 : km 8 - alt. 254 m - Keep right onto Den's Cleugh
- 13 : km 9.14 - alt. 270 m - Keep right
- 14 : km 9.23 - alt. 258 m - Turn slight right
- 15 : km 9.3 - alt. 257 m - Turn left
- 16 : km 11.74 - alt. 265 m - Keep right
- S/E : km 11.88 - alt. 264 m
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+299 m
-201 m
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+54 m
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+135 m
-87 m
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+342 m
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+154 m
-174 m
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+452 m
-412 m
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