Geowalks: Wester Craiglockhart Hill

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.95 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 113 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 114 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 171 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 55 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 58 m - Start on Water of Leith Walkway
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  3. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.05 - alt. 61 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.33 - alt. 62 m - Keep right
  6. 6 : km 0.69 - alt. 66 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.92 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  8. 8 : km 0.95 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 1.06 - alt. 84 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 1.09 - alt. 85 m - Keep left
  11. 11 : km 1.27 - alt. 90 m - Turn slight left onto Redhall House Drive
  12. 12 : km 1.37 - alt. 89 m - Turn slight left onto Craiglockhart Drive South
  13. 13 : km 1.82 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Craiglockhart Avenue
  14. 14 : km 2.29 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 2.32 - alt. 111 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 2.78 - alt. 133 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 2.98 - alt. 169 m - Turn right
  18. 18 : km 3.22 - alt. 144 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 3.5 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp right
  20. 20 : km 3.5 - alt. 114 m - Turn left onto Glenlockhart Road
  21. 21 : km 3.58 - alt. 109 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 4.23 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 4.29 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Lockharton Crescent
  24. 24 : km 4.55 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
  25. 25 : km 4.65 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 4.69 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 4.71 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  28. 28 : km 4.75 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right
  29. 29 : km 4.76 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  30. 30 : km 5.85 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 5.89 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  32. S/E : km 5.95 - alt. 57 m

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