Hermitage Blackford
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 3.04 mi -
Average duration: 1h 35 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 253 ft -
Descent: - 233 ft -
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Highest point: 417 ft -
Lowest point: 220 ft
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Country:
United Kingdom
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City:
Edinburgh -
Start/End: N 55.926135° / W 3.211947° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 253 ft - Start on
- 1 : mi 0.11 - alt. 249 ft - Turn right onto Morningside Road, A702
- 2 : mi 0.2 - alt. 262 ft - Keep left onto Cluny Gardens
- 3 : mi 0.22 - alt. 262 ft - Turn right onto Braid Road
- 4 : mi 0.59 - alt. 322 ft - Keep left
- 5 : mi 0.61 - alt. 318 ft - Keep left
- 6 : mi 0.86 - alt. 295 ft - Turn sharp left
- 7 : mi 0.91 - alt. 328 ft - Turn slight right
- 8 : mi 1 - alt. 335 ft - Turn slight right
- 9 : mi 1.1 - alt. 312 ft - Turn slight right
- 10 : mi 1.19 - alt. 308 ft - Turn slight right
- 11 : mi 1.23 - alt. 295 ft - Keep left
- 12 : mi 1.31 - alt. 341 ft - Turn right
- 13 : mi 1.43 - alt. 322 ft - Keep left
- 14 : mi 1.53 - alt. 358 ft - Keep left
- 15 : mi 1.61 - alt. 407 ft - Turn left
- 16 : mi 1.67 - alt. 417 ft - Turn sharp right
- 17 : mi 1.71 - alt. 400 ft - Turn slight right
- 18 : mi 1.72 - alt. 390 ft - Turn left
- 19 : mi 1.73 - alt. 394 ft - Turn left
- 20 : mi 1.74 - alt. 394 ft - Turn right
- 21 : mi 1.86 - alt. 364 ft - Turn slight left
- 22 : mi 1.87 - alt. 367 ft - Keep right
- 23 : mi 2.16 - alt. 233 ft - Turn right
- 24 : mi 2.18 - alt. 220 ft - Turn left onto Cluny Gardens
- 25 : mi 2.85 - alt. 262 ft - Turn left onto Belhaven Terrace
- 26 : mi 2.91 - alt. 256 ft - Turn right
- 27 : mi 2.94 - alt. 256 ft - Turn left
- 28 : mi 2.97 - alt. 253 ft - Turn left onto Maxwell Street
- S/E : mi 3.04 - alt. 253 ft
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