Hermitage Blackford

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.89 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 77 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 71 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 127 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 67 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 77 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.17 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Morningside Road, A702
  3. 3 : km 0.32 - alt. 80 m - Keep left onto Cluny Gardens
  4. 4 : km 0.36 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Braid Road
  5. 5 : km 0.95 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.98 - alt. 97 m - Keep left
  7. 7 : km 1.39 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left
  8. 8 : km 1.46 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight right
  9. 9 : km 1.61 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight right
  10. 10 : km 1.77 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  11. 11 : km 1.91 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight right
  12. 12 : km 1.97 - alt. 90 m - Keep left
  13. 13 : km 2.11 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.3 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 2.46 - alt. 109 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 2.6 - alt. 124 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 2.69 - alt. 127 m - Turn sharp right
  18. 18 : km 2.75 - alt. 122 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 2.78 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 2.79 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 2.8 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 3 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight left
  23. 23 : km 3.01 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 3.47 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 3.51 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Cluny Gardens
  26. 26 : km 4.58 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Belhaven Terrace
  27. 27 : km 4.69 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 4.73 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 4.78 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Maxwell Street
  30. S/E : km 4.89 - alt. 77 m

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