Marathon 3

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 41.91 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 12h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 189 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 194 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 97 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 69 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.06 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Meggetland Wynd
  4. 4 : km 0.1 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  5. 5 : km 0.14 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  6. 6 : km 0.41 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.42 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 0.59 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.6 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  10. 10 : km 1.96 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  11. 11 : km 2.94 - alt. 74 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  12. 12 : km 3.41 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  13. 13 : km 4.08 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  14. 14 : km 4.62 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight left
  15. 15 : km 5.69 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  16. 16 : km 6.69 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 6.8 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Union Canal Towpath
  18. 18 : km 10.55 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Union Canal Towpath
  19. 19 : km 10.61 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 10.63 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight left
  21. 21 : km 10.64 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left onto Baird Road
  22. 22 : km 12.27 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Harvest Wynd
  23. 23 : km 12.28 - alt. 66 m - Turn left
  24. 24 : km 12.82 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 12.87 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 12.99 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 13.45 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left onto Lochend Road
  28. 28 : km 13.82 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 13.94 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp left
  30. 30 : km 14.5 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 15.24 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto Wellflats Road
  32. 32 : km 15.32 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Station Terrace
  33. 33 : km 15.35 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Station Road, B800
  34. 34 : km 15.95 - alt. 54 m - Keep left onto Queensferry Road, B800
  35. 35 : km 18.64 - alt. 49 m - Enter roundabout
  36. 36 : km 18.98 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Ferrymuir Gait
  37. 37 : km 19.3 - alt. 44 m - Keep left
  38. 38 : km 19.31 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp right
  39. 39 : km 19.53 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  40. 40 : km 19.55 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 19.89 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 19.91 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  43. 43 : km 19.92 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  44. S/E : km 41.91 - alt. 69 m

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