Round Blackford Hill
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 7.19 km -
Average duration: 2h 15 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Return to departure point: Yes -
Vertical gain: + 81 m -
Vertical drop: - 81 m -
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Highest point: 112 m -
Lowest point: 54 m
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Country:
United Kingdom
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District:
Edinburgh -
Start/End: N 55.922384° / W 3.210179° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 91 m - Start on Comiston Terrace
- 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 91 m - Turn sharp right onto Braid Road
- 3 : km 0.39 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
- 4 : km 0.42 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
- 5 : km 0.46 - alt. 99 m - Keep left
- 6 : km 0.99 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
- 7 : km 1.01 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
- 8 : km 1.15 - alt. 83 m - Keep left
- 9 : km 1.24 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight right
- 10 : km 1.7 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
- 11 : km 3.24 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Liberton Brae, A701
- 12 : km 3.28 - alt. 59 m - Keep left onto Mayfield Road
- 13 : km 3.86 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp right onto West Mains Road
- 14 : km 4.43 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Observatory Road
- 15 : km 4.78 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight right
- 16 : km 4.79 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
- 17 : km 5.34 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
- 18 : km 5.92 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
- 19 : km 5.96 - alt. 104 m - Turn right
- 20 : km 5.97 - alt. 103 m - Keep right
- 21 : km 5.97 - alt. 102 m - Keep left
- 22 : km 6.07 - alt. 101 m - Keep right
- 23 : km 6.15 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
- 24 : km 6.16 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
- 25 : km 6.2 - alt. 104 m - Turn left onto Midmar Drive
- 26 : km 6.76 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp right onto Hermitage Gardens
- 27 : km 6.91 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Braid Crescent
- 28 : km 7.02 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp right onto Braid Road
- 29 : km 7.14 - alt. 91 m - Turn sharp left onto Comiston Terrace
- S/E : km 7.18 - alt. 91 m
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