Swanston5k
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 5.12 km -
Average duration: 1h 35 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Return to departure point: No -
Vertical gain: + 50 m -
Vertical drop: - 62 m -
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Highest point: 226 m -
Lowest point: 154 m
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Country:
United Kingdom
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District:
Edinburgh -
Start: N 55.893869° / W 3.216977° -
End: N 55.895435° / W 3.217126° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 176 m
- 1 : km 1.84 - alt. 211 m - Turn sharp right
- 2 : km 2.15 - alt. 225 m - Turn right onto Dreghorn Drop
- 3 : km 2.21 - alt. 226 m - Keep right
- 4 : km 2.54 - alt. 194 m - Turn right
- 5 : km 2.55 - alt. 194 m - Turn sharp right
- 6 : km 2.66 - alt. 178 m - Turn right
- 7 : km 2.86 - alt. 165 m - Turn left
- 8 : km 2.89 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight left
- 9 : km 3.13 - alt. 157 m - Turn left
- 10 : km 3.55 - alt. 163 m - Turn left
- 11 : km 3.56 - alt. 162 m - Turn right
- 12 : km 3.57 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight right
- 13 : km 3.78 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight left
- 14 : km 3.79 - alt. 164 m - Turn right
- 15 : km 3.82 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight left
- 16 : km 4.85 - alt. 154 m - Turn left
- E : km 5.12 - alt. 167 m
Other walks in the area
Fairmilehead to the coast
Walker 15.56 km
+13 m
-158 m
4h 30
Moderate
Departure from Edinburgh
This walk goes from Fairmilehead to the coast. It visits Swanston, Burdiehouse and Brunstane burns. It takes part in Edinburgh’s five rivers: Source to Sea collection.
Firrhill to Fairmilehead via Allermuir Hill
Walker 11.17 km
+452 m
-412 m
4h 30
Moderate
Departure from Edinburgh
This walk goes from Firrhill to Fairmilehead via Allermuir Hill. It visits the upper reaches of Bonaly, Dean, Swanston, and Burdiehouse Burns. It takes part in Edinburgh’s five rivers: Source to Sea collection.
From Colinton to Cramond Brig, Edinburgh Circumnavigation
Walker 15.03 km
+54 m
-154 m
4h 25
Easy
Departure from Edinburgh
Linear from Colinton to Cramond Brig, via Water of Leith, Wilderness Wood, Heriot-Watt, Union Canal, Hermiston Gait Shopping Centre, Edinburgh Park Station, The Gyle Technology Park, Braehead Recycling Dump, Cammo Estate and River Almond. This is leg 4/5 of the Edinburgh Circumnavigation Walk.
Kaimes to Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Walker 10.40 km
+27 m
-119 m
3h 05
Easy
Departure from Edinburgh
The aim of the walk is to enjoy Edinburgh’s suburbs, outlying areas, and Green Belt setting (while it still exists) by making use of footpaths, tracks, disused railway lines and riverbanks, ascending mine tips, passing alongside farmland, docks and seafronts, and heading through quiet housing-estates as well as shopping-centres and University campus. This one-way walk goes from Wester Hailes to Kaimes and represents the leg 2/5 of a stroll around Edinburgh.
From Bilston to Colinton, Edinburgh Circumnavigation
Walker 9.12 km
+226 m
-274 m
3h 15
Easy
Departure from Midlothian
Linear from Bilston to Colinton, via Pentland Grove, Cow Lane, Boghall, Hillend and Swanston. This is leg 3/5 of the Edinburgh Circumnavigation Walk.
Outlying tops of Arthur’s Seat, Edimburgh
Walker 12.19 km
+229 m
-226 m
4h 10
Moderate
Departure from Edinburgh
The route is following a shallow valley between the Blackford Hill and Church Hill / Greenhill ridges. It brings you to a great panorama over the whole of Edimburgh. A walk which can be conveniently shortened by beginning and ending at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.
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