Water Of Leith Walkway

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.18 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 46 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 531 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 525 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 16 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 525 ft - Continue onto Bridge Road
  2. 1 : mi 0.01 - alt. 525 ft - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  3. 2 : mi 2.77 - alt. 361 ft - Turn sharp left
  4. 3 : mi 2.78 - alt. 364 ft - Turn right onto Woodhall Millbrae
  5. 4 : mi 2.84 - alt. 364 ft - Turn right
  6. 5 : mi 2.88 - alt. 351 ft - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  7. 6 : mi 2.91 - alt. 354 ft - Turn slight right
  8. 7 : mi 2.94 - alt. 351 ft - Continue onto Water of Leith Walkway
  9. 8 : mi 3.17 - alt. 351 ft - Turn left
  10. 9 : mi 3.17 - alt. 351 ft - Turn sharp left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  11. 10 : mi 3.46 - alt. 318 ft - Continue
  12. 11 : mi 3.46 - alt. 322 ft - Continue onto Water of Leith Walkway
  13. 12 : mi 3.71 - alt. 312 ft - Continue onto Easter Hailes Gate
  14. 13 : mi 3.8 - alt. 305 ft - Continue onto Water of Leith Walkway
  15. 14 : mi 4.58 - alt. 207 ft - Turn right
  16. 15 : mi 5.13 - alt. 187 ft - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  17. 16 : mi 6.17 - alt. 161 ft - Turn slight left
  18. 17 : mi 6.2 - alt. 164 ft - Continue onto Ford's Road
  19. 18 : mi 6.33 - alt. 151 ft - Turn sharp left
  20. 19 : mi 6.37 - alt. 154 ft - Continue onto Water of Leith Walkway
  21. 20 : mi 6.61 - alt. 141 ft - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  22. 21 : mi 6.61 - alt. 141 ft - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  23. 22 : mi 6.82 - alt. 135 ft - Turn slight right
  24. 23 : mi 6.84 - alt. 135 ft - Turn sharp right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  25. 24 : mi 6.92 - alt. 135 ft - Continue onto Pansy Walk
  26. 25 : mi 6.95 - alt. 131 ft - Turn sharp right
  27. 26 : mi 6.97 - alt. 131 ft - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  28. 27 : mi 7.61 - alt. 131 ft - Turn left onto Roseburn Place
  29. 28 : mi 7.66 - alt. 138 ft - Turn left onto Roseburn Gardens
  30. 29 : mi 7.7 - alt. 131 ft - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace, A8
  31. 30 : mi 7.72 - alt. 141 ft - Turn left onto Roseburn Cliff
  32. 31 : mi 7.75 - alt. 141 ft - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  33. 32 : mi 7.76 - alt. 138 ft - Turn slight right
  34. 33 : mi 7.77 - alt. 131 ft - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  35. 34 : mi 8.07 - alt. 118 ft - Turn slight right
  36. 35 : mi 8.14 - alt. 115 ft - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  37. 36 : mi 8.82 - alt. 92 ft - Continue onto Damside
  38. 37 : mi 8.83 - alt. 92 ft - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  39. 38 : mi 8.85 - alt. 95 ft - Continue onto Hawthornbank Lane
  40. 39 : mi 8.93 - alt. 108 ft - Continue onto Miller Row
  41. 40 : mi 9.04 - alt. 82 ft - Continue
  42. 41 : mi 9.37 - alt. 56 ft - Continue onto Saunders Street
  43. 42 : mi 9.49 - alt. 59 ft - Turn left onto Deanhaugh Street, B900
  44. 43 : mi 9.52 - alt. 49 ft - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  45. 44 : mi 9.72 - alt. 46 ft - Turn left onto St Bernard's Row
  46. 45 : mi 9.75 - alt. 46 ft - Turn slight right onto Arboretum Avenue
  47. 46 : mi 9.86 - alt. 43 ft - Turn slight right
  48. 47 : mi 9.91 - alt. 46 ft - Turn slight right onto Arboretum Avenue
  49. 48 : mi 9.94 - alt. 52 ft - Turn right onto Rocheid Path
  50. 49 : mi 10.23 - alt. 39 ft - Turn right
  51. 50 : mi 10.42 - alt. 39 ft - Turn left onto Brandon Terrace
  52. 51 : mi 10.43 - alt. 36 ft - Turn right onto Huntly Street, B901
  53. 52 : mi 10.44 - alt. 36 ft - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  54. 53 : mi 10.68 - alt. 30 ft - Turn left
  55. 54 : mi 10.81 - alt. 30 ft - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  56. 55 : mi 10.81 - alt. 30 ft - Continue onto St Mark's Bridge
  57. 56 : mi 10.82 - alt. 33 ft - Continue onto Warriston Road
  58. 57 : mi 10.83 - alt. 33 ft - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  59. 58 : mi 10.98 - alt. 46 ft - Turn right onto St Mark's Path
  60. 59 : mi 10.98 - alt. 39 ft - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  61. 60 : mi 11.33 - alt. 30 ft - Turn slight left onto Warriston Path
  62. 61 : mi 11.34 - alt. 36 ft - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  63. 62 : mi 11.87 - alt. 26 ft - Continue
  64. 63 : mi 11.88 - alt. 23 ft - Continue onto Water of Leith Walkway
  65. 64 : mi 11.89 - alt. 23 ft - Turn right
  66. 65 : mi 11.95 - alt. 16 ft - Continue onto Water of Leith Walkway
  67. 66 : mi 12.15 - alt. 16 ft - Turn sharp right onto Sandport Place
  68. 67 : mi 12.18 - alt. 16 ft - Turn left
  69. E : mi 12.18 - alt. 16 ft

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