8 Mile Dunfermline

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.94 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 108 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 111 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 127 m
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    Lowest point: 30 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 71 m
  2. 1 : km 0.02 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Priory Lane, C81
  3. 2 : km 0.13 - alt. 69 m - Turn right onto Comely Park
  4. 3 : km 0.36 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left onto West Drive
  5. 4 : km 0.38 - alt. 68 m - Keep right
  6. 5 : km 0.53 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left
  7. 6 : km 0.8 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp right
  8. 7 : km 0.9 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  9. 8 : km 0.99 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Place, C53
  10. 9 : km 1.01 - alt. 92 m - Keep left
  11. 10 : km 1.03 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp right
  12. 11 : km 1.05 - alt. 92 m - Keep left onto Holyrood Place, C53
  13. 12 : km 1.07 - alt. 92 m - Keep right onto Hollyrood Place, C53
  14. 13 : km 1.1 - alt. 91 m - Keep left onto Townhill Road, C53
  15. 14 : km 1.2 - alt. 92 m - Turn right onto Bellyeoman Road
  16. 15 : km 1.38 - alt. 97 m - Keep right onto Bellyeoman Road
  17. 16 : km 1.84 - alt. 102 m - Turn right onto Robertson Road, C80
  18. 17 : km 2.09 - alt. 103 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 2.12 - alt. 106 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 2.31 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  21. 20 : km 2.36 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 2.4 - alt. 122 m - Turn sharp right onto Alderston Drive
  23. 22 : km 2.44 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Neidpath Place
  24. 23 : km 2.48 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Neidpath Place
  25. 24 : km 2.59 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  26. 25 : km 2.63 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 2.87 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto Colliston Road
  28. 27 : km 2.99 - alt. 127 m - Turn right onto Alderston Drive
  29. 28 : km 3.03 - alt. 124 m - Turn left
  30. 29 : km 3.28 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  31. 30 : km 3.5 - alt. 121 m - Turn sharp left
  32. 31 : km 3.69 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  33. 32 : km 3.99 - alt. 105 m - Turn slight left
  34. 33 : km 4.13 - alt. 94 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 34 : km 4.14 - alt. 94 m - Keep right
  36. 35 : km 4.42 - alt. 83 m - Turn left onto Halbeath Road, A907
  37. 36 : km 4.53 - alt. 86 m - Turn right onto Linburn Road, C67
  38. 37 : km 4.64 - alt. 86 m - Turn left onto Afton Grove
  39. 38 : km 4.64 - alt. 86 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 5.14 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  41. 40 : km 5.15 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight right
  42. 41 : km 5.17 - alt. 81 m - Turn left onto Brodick Gardens
  43. 42 : km 5.21 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Arniston Road
  44. 43 : km 5.27 - alt. 81 m - Keep left onto Arniston Road
  45. 44 : km 5.33 - alt. 83 m - Turn right onto Braemar Drive
  46. 45 : km 5.39 - alt. 81 m - Turn left
  47. 46 : km 5.67 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  48. 47 : km 5.69 - alt. 89 m - Turn left
  49. 48 : km 5.74 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  50. 49 : km 5.75 - alt. 95 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 5.93 - alt. 94 m - Turn slight right
  52. 51 : km 7.01 - alt. 82 m - Turn right
  53. 52 : km 7.02 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight left
  54. 53 : km 7.03 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight right
  55. 54 : km 7.33 - alt. 83 m - Turn right
  56. 55 : km 7.33 - alt. 82 m - Turn left
  57. 56 : km 7.34 - alt. 82 m - At roundabout, take exit 3
  58. 57 : km 7.39 - alt. 81 m - Turn slight left onto Dover Way
  59. 58 : km 7.44 - alt. 80 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Dover Way
  60. 59 : km 7.6 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Dover Drive
  61. 60 : km 7.7 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight right onto Dover Drive
  62. 61 : km 7.83 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  63. 62 : km 8.07 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 8.33 - alt. 77 m - Keep right
  65. 64 : km 8.37 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  66. 65 : km 8.49 - alt. 70 m - Turn right
  67. 66 : km 8.72 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Castle Brae
  68. 67 : km 8.95 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  69. 68 : km 9.22 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Castle Drive
  70. 69 : km 9.38 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  71. 70 : km 9.44 - alt. 32 m - Keep left onto Castle Drive
  72. 71 : km 9.46 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Castle Drive
  73. 72 : km 9.63 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Enterprise Way
  74. 73 : km 9.72 - alt. 31 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Enterprise Way
  75. 74 : km 9.8 - alt. 32 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Enterprise Way
  76. 75 : km 9.86 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Enterprise Way
  77. 76 : km 9.95 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  78. 77 : km 10.12 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  79. 78 : km 10.14 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  80. 79 : km 11.24 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  81. 80 : km 11.54 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Pitbauchlie Bank
  82. 81 : km 11.55 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Queensferry Road, A823
  83. 82 : km 11.77 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto St Andrew Street
  84. 83 : km 11.79 - alt. 61 m - Turn right
  85. 84 : km 12.62 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Nethertown Broad Street, B9156
  86. 85 : km 12.72 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Reid Street
  87. 86 : km 12.8 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Reid Street
  88. 87 : km 12.81 - alt. 63 m - Keep right onto Reid Street
  89. 88 : km 12.9 - alt. 69 m - Turn left onto Priory Lane, C81
  90. 89 : km 12.91 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  91. S/E : km 12.94 - alt. 71 m

Useful Information

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