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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 31.98 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 246 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 253 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 182 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 68 m
  • ⚐
    District: Midlothian 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.876557° / W 3.156048°
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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.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(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. 151 m
  2. 1 : km 0.41 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Dryden Terrace
  3. 2 : km 0.89 - alt. 150 m - Keep left onto Pentland Road
  4. 3 : km 0.97 - alt. 152 m - Turn sharp left onto Pentland Road
  5. 4 : km 3.23 - alt. 162 m - Turn slight right onto Biggar Road, A702
  6. 5 : km 4.01 - alt. 154 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Biggar Road, A702
  7. 6 : km 4.22 - alt. 145 m - At roundabout, take exit 2
  8. 7 : km 4.31 - alt. 150 m - Turn slight left onto Biggar Road, A702
  9. 8 : km 4.8 - alt. 174 m - Turn left onto Oxgangs Road, B701
  10. 9 : km 5.79 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight right onto Oxgangs Road, B701
  11. 10 : km 6.04 - alt. 152 m - Turn left onto Redford Road, B701
  12. 11 : km 6.68 - alt. 148 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Redford Road, B701
  13. 12 : km 8.01 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Colinton Road, B701
  14. 13 : km 8.61 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 8.71 - alt. 99 m - Keep right
  16. 15 : km 9.11 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  17. 16 : km 9.87 - alt. 107 m - Keep left
  18. 17 : km 9.91 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  19. 18 : km 10.68 - alt. 119 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  20. 19 : km 12.34 - alt. 135 m - Turn sharp left
  21. 20 : km 12.37 - alt. 133 m - Turn right onto Kirkgate
  22. 21 : km 12.41 - alt. 139 m - Turn slight right onto Kirkgate
  23. 22 : km 12.51 - alt. 142 m - Turn left onto Lanark Road West, A70
  24. 23 : km 12.58 - alt. 142 m - Turn right onto Riccarton Mains Road
  25. 24 : km 12.95 - alt. 124 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Riccarton Mains Road
  26. 25 : km 13.88 - alt. 100 m - Keep right onto Riccarton Mains Road
  27. 26 : km 14.34 - alt. 83 m - Keep left onto Riccarton Mains Road
  28. 27 : km 14.38 - alt. 81 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Riccarton Mains Road
  29. 28 : km 14.42 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight left
  30. 29 : km 14.46 - alt. 81 m - Keep right onto Hermiston Walk
  31. 30 : km 14.47 - alt. 82 m - Keep left onto Hermiston Walk
  32. 31 : km 15.36 - alt. 81 m - Keep left onto Hermiston Walk
  33. 32 : km 15.42 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto A71
  34. 33 : km 15.48 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Hermiston House Road
  35. 34 : km 15.72 - alt. 71 m - Turn sharp right
  36. 35 : km 15.77 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  37. 36 : km 16.54 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  38. 37 : km 17.81 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  39. 38 : km 17.84 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  40. 39 : km 18.38 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  41. 40 : km 19.27 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  42. 41 : km 20.45 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  43. 42 : km 20.47 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 20.48 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  45. 44 : km 21.3 - alt. 82 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  46. 45 : km 22.19 - alt. 92 m - Turn sharp left
  47. 46 : km 22.24 - alt. 91 m - Turn left
  48. 47 : km 22.24 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Spylaw House
  49. 48 : km 22.26 - alt. 88 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 22.31 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Bridge Road, B701
  51. 50 : km 22.81 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Redford Road, B701
  52. 51 : km 24.13 - alt. 148 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Redford Road, B701
  53. 52 : km 24.79 - alt. 152 m - Turn right onto Oxgangs Road, B701
  54. 53 : km 25.03 - alt. 164 m - Turn slight left onto Oxgangs Road, B701
  55. 54 : km 25.98 - alt. 175 m - Keep right onto Oxgangs Road, B701
  56. 55 : km 28.73 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Burdiehouse Road, A701
  57. 56 : km 28.93 - alt. 130 m - Keep right onto Burdiehouse Road, A701
  58. 57 : km 29.17 - alt. 124 m - Turn right
  59. 58 : km 29.17 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  60. 59 : km 29.46 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  61. 60 : km 29.79 - alt. 127 m - Turn slight right
  62. 61 : km 30.28 - alt. 139 m - Turn slight right
  63. 62 : km 30.29 - alt. 139 m - Turn slight left onto Loanhead Road, B702
  64. 63 : km 30.51 - alt. 150 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Loanhead Road, B702
  65. 64 : km 31.31 - alt. 147 m - Turn right onto Mayburn Avenue
  66. 65 : km 31.84 - alt. 149 m - Turn right onto The Loan, A768
  67. S/E : km 31.98 - alt. 151 m

Useful Information

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