Edinburgh Castle To Kelvingrove

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 103.40 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 30h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 174 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 264 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 102 m
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    Lowest point: 5 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.
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.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

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 : km 0 - alt. 102 m - Start on Esplanade
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Castlehill
  3. 3 : km 0.13 - alt. 92 m - Turn left onto Lawnmarket
  4. 4 : km 0.15 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Milne's Court
  5. 5 : km 0.17 - alt. 91 m - Turn left onto Lawnmarket
  6. 6 : km 1.46 - alt. 38 m - Enter roundabout
  7. 7 : km 1.7 - alt. 35 m - Keep left onto Abbey Mount
  8. 8 : km 1.93 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Montrose Terrace, A1
  9. 9 : km 1.95 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.06 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Easter Road
  11. 11 : km 3.39 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Duke Street
  12. 12 : km 4.43 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Coburg Street
  13. 13 : km 4.46 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 4.49 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 4.49 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Path
  16. 16 : km 5.38 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto Warriston Path
  17. 17 : km 5.39 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  18. 18 : km 5.51 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  19. 19 : km 5.95 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto St Mark's Path
  20. 20 : km 5.96 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  21. 21 : km 6.21 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Warriston Road
  22. 22 : km 6.83 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto Huntly Street, B901
  23. 23 : km 6.85 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Brandon Terrace
  24. 24 : km 6.87 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 6.88 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  26. 26 : km 6.95 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 7.16 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Rocheid Path
  28. 28 : km 7.61 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 7.88 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto Arboretum Avenue
  30. 30 : km 7.93 - alt. 14 m - Turn left onto St. Bernard's Row
  31. 31 : km 7.97 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  32. 32 : km 8.5 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto St Bernard's Bridge
  33. 33 : km 8.54 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 8.55 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 8.56 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  36. 36 : km 8.61 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  37. 37 : km 9.12 - alt. 27 m - Keep left onto Miller Row
  38. 38 : km 9.16 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight left onto Miller Row
  39. 39 : km 9.24 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp right onto Miller Row
  40. 40 : km 9.38 - alt. 29 m - Turn sharp left onto Hawthornbank Lane
  41. 41 : km 9.4 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Hawthornbank Lane
  42. 42 : km 9.5 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Belford Road
  43. 43 : km 9.64 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Belford Road
  44. 44 : km 9.72 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 9.77 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  46. 46 : km 9.93 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  47. 47 : km 10.35 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  48. 48 : km 10.47 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  49. 49 : km 10.98 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Cliff
  50. 50 : km 11.03 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Terrace, A8
  51. 51 : km 11.07 - alt. 40 m - Turn left onto Roseburn Gardens
  52. 52 : km 11.14 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Roseburn Place
  53. 53 : km 11.22 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  54. 54 : km 12.22 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 12.27 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left onto Pansy Walk
  56. 56 : km 12.41 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  57. 57 : km 12.48 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  58. 58 : km 12.8 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  59. 59 : km 12.82 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 12.85 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 13.07 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 13.11 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 13.28 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left
  64. 64 : km 13.43 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight left
  65. 65 : km 13.48 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right onto Ford's Road
  66. 66 : km 13.54 - alt. 48 m - Keep left onto Ford's Road
  67. 67 : km 13.73 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  68. 68 : km 15.34 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 15.38 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  70. 70 : km 16.9 - alt. 74 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 16.9 - alt. 74 m - Turn sharp right onto Union Canal Towpath
  72. 72 : km 18.17 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  73. 73 : km 18.71 - alt. 72 m - Keep right
  74. 74 : km 18.74 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Union Canal Towpath
  75. 75 : km 19.78 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  76. 76 : km 20.78 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  77. 77 : km 20.89 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Union Canal Towpath
  78. 78 : km 24.61 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  79. 79 : km 24.64 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Union Canal Towpath
  80. 80 : km 24.7 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  81. 81 : km 26.75 - alt. 74 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  82. 82 : km 27.11 - alt. 70 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  83. 83 : km 32.16 - alt. 73 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  84. 84 : km 33.02 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  85. 85 : km 39.01 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  86. 86 : km 39.03 - alt. 75 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  87. 87 : km 46.31 - alt. 72 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  88. 88 : km 46.81 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  89. 89 : km 46.89 - alt. 71 m - Turn slight right onto Union Canal Towpath
  90. 90 : km 48.89 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp left
  91. 91 : km 48.89 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 48.96 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  93. 93 : km 48.96 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  94. 94 : km 52.17 - alt. 74 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  95. 95 : km 52.74 - alt. 71 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  96. 96 : km 54.66 - alt. 73 m - Keep right
  97. 97 : km 54.98 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  98. 98 : km 54.99 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  99. 99 : km 56.55 - alt. 73 m - Keep left onto Union Canal Towpath
  100. 100 : km 57.81 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight left onto Union Canal Towpath
  101. 101 : km 61.83 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  102. 102 : km 63.47 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Union Canal Towpath
  103. 103 : km 63.91 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight right
  104. 104 : km 63.91 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 64.06 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight left
  106. 106 : km 64.13 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  107. 107 : km 64.21 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  108. 108 : km 64.21 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight right
  109. 109 : km 64.32 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath
  110. 110 : km 68.3 - alt. 36 m - Keep left onto Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath
  111. 111 : km 71.45 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left onto Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath
  112. 112 : km 72.78 - alt. 46 m - Turn slight left onto Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath
  113. 113 : km 78.8 - alt. 46 m - Keep left onto Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath
  114. 114 : km 78.91 - alt. 46 m - Keep left onto Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath
  115. 115 : km 85.11 - alt. 45 m - Keep left onto Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath
  116. 116 : km 86.65 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right onto Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath
  117. 117 : km 87 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight left onto Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath
  118. 118 : km 89.33 - alt. 50 m - Turn slight left onto Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath
  119. 119 : km 91.86 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath
  120. 120 : km 93.07 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  121. 121 : km 93.16 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight right onto Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath
  122. 122 : km 96.2 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  123. 123 : km 96.38 - alt. 52 m - Keep left
  124. 124 : km 97.87 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  125. 125 : km 97.97 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left onto Lochburn Road
  126. 126 : km 98.03 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp right
  127. 127 : km 98.08 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath
  128. 128 : km 98.58 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Forth and Clyde Canal Towpath
  129. 129 : km 99.1 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  130. 130 : km 99.15 - alt. 33 m - Turn sharp right
  131. 131 : km 99.22 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight left onto Kelvin Walkway
  132. 132 : km 99.73 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right onto Kelvin Walkway
  133. 133 : km 100.39 - alt. 20 m - Keep right onto Kelvin Walkway
  134. 134 : km 100.53 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight right onto Kelvin Walkway
  135. 135 : km 100.8 - alt. 21 m - Keep left onto Kelvin Walkway
  136. 136 : km 100.9 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight left onto Kelvin Walkway
  137. 137 : km 101.39 - alt. 20 m - Keep left onto Kelvin Walkway
  138. 138 : km 101.63 - alt. 21 m - Turn right onto Kelvin Walkway
  139. 139 : km 102.26 - alt. 15 m - Keep right
  140. 140 : km 102.35 - alt. 14 m - Keep right
  141. 141 : km 102.55 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right
  142. 142 : km 102.81 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  143. 143 : km 102.82 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp left
  144. 144 : km 102.84 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  145. 145 : km 103.05 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  146. 146 : km 103.19 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight right
  147. 147 : km 103.32 - alt. 15 m - Keep right
  148. 148 : km 103.39 - alt. 16 m - Turn right
  149. E : km 103.39 - alt. 16 m

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