50K

Technical sheet

n°52333972
Creation
Last update
–
  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 50.01 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 15h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 344 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 361 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 182 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 41 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.897333° / W 3.159774°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.90812° / W 3.155095°
  • Today’s forecast: … Loading…
Downloads
Open in the mobile app
Download GPX GPX
Download PDF PDF

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. 122 m - Start on Burdiehouse Avenue
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Burdiehouse Medway
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Southhouse Broadway
  4. 4 : km 0.55 - alt. 121 m - Turn right onto Southhouse Avenue
  5. 5 : km 0.77 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp left onto Southhouse Terrace
  6. 6 : km 0.92 - alt. 116 m - Turn right onto Captain's Road, B701
  7. 7 : km 1.22 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Lasswade Road
  8. 8 : km 1.24 - alt. 111 m - Turn sharp right onto Gilmerton Dykes Street, B701
  9. 9 : km 3.29 - alt. 101 m - Keep right onto Ferniehill Road
  10. 10 : km 3.34 - alt. 102 m - Turn slight right onto Old Dalkeith Road, A7
  11. 11 : km 4.33 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Newton Church Road
  12. 12 : km 4.7 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto Newton Church Road
  13. 13 : km 5.48 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Millerhill Road, A6106
  14. 14 : km 5.49 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 5.5 - alt. 50 m - Turn sharp left onto Millerhill Road, A6106
  16. 16 : km 5.7 - alt. 54 m - Keep right onto Millerhill Road, A6106
  17. 17 : km 5.73 - alt. 55 m - Enter roundabout
  18. 18 : km 6.27 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 6.27 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 6.29 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 10.15 - alt. 128 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 12.15 - alt. 140 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 12.2 - alt. 139 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 12.25 - alt. 137 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 13.25 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight left
  26. 26 : km 14.27 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Main Street, B7006
  27. 27 : km 14.29 - alt. 155 m - Turn right onto Penicuik Road, B7006
  28. 28 : km 15.73 - alt. 169 m - Enter roundabout
  29. 29 : km 17.14 - alt. 160 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto A701
  30. 30 : km 18.76 - alt. 150 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Straiton Road, A701
  31. 31 : km 19.74 - alt. 135 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Burdiehouse Road, A701
  32. 32 : km 20.89 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Frogston Road East, B701
  33. 33 : km 23.6 - alt. 174 m - Turn right onto Buckstone Terrace, A702
  34. 34 : km 23.62 - alt. 174 m - Turn sharp right onto Oxgangs Road, B701
  35. 35 : km 24.61 - alt. 164 m - Turn left onto New Swanston
  36. 36 : km 24.62 - alt. 164 m - Turn left onto Oxgangs Road, B701
  37. 37 : km 24.86 - alt. 152 m - Turn left onto Redford Road, B701
  38. 38 : km 25.42 - alt. 150 m - Keep right onto Redford Road, B701
  39. 39 : km 25.5 - alt. 148 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Redford Road, B701
  40. 40 : km 26.84 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto Colinton Road, B701
  41. 41 : km 27.89 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto Colinton Road
  42. 42 : km 28.48 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Glenlockhart Road
  43. 43 : km 30 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 30.01 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  45. 45 : km 30.16 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 30.25 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Crescent
  47. 47 : km 30.35 - alt. 103 m - Turn sharp right onto Comiston Road, A702
  48. 48 : km 30.74 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Braid Hills Road
  49. 49 : km 30.87 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Braid Road
  50. 50 : km 30.88 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Braid Hills Road
  51. 51 : km 33.74 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Alnwickhill Road
  52. 52 : km 33.74 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Liberton Drive
  53. 53 : km 33.75 - alt. 111 m - Turn right onto Alnwickhill Road
  54. 54 : km 34.24 - alt. 84 m - Turn left onto Liberton Brae, A701
  55. 55 : km 34.68 - alt. 59 m - Keep left onto Mayfield Road
  56. 56 : km 35.25 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 35.26 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto West Mains Road
  58. 58 : km 36.18 - alt. 68 m - Keep left onto Charterhall Road
  59. 59 : km 37.7 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight right onto Morningside Road, A702
  60. 60 : km 39.74 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Tarvit Street
  61. 61 : km 39.75 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 39.93 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Brougham Street, A700
  63. 63 : km 40.15 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Lonsdale Terrace
  64. 64 : km 40.16 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 40.18 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto North Meadow Walk
  66. 66 : km 40.94 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  67. 67 : km 40.97 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  68. 68 : km 40.97 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Meadow Lane
  69. 69 : km 41.22 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Buccleuch Street
  70. 70 : km 41.31 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Gifford Park
  71. 71 : km 41.43 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Rankeillor Street
  72. 72 : km 41.59 - alt. 74 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 41.64 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto St Leonard's Lane
  74. 74 : km 41.73 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  75. 75 : km 41.74 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  76. 76 : km 41.78 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 41.82 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Hermits Croft
  78. 78 : km 41.94 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 41.97 - alt. 78 m - Turn right onto St Leonard's Bank
  80. 80 : km 41.97 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 42.21 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Road
  82. 82 : km 42.26 - alt. 77 m - Keep right onto Queens Drive
  83. 83 : km 42.28 - alt. 77 m - Enter roundabout
  84. 84 : km 42.33 - alt. 78 m - Turn slight left onto Queen's Drive
  85. 85 : km 44.07 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp right onto Duddingston Road West
  86. 86 : km 44.09 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 44.1 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp right onto Duddingston Road West
  88. 88 : km 44.28 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  89. 89 : km 44.29 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 44.63 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 44.65 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Duddingston Road West
  92. 92 : km 45.2 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Niddrie Mains Road, A6095
  93. 93 : km 46.61 - alt. 49 m - Keep right onto Peffermill Road, A6095
  94. 94 : km 46.64 - alt. 50 m - Enter roundabout
  95. 95 : km 47.45 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 47.46 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp right
  97. 97 : km 47.65 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight right onto Old Dalkeith Road, A7
  98. 98 : km 48.07 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Kingston Avenue
  99. 99 : km 49.34 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Lasswade Road
  100. 100 : km 49.94 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  101. 101 : km 49.96 - alt. 106 m - Turn left onto Lasswade Road
  102. E : km 50.01 - alt. 104 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

Other walks in the area

Walking Kaimes to Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Walker
↔10.40 km ↗+13 m ↘-107 m ◔3h 00 ▲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.

Walking 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.

Walking From Bilston to Colinton, Edinburgh Circumnavigation

Walker
↔9.12 km ↗+224 m ↘-272 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.

Walking In the footsteps of Robert Louis Stevenson

Walker
↔9.39 km ↗+120 m ↘-116 m ◔3h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Edinburgh

On this walk, you will find out about Stevenson in the Southern suburb of Edimburgh, visiting Morningside Cemetery and the Hermitage of Braid.

Walking A Mortonhall figure-of-eight, Blackford

Walker
↔10.38 km ↗+191 m ↘-185 m ◔3h 30 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Edinburgh

This circular walk visits Backford Hill with the Royal Observatory and Mortonhall.

Walking A War Poets 4-loop

Walker
↔10.62 km ↗+96 m ↘-100 m ◔3h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Edinburgh

Circular walk through Greenbank and Craiglockhart, visiting the grounds of the War (Hydropathic) Hospital, City Hospital for Infectious Diseases and Poor House.

Walking A Craigmillar Castle Circular, Edimburgh

Walker
↔10.71 km ↗+108 m ↘-108 m ◔3h 20 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Edinburgh

Visit Craigmillar Castle

Walking A sweep past sixteen old curling ponds

Walker
↔9.47 km ↗+105 m ↘-101 m ◔3h 00 ▲Easy
⚑Departure from Edinburgh

This walk visits 16 ponds used for curling. On the way learn about curling and also about the Royal Edinburgh Hospital.

For more walks, use our search engine.

The GPS track and description are the property of the author.

Loading…