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22 Jun 2024

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Activity: Walking
Distance: 21.10 km
Calculated time: 6h 30
Difficulty: Not specified
Return to departure point: Yes
Vertical gain: + 164 m
Vertical drop: - 159 m
Highest point: 175 m
Lowest point: 45 m

District: Edinburgh
Start/End: N 55.89743° / W 3.159772°
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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

S/E : km 0 - alt. 123 m - Start on Burdiehouse Avenue
2 : km 0.01 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto Burdiehouse Place
3 : km 0.08 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Burdiehouse Terrace
4 : km 0.11 - alt. 126 m - Turn left
5 : km 0.16 - alt. 129 m - Turn right onto Burdiehouse Road, A701
6 : km 0.42 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Frogston Road East, B701
7 : km 3.13 - alt. 174 m - Turn right onto Buckstone Terrace, A702
8 : km 3.14 - alt. 175 m - Keep left onto Buckstone Terrace, A702
9 : km 3.67 - alt. 150 m - Keep right
10 : km 3.73 - alt. 146 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Biggar Road, A702
11 : km 3.95 - alt. 154 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Biggar Road, A702
12 : km 4.4 - alt. 161 m - Turn right
13 : km 4.41 - alt. 161 m - Turn left
14 : km 5.96 - alt. 154 m - Turn right onto Swanston Road
15 : km 6.52 - alt. 170 m - Turn right onto Oxgangs Road, B701
16 : km 6.7 - alt. 164 m - Turn right onto Oxgangs Road, B701
17 : km 6.92 - alt. 153 m - Keep left onto Redford Road, B701
18 : km 7.5 - alt. 150 m - Keep right onto Redford Road, B701
19 : km 7.58 - alt. 148 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Redford Road, B701
20 : km 8.93 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
21 : km 9.98 - alt. 123 m - Turn sharp right onto Oxgangs Road North
22 : km 10.59 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Craiglockhart Avenue
23 : km 12.42 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Comiston Road, A702
24 : km 12.47 - alt. 97 m - Turn right onto Braid Crescent
25 : km 12.48 - alt. 97 m - Turn sharp right onto Comiston Road, A702
26 : km 13.04 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Cluny Avenue
27 : km 13.39 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Braid Avenue
28 : km 13.48 - alt. 81 m - Turn sharp left onto Cluny Gardens
29 : km 14.62 - alt. 68 m - Keep right onto Blackford Avenue
30 : km 15.97 - alt. 55 m - Keep left onto Lady Road
31 : km 16.11 - alt. 52 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Lady Road
32 : km 16.26 - alt. 50 m - Keep right onto Lady Road
33 : km 16.36 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Old Dalkeith Road, A7
34 : km 17.71 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Kingston Avenue
35 : km 18.98 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Kirk Brae
36 : km 18.98 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Kirkgate
37 : km 19.22 - alt. 107 m - Turn left onto Liberton Gardens, A701
38 : km 20.1 - alt. 118 m - Keep left onto Howden Hall Road, A701
39 : km 20.93 - alt. 129 m - Turn left
40 : km 20.98 - alt. 126 m - Turn right onto Burdiehouse Terrace
41 : km 21.01 - alt. 125 m - Turn left onto Burdiehouse Place
42 : km 21.08 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto Burdiehouse Avenue
S/E : km 21.1 - alt. 122 m

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