Forth Road Bridge

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 23.95 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 217 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 214 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 88 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Fife 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 56.069559° / W 3.417235°
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 85 m - Start on Linburn Road
  2. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Linburn Road
  3. 3 : km 0.25 - alt. 88 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Linburn Road
  4. 4 : km 1.08 - alt. 73 m - Keep right onto Linburn Road
  5. 5 : km 1.1 - alt. 72 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Masterton Road
  6. 6 : km 2.11 - alt. 76 m - Keep right onto Masterton Road
  7. 7 : km 2.14 - alt. 75 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Carnegie Avenue
  8. 8 : km 3.3 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  9. 9 : km 3.35 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 3.37 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 3.39 - alt. 40 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queensferry Road, A823
  12. 12 : km 3.59 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 3.6 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto Queensferry Road, A823
  14. 14 : km 3.71 - alt. 28 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queensferry Road, B980
  15. 15 : km 4.07 - alt. 25 m - Enter roundabout
  16. 16 : km 4.13 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 4.6 - alt. 17 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 5 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Parkside Street
  19. 19 : km 5.29 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Parkside Street
  20. 20 : km 5.73 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 5.76 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 5.99 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Admiralty Road, A921
  23. 23 : km 6.34 - alt. 17 m - Keep left onto Admiralty Road, A921
  24. 24 : km 6.41 - alt. 19 m - Turn left onto Kirkgate
  25. 25 : km 6.57 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 7.1 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Kirkgate
  27. 27 : km 7.27 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto Admiralty Road, A921
  28. 28 : km 7.38 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 7.51 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto Chapel Place, B981
  30. 30 : km 9.02 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  31. 31 : km 10.05 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 10.08 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 15.1 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 15.13 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  35. 35 : km 16.16 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Hope Street, B981
  36. 36 : km 16.9 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 16.95 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Hope Street, B981
  38. 38 : km 17.1 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  39. 39 : km 17.14 - alt. 28 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 17.15 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 17.38 - alt. 62 m - Turn right onto Manse Road
  42. 42 : km 17.47 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Dunfermline Wynd
  43. 43 : km 17.74 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Castlandhill Road, B980
  44. 44 : km 18.54 - alt. 23 m - Keep left onto Castlandhill Road
  45. 45 : km 18.56 - alt. 22 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Queensferry Road
  46. 46 : km 19.63 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 19.65 - alt. 24 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 19.86 - alt. 25 m - Turn sharp right
  49. 49 : km 19.97 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 20 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 20.02 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto Queensferry Road, B980
  52. 52 : km 20.12 - alt. 26 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queensferry Road, A823
  53. 53 : km 20.3 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 20.3 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 20.41 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  56. 56 : km 20.43 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 20.94 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 20.94 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Carnegie Avenue
  59. 59 : km 21.79 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 21.89 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 21.9 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Masterton Road
  62. 62 : km 22.8 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Masterton Road
  63. 63 : km 22.82 - alt. 71 m - At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Linburn Road
  64. 64 : km 23.71 - alt. 88 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Linburn Road
  65. 65 : km 23.86 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 23.86 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 23.91 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  68. 68 : km 23.92 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Swift Street
  69. S/E : km 23.95 - alt. 87 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.

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