7 Hills

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 23.56 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 654 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 654 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 243 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.954509° / W 3.182204°
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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. 100 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.18 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  3. 3 : km 0.22 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road, A1
  4. 4 : km 0.44 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  5. 5 : km 0.49 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto North Bridge, A7
  6. 6 : km 0.85 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto High Street
  7. 7 : km 1.3 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right onto Castlehill
  8. 8 : km 1.42 - alt. 101 m - Turn right onto Castle Wynd North
  9. 9 : km 1.49 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Johnston Terrace
  10. 10 : km 1.89 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Castle Terrace
  11. 11 : km 2.24 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Lothian Road, A702
  12. 12 : km 2.25 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 2.26 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 2.4 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  15. 15 : km 2.41 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Princes Street, A90
  16. 16 : km 2.53 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Queensferry Street Lane
  17. 17 : km 2.54 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto Queensferry Street, A90
  18. 18 : km 2.86 - alt. 54 m - Keep left onto Belford Road
  19. 19 : km 3.39 - alt. 40 m - Turn right onto Belford Road
  20. 20 : km 3.95 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Ravelston Dykes
  21. 21 : km 5.66 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 5.92 - alt. 91 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 6.22 - alt. 120 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 6.26 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 6.29 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 6.53 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 6.63 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight right
  28. 28 : km 6.72 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  29. 29 : km 6.74 - alt. 139 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 6.81 - alt. 144 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 6.88 - alt. 152 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 6.98 - alt. 160 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 7 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 7.03 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp right
  35. 35 : km 7.03 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp left
  36. 36 : km 7.12 - alt. 158 m - Turn slight right
  37. 37 : km 7.46 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Kaimes Road
  38. 38 : km 8.19 - alt. 48 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Road, A8
  39. 39 : km 8.24 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  40. 40 : km 8.35 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  41. 41 : km 8.36 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  42. 42 : km 8.42 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Park East
  43. 43 : km 8.43 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Carrick Knowe Avenue
  44. 44 : km 9.05 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 9.18 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 9.19 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 9.25 - alt. 50 m - Turn left onto Stenhouse Drive
  48. 48 : km 9.68 - alt. 49 m - Enter roundabout
  49. 49 : km 10.1 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Gorgie Road, A71
  50. 50 : km 10.34 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Chesser Avenue
  51. 51 : km 11.07 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Slateford Road, A70
  52. 52 : km 11.19 - alt. 63 m - Turn left onto Meggetgate
  53. 53 : km 11.22 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 11.27 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto Allan Park Road
  55. 55 : km 11.51 - alt. 71 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 11.73 - alt. 84 m - Turn sharp left onto Craiglockhart Road North
  57. 57 : km 11.87 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
  58. 58 : km 11.9 - alt. 87 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 11.98 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  60. 60 : km 12.09 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  61. 61 : km 12.18 - alt. 121 m - Turn sharp left
  62. 62 : km 12.22 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  63. 63 : km 12.31 - alt. 145 m - Turn slight right
  64. 64 : km 12.33 - alt. 148 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 12.55 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  66. 66 : km 12.94 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Craiglea Place
  67. 67 : km 13.02 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Morningside Grove
  68. 68 : km 13.23 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Drive
  69. 69 : km 13.39 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 13.49 - alt. 108 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Road
  71. 71 : km 13.66 - alt. 110 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Crescent
  72. 72 : km 13.69 - alt. 110 m - Turn left onto Fly Walk
  73. 73 : km 14.14 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Comiston Road, A702
  74. 74 : km 14.16 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto Riselaw Road
  75. 75 : km 14.31 - alt. 135 m - Turn right onto Braid Road
  76. 76 : km 14.61 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left
  77. 77 : km 14.74 - alt. 159 m - Keep right
  78. 78 : km 15 - alt. 201 m - Keep left
  79. 79 : km 15.04 - alt. 203 m - Keep left
  80. 80 : km 15.23 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 15.65 - alt. 150 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 15.74 - alt. 131 m - Turn slight right
  83. 83 : km 16.02 - alt. 95 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 16.33 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp left
  85. 85 : km 16.38 - alt. 104 m - Turn left
  86. 86 : km 16.5 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 16.65 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 16.75 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 16.82 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp right
  90. 90 : km 16.84 - alt. 157 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 17 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 17.03 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp left
  93. 93 : km 17.18 - alt. 71 m - Turn left
  94. 94 : km 17.36 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Mortonhall Road
  95. 95 : km 18.5 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Mayfield Road
  96. 96 : km 18.95 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Duncan Street
  97. 97 : km 19.15 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Minto Street, A701
  98. 98 : km 19.16 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Blacket Avenue
  99. 99 : km 19.51 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  100. 100 : km 19.53 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto Romero Place
  101. 101 : km 19.55 - alt. 76 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 19.6 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 19.61 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  104. 104 : km 19.66 - alt. 77 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 19.67 - alt. 77 m - Turn right
  106. 106 : km 19.77 - alt. 80 m - Keep right
  107. 107 : km 19.84 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  108. 108 : km 19.91 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  109. 109 : km 19.93 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 20.26 - alt. 104 m - Turn sharp left
  111. 111 : km 20.38 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  112. 112 : km 20.46 - alt. 176 m - Turn sharp left
  113. 113 : km 20.53 - alt. 192 m - Turn sharp right
  114. 114 : km 20.55 - alt. 199 m - Turn sharp left
  115. 115 : km 20.76 - alt. 227 m - Keep left
  116. 116 : km 20.8 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp left
  117. 117 : km 20.81 - alt. 238 m - Turn right
  118. 118 : km 21.58 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp left onto The Dry Dam
  119. 119 : km 21.62 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  120. 120 : km 21.72 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  121. 121 : km 21.8 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Volunteer's Walk
  122. 122 : km 22.07 - alt. 35 m - Keep right
  123. 123 : km 22.09 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  124. 124 : km 22.1 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  125. 125 : km 22.12 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  126. 126 : km 22.51 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Abbeyhill
  127. 127 : km 22.55 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Calton Road
  128. 128 : km 22.76 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  129. 129 : km 22.9 - alt. 59 m - Keep right
  130. 130 : km 23.01 - alt. 66 m - Turn left onto Regent Road, A1
  131. 131 : km 23.09 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right
  132. 132 : km 23.36 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp left onto Regent Walk
  133. 133 : km 23.37 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  134. S/E : km 23.56 - alt. 100 m

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