16km CoE Loop

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.03 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 4h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 116 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 123 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 108 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 35 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.936973° / W 3.207032°
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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. 95 m
  2. 1 : km 1.43 - alt. 80 m - Keep left onto Cluny Gardens
  3. 2 : km 1.47 - alt. 80 m - Turn right onto Braid Road
  4. 3 : km 2.02 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 2.04 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight right onto Braid Road
  6. 5 : km 2.06 - alt. 98 m - Keep left
  7. 6 : km 2.09 - alt. 97 m - Keep right
  8. 7 : km 2.13 - alt. 99 m - Keep right
  9. 8 : km 2.4 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  10. 9 : km 2.57 - alt. 105 m - Turn left
  11. 10 : km 2.62 - alt. 89 m - Turn right
  12. 11 : km 2.69 - alt. 86 m - Keep right
  13. 12 : km 2.71 - alt. 85 m - Keep right
  14. 13 : km 2.84 - alt. 83 m - Keep left
  15. 14 : km 3.4 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  16. 15 : km 4.93 - alt. 59 m - Turn right onto Liberton Brae, A701
  17. 16 : km 4.96 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp right onto Kirk Brae
  18. 17 : km 5.1 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Double Hedges Road
  19. 18 : km 5.2 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Robert Burns Drive
  20. 19 : km 5.21 - alt. 65 m - Turn sharp left
  21. 20 : km 5.36 - alt. 60 m - Turn right onto Double Hedges Road
  22. 21 : km 5.54 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Gilmerton Road, A772
  23. 22 : km 5.57 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Glenallan Drive
  24. 23 : km 5.97 - alt. 49 m - Turn left
  25. 24 : km 6.03 - alt. 49 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 6.41 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 6.5 - alt. 46 m - Turn right onto Old Dalkeith Road, A7
  28. 27 : km 6.51 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 6.55 - alt. 48 m - Turn slight left
  30. 29 : km 6.55 - alt. 47 m - Keep right
  31. 30 : km 6.59 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 6.63 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  33. 32 : km 7.04 - alt. 49 m - Turn slight left
  34. 33 : km 7.38 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 34 : km 7.58 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Peffermill Road, A6095
  36. 35 : km 7.63 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Kings Haugh
  37. 36 : km 8.09 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 8.27 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto Forkenford
  39. 38 : km 8.28 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 8.29 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto The Innocent Railway
  41. 40 : km 8.3 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Duddingston Road West
  42. 41 : km 9.05 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Church Lane
  43. 42 : km 10.78 - alt. 78 m - Keep right onto Queens Drive
  44. 43 : km 10.8 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queens Drive
  45. 44 : km 10.89 - alt. 82 m - Keep right onto Queens Drive
  46. 45 : km 10.91 - alt. 82 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queen's Drive
  47. 46 : km 10.93 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  48. 47 : km 10.99 - alt. 79 m - Keep left
  49. 48 : km 11.15 - alt. 68 m - Turn sharp left
  50. 49 : km 11.16 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right onto Queen's Drive
  51. 50 : km 12.11 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Holyrood Gait
  52. 51 : km 12.14 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  53. 52 : km 12.15 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  54. 53 : km 12.23 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left
  55. 54 : km 12.24 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Gait
  56. 55 : km 12.32 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Road
  57. 56 : km 12.54 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Viewcraig Street
  58. 57 : km 12.56 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Road
  59. 58 : km 12.69 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  60. 59 : km 12.69 - alt. 51 m - Turn left
  61. 60 : km 12.74 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  62. 61 : km 12.75 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Road
  63. 62 : km 13.63 - alt. 68 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 13.64 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Grassmarket
  65. 64 : km 13.8 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Vennel
  66. 65 : km 13.82 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto West Port
  67. 66 : km 14.1 - alt. 75 m - Keep left onto Lauriston Street
  68. 67 : km 14.13 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right onto High Riggs
  69. 68 : km 14.34 - alt. 73 m - Turn slight right onto Lauriston Place
  70. 69 : km 14.36 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  71. 70 : km 14.52 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Panmure Place
  72. 71 : km 14.53 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Brougham Place
  73. 72 : km 14.59 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Tarvit Street
  74. 73 : km 14.59 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  75. 74 : km 14.63 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Leven Terrace
  76. 75 : km 14.77 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Glengyle Terrace
  77. 76 : km 14.92 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto Wright's Houses
  78. 77 : km 14.99 - alt. 80 m - Turn left
  79. 78 : km 14.99 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  80. 79 : km 15.23 - alt. 90 m - Keep right onto Muriel Spark Walk
  81. 80 : km 15.44 - alt. 95 m - Turn sharp left onto Greenhill Gardens
  82. 81 : km 15.7 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Chamberlain Road
  83. 82 : km 15.82 - alt. 93 m - Turn right onto Forbes Road
  84. 83 : km 15.92 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Bruntsfield Gardens
  85. 84 : km 15.93 - alt. 95 m - Turn left onto Forbes Road
  86. S/E : km 16.03 - alt. 95 m

Useful Information

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