Edinburgh

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.23 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 238 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 229 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 243 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5 m
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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.

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/E : km 0 - alt. 26 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.55 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Balfour Street
  3. 3 : km 0.93 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 1.19 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Stanwell Street
  5. 5 : km 1.23 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Bonnington Road, B900
  6. 6 : km 1.27 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.34 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.37 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Bangor Road
  9. 9 : km 1.62 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Great Junction Street, A901
  10. 10 : km 2.16 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Ocean Drive
  11. 11 : km 2.3 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  12. 12 : km 2.33 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Ocean Drive
  13. 13 : km 2.47 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight left onto North Junction Street, A901
  14. 14 : km 3.5 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Leith Walk, A900
  15. 15 : km 3.68 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Manderston Street
  16. 16 : km 3.88 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Halmyre Street
  17. 17 : km 3.95 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Thorntree Street
  18. 18 : km 4.04 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Easter Road
  19. 19 : km 5.14 - alt. 37 m - Turn left onto West Norton Place
  20. 20 : km 5.25 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Montrose Terrace, A1
  21. 21 : km 5.28 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Abbey Mount
  22. 22 : km 5.39 - alt. 37 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 5.42 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Abbeyhill
  24. 24 : km 5.42 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Croft-an-Righ
  25. 25 : km 5.92 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  26. 26 : km 5.97 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 5.98 - alt. 36 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 6.03 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  29. 29 : km 6.1 - alt. 52 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 6.2 - alt. 52 m - Turn right onto Volunteer's Walk
  31. 31 : km 6.24 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 6.33 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  33. 33 : km 6.35 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp right onto The Dasses
  34. 34 : km 7.06 - alt. 192 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 7.23 - alt. 234 m - Turn right onto Piper's Walk
  36. 36 : km 7.31 - alt. 234 m - Turn left
  37. 37 : km 7.48 - alt. 192 m - Turn left onto Piper's Walk
  38. 38 : km 7.6 - alt. 167 m - Keep left onto Piper's Walk
  39. 39 : km 8.19 - alt. 55 m - Turn sharp left
  40. 40 : km 8.21 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 8.3 - alt. 57 m - Turn right onto Volunteer's Walk
  42. 42 : km 8.34 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 8.51 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 8.56 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 8.57 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  46. 46 : km 8.62 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 8.66 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  48. 48 : km 9.12 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Abbeyhill
  49. 49 : km 9.12 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 9.15 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Abbey Mount
  51. 51 : km 9.26 - alt. 44 m - Keep left onto Carlton Terrace Brae
  52. 52 : km 9.31 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 9.35 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  54. 54 : km 9.43 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left
  55. 55 : km 9.46 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  56. 56 : km 9.48 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 9.52 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  58. 58 : km 9.56 - alt. 38 m - Turn sharp right
  59. 59 : km 9.58 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto London Road, B1350
  60. 60 : km 9.58 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left onto Hillside Crescent
  61. 61 : km 9.76 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Hillside Street
  62. 62 : km 9.89 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Montgomery Street
  63. 63 : km 9.93 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto West Montgomery Place
  64. 64 : km 10.04 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Brunswick Road
  65. 65 : km 10.22 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  66. S/E : km 10.23 - alt. 26 m

Useful Information

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