Craigmillar Circular 10 Miles

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.45 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 234 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 233 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 158 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 43 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 55.931591° / W 3.140247°
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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. 51 m
  2. 1 : km 0 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Craigmillar Castle Road
  3. 2 : km 0.01 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.03 - alt. 52 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 0.18 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  6. 5 : km 0.19 - alt. 60 m - Turn left onto Craigmillar Castle Road
  7. 6 : km 0.75 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  8. 7 : km 0.76 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 1.11 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  10. 9 : km 1.17 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto Little France Crescent
  11. 10 : km 1.42 - alt. 55 m - Keep left onto Little France Crescent
  12. 11 : km 1.43 - alt. 55 m - Keep left onto Little France Crescent
  13. 12 : km 1.46 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Old Dalkeith Road, A7
  14. 13 : km 1.64 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 1.7 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Nether Craigour
  16. 15 : km 1.72 - alt. 55 m - Turn right onto Moredunvale Road
  17. 16 : km 1.8 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  18. 17 : km 2.04 - alt. 65 m - Turn left
  19. 18 : km 2.05 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Craigour Green
  20. 19 : km 2.07 - alt. 65 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 2.08 - alt. 66 m - Keep left
  22. 21 : km 2.13 - alt. 69 m - Keep right
  23. 22 : km 2.21 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  24. 23 : km 2.24 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  25. 24 : km 2.32 - alt. 78 m - Keep left
  26. 25 : km 2.53 - alt. 90 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 2.53 - alt. 90 m - Turn sharp left onto Moredun Park Loan
  28. 27 : km 2.57 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto Moredun Park Street
  29. 28 : km 2.81 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Moredun Park Gardens
  30. 29 : km 2.87 - alt. 96 m - Turn right onto The Pillars
  31. 30 : km 2.96 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  32. 31 : km 2.98 - alt. 98 m - Turn slight left onto Gilmerton Road, A772
  33. 32 : km 3.2 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Moredun Dykes Road
  34. 33 : km 3.53 - alt. 115 m - Turn left onto Hyvot Park
  35. 34 : km 3.76 - alt. 125 m - Turn right onto Gilmerton Dykes Street, B701
  36. 35 : km 3.78 - alt. 125 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 3.84 - alt. 128 m - Turn slight right onto Gilmerton Dykes Road
  38. 37 : km 3.86 - alt. 129 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Gilmerton Dykes Road
  39. 38 : km 4.45 - alt. 140 m - Turn slight right
  40. 39 : km 4.47 - alt. 140 m - Turn left onto Lasswade Road
  41. 40 : km 5.09 - alt. 106 m - Turn sharp left
  42. 41 : km 5.09 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
  43. 42 : km 5.09 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 5.43 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp right onto Southhouse Terrace
  45. 44 : km 5.49 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Captain's Road, B701
  46. 45 : km 5.62 - alt. 118 m - Turn right
  47. 46 : km 5.67 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  48. 47 : km 5.69 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Gracemount Drive
  49. 48 : km 5.91 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Balmwell Grove
  50. 49 : km 5.91 - alt. 117 m - Turn right
  51. 50 : km 5.99 - alt. 117 m - Turn left onto St Katharine's Loan
  52. 51 : km 6.11 - alt. 118 m - Turn left onto Captain's Drive
  53. 52 : km 6.11 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto St Katharine's Crescent
  54. 53 : km 6.15 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto St Katharine's Crescent
  55. 54 : km 6.23 - alt. 116 m - Turn left onto Rae's Court
  56. 55 : km 6.27 - alt. 117 m - Turn right
  57. 56 : km 6.32 - alt. 118 m - Turn right
  58. 57 : km 6.71 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto Howden Hall Drive
  59. 58 : km 6.77 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  60. 59 : km 6.87 - alt. 127 m - Turn sharp right
  61. 60 : km 6.99 - alt. 131 m - Turn left onto Alnwickhill Drive
  62. 61 : km 7.19 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  63. 62 : km 7.26 - alt. 135 m - Turn left
  64. 63 : km 7.3 - alt. 136 m - Turn right onto Netherbank
  65. 64 : km 7.31 - alt. 136 m - Turn left onto Netherbank View
  66. 65 : km 7.34 - alt. 136 m - Turn right
  67. 66 : km 7.43 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Woodland Nature Trail
  68. 67 : km 7.48 - alt. 135 m - Turn left onto Stanedykehead
  69. 68 : km 7.82 - alt. 143 m - Turn right onto Liberton Drive
  70. 69 : km 8.97 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto The Ride
  71. 70 : km 8.97 - alt. 123 m - Turn right onto The Ride
  72. 71 : km 9 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto The Ride
  73. 72 : km 9.48 - alt. 127 m - Turn right
  74. 73 : km 9.89 - alt. 83 m - Turn left
  75. 74 : km 10 - alt. 97 m - Keep left
  76. 75 : km 10.04 - alt. 103 m - Keep left
  77. 76 : km 10.08 - alt. 107 m - Turn right
  78. 77 : km 10.32 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  79. 78 : km 10.33 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  80. 79 : km 10.34 - alt. 120 m - Turn left
  81. 80 : km 10.35 - alt. 120 m - Turn right
  82. 81 : km 10.55 - alt. 111 m - Turn left
  83. 82 : km 10.56 - alt. 112 m - Keep right
  84. 83 : km 10.77 - alt. 108 m - Keep right
  85. 84 : km 11.03 - alt. 71 m - Turn right
  86. 85 : km 11.35 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto South Oswald Road
  87. 86 : km 11.51 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto South Oswald Road
  88. 87 : km 11.58 - alt. 76 m - Turn right onto South Oswald Road
  89. 88 : km 11.61 - alt. 78 m - Turn right
  90. 89 : km 11.65 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  91. 90 : km 11.66 - alt. 79 m - Turn left
  92. 91 : km 11.73 - alt. 80 m - Turn right
  93. 92 : km 11.81 - alt. 79 m - Turn right
  94. 93 : km 12.03 - alt. 84 m - Turn right
  95. 94 : km 12.1 - alt. 86 m - Turn slight right
  96. 95 : km 12.11 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Whitehouse Terrace
  97. 96 : km 12.12 - alt. 87 m - Turn right onto Whitehouse Loan
  98. 97 : km 13.43 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Findhorn Place
  99. 98 : km 13.59 - alt. 67 m - Turn left onto Grange Loan
  100. 99 : km 13.69 - alt. 67 m - Turn right onto Ratcliffe Terrace
  101. 100 : km 13.8 - alt. 61 m - Turn left onto West Mayfield
  102. 101 : km 14.41 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road, A7
  103. 102 : km 14.68 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto Prestonfield Avenue
  104. 103 : km 15.4 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Peffermill Road, A6095
  105. 104 : km 16.13 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  106. 105 : km 16.15 - alt. 47 m - Turn left
  107. 106 : km 16.19 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  108. 107 : km 16.23 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  109. 108 : km 16.26 - alt. 50 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Castlebrae Glebe
  110. 109 : km 16.4 - alt. 51 m - Turn left onto Craigmillar Castle Road
  111. 110 : km 16.41 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Craigmillar Castle Road
  112. S/E : km 16.45 - alt. 51 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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