18mile Craigmillar Circular

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 29.04 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 8h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 148 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 159 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 136 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 32 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.931943° / W 3.140542°
  • ⚑
    End: N 55.932832° / W 3.141308°
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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 : km 0 - alt. 49 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Niddrie Mains Road
  4. 4 : km 0.1 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Duddingston Road West
  5. 5 : km 0.26 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp left onto Peffer Bank
  6. 6 : km 0.26 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Duddingston Road West
  7. 7 : km 0.56 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto The Innocent Railway
  8. 8 : km 0.58 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Duddingston Road West
  9. 9 : km 1.33 - alt. 47 m - Turn sharp left onto Old Church Lane
  10. 10 : km 1.65 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.67 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto Old Church Lane
  12. 12 : km 3.08 - alt. 78 m - Keep left onto Queens Drive
  13. 13 : km 3.09 - alt. 78 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 3.12 - alt. 78 m - Turn sharp left onto Queens Drive
  15. 15 : km 3.13 - alt. 78 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queens Drive
  16. 16 : km 3.18 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight left onto Holyrood Park Road
  17. 17 : km 3.57 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road
  18. 18 : km 3.68 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto East Preston Street
  19. 19 : km 4.09 - alt. 77 m - Turn right onto Summerhall Place
  20. 20 : km 4.26 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Melville Drive
  21. 21 : km 4.55 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 4.56 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 4.73 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  24. 24 : km 4.8 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  25. 25 : km 4.83 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Argyle Place
  26. 26 : km 4.84 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Melville Drive
  27. 27 : km 5.16 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 5.17 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  29. 29 : km 5.22 - alt. 75 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 5.23 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Marchmont Road
  31. 31 : km 5.24 - alt. 75 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 5.64 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Lonsdale Terrace
  33. 33 : km 5.65 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 5.7 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Tarvit Street
  35. 35 : km 5.85 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto Gilmore Place
  36. 36 : km 6.17 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Lower Gilmore Place
  37. 37 : km 6.39 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Leamington Road
  38. 38 : km 6.42 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Union Path
  39. 39 : km 7.82 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 7.82 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  41. 41 : km 7.89 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  42. 42 : km 7.9 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  43. 43 : km 8 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 8.01 - alt. 72 m - Turn left onto Ogilvie Terrace
  45. 45 : km 8.1 - alt. 72 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 8.12 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  47. 47 : km 8.83 - alt. 72 m - Turn sharp right
  48. 48 : km 8.84 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Union Canal Towpath
  49. 49 : km 9.66 - alt. 64 m - Turn sharp right
  50. 50 : km 9.7 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto Slateford Road
  51. 51 : km 9.75 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Craiglockhart Avenue
  52. 52 : km 9.95 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Craiglockhart Gardens
  53. 53 : km 10.3 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Craiglockhart Road North
  54. 54 : km 10.46 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
  55. 55 : km 10.95 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Glenlockhart Road
  56. 56 : km 11.93 - alt. 108 m - Turn sharp right
  57. 57 : km 12.02 - alt. 108 m - Turn right onto Glenlockhart Road
  58. 58 : km 12.56 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 12.57 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  60. 60 : km 12.73 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  61. 61 : km 12.78 - alt. 100 m - Turn right onto Greenbank Avenue
  62. 62 : km 12.91 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Comiston Road
  63. 63 : km 12.93 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp left onto Greenbank Drive
  64. 64 : km 12.97 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp right onto Comiston Road
  65. 65 : km 13.46 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Braid Hills Road
  66. 66 : km 13.6 - alt. 128 m - Turn left onto Braid Road
  67. 67 : km 13.6 - alt. 128 m - Turn right onto Braid Hills Road
  68. 68 : km 14.35 - alt. 123 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 14.37 - alt. 123 m - Turn left onto Braid Hills Drive
  70. 70 : km 17.66 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  71. 71 : km 17.72 - alt. 81 m - Turn right onto Mount Vernon Road
  72. 72 : km 18.39 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Old Dalkeith Road
  73. 73 : km 19.62 - alt. 84 m - Turn right onto Old Dalkeith Road
  74. 74 : km 19.63 - alt. 84 m - Turn left
  75. 75 : km 19.65 - alt. 85 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 19.79 - alt. 89 m - Turn left onto Old Dalkeith Road
  77. 77 : km 19.91 - alt. 94 m - Turn left
  78. 78 : km 19.93 - alt. 94 m - Turn right onto Old Dalkeith Road
  79. 79 : km 21.47 - alt. 74 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 21.49 - alt. 73 m - Turn right
  81. 81 : km 21.53 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 21.55 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 22.22 - alt. 60 m - Keep left
  84. 84 : km 22.24 - alt. 60 m - Turn slight left
  85. 85 : km 22.25 - alt. 60 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 22.27 - alt. 60 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 22.74 - alt. 57 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 22.75 - alt. 56 m - Turn sharp right onto Shawfair Avenue
  89. 89 : km 22.78 - alt. 55 m - Enter roundabout
  90. 90 : km 25.85 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Niddrie Mains Road
  91. 91 : km 25.9 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  92. 92 : km 25.95 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Duddingston Park South
  93. 93 : km 26.46 - alt. 38 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Duddingston Park South
  94. 94 : km 26.65 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  95. 95 : km 27 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  96. 96 : km 27.36 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  97. 97 : km 28.62 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto Duddingston Road West
  98. E : km 29.04 - alt. 46 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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