7 Hills Of Edinburgh

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 26.71 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 9h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 681 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 682 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 243 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 30 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. 100 m
  2. 1 : km 0.01 - alt. 100 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.09 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 0.09 - alt. 95 m - Turn slight right
  6. 5 : km 0.1 - alt. 93 m - Turn slight right
  7. 6 : km 0.19 - alt. 79 m - Turn left onto Hume Walk
  8. 7 : km 0.22 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Regent Road
  9. 8 : km 0.45 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Princes Street
  10. 9 : km 0.49 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto North Bridge
  11. 10 : km 0.79 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto North Bridge Arcade
  12. 11 : km 0.84 - alt. 74 m - Turn left onto Cockburn Street
  13. 12 : km 0.89 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto High Street
  14. 13 : km 1.24 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Riddell's Close
  15. 14 : km 1.25 - alt. 90 m - Turn left onto Lawnmarket
  16. 15 : km 1.31 - alt. 92 m - Turn slight right onto Castlehill
  17. 16 : km 1.42 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Blair's Close
  18. 17 : km 1.47 - alt. 99 m - Turn left onto Castlehill
  19. 18 : km 1.49 - alt. 101 m - Turn left onto Castle Wynd North
  20. 19 : km 1.55 - alt. 87 m - Turn left onto Johnston Terrace
  21. 20 : km 2.1 - alt. 72 m - Keep right onto Spittal Street
  22. 21 : km 2.14 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Bread Street
  23. 22 : km 2.22 - alt. 71 m - Keep right onto Bread Street
  24. 23 : km 4.66 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Riversdale Crescent
  25. 24 : km 4.68 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Road
  26. 25 : km 4.69 - alt. 42 m - Turn right onto Murrayfield Road
  27. 26 : km 5.41 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Ravelston Dykes Road
  28. 27 : km 5.63 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 5.89 - alt. 91 m - Keep left
  30. 29 : km 6.19 - alt. 120 m - Keep left
  31. 30 : km 6.23 - alt. 125 m - Turn right
  32. 31 : km 6.27 - alt. 134 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 6.5 - alt. 145 m - Keep right
  34. 33 : km 6.61 - alt. 146 m - Turn slight right
  35. 34 : km 6.69 - alt. 138 m - Turn slight left
  36. 35 : km 6.73 - alt. 139 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 6.78 - alt. 138 m - Turn left
  38. 37 : km 6.9 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  39. 38 : km 6.93 - alt. 159 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 6.99 - alt. 159 m - Turn sharp left
  41. 40 : km 7.02 - alt. 157 m - Turn slight left
  42. 41 : km 7.12 - alt. 151 m - Turn left
  43. 42 : km 7.13 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  44. 43 : km 7.31 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  45. 44 : km 7.38 - alt. 123 m - Turn slight right
  46. 45 : km 7.39 - alt. 122 m - Turn right onto Cairnmuir Road
  47. 46 : km 7.41 - alt. 121 m - Turn left onto Kaimes Road
  48. 47 : km 8.14 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto St John's Road
  49. 48 : km 8.21 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  50. 49 : km 8.32 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Corstorphine Branch Railway Route
  51. 50 : km 8.33 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Alley
  52. 51 : km 8.39 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Traquair Park East
  53. 52 : km 8.4 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto Carrick Knowe Avenue
  54. 53 : km 9.02 - alt. 50 m - Keep right
  55. 54 : km 9.15 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  56. 55 : km 9.16 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  57. 56 : km 9.22 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Stenhouse Drive
  58. 57 : km 9.66 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Stenhouse Drive
  59. 58 : km 10.07 - alt. 52 m - Turn left onto Gorgie Road
  60. 59 : km 10.32 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Chesser Avenue
  61. 60 : km 11.05 - alt. 61 m - Turn right onto Slateford Road
  62. 61 : km 11.35 - alt. 64 m - Turn left onto Craiglockhart Avenue
  63. 62 : km 11.99 - alt. 99 m - Turn right onto Colinton Road
  64. 63 : km 12.4 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  65. 64 : km 12.48 - alt. 87 m - Keep left
  66. 65 : km 12.59 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
  67. 66 : km 12.84 - alt. 106 m - Turn left
  68. 67 : km 13.12 - alt. 121 m - Keep left
  69. 68 : km 13.19 - alt. 121 m - Turn left
  70. 69 : km 13.23 - alt. 127 m - Keep right
  71. 70 : km 13.53 - alt. 146 m - Turn right
  72. 71 : km 13.92 - alt. 111 m - Turn left onto Craiglea Place
  73. 72 : km 14 - alt. 107 m - Turn right onto Morningside Grove
  74. 73 : km 14.22 - alt. 100 m - Turn left onto Greenbank Drive
  75. 74 : km 14.78 - alt. 99 m - Turn sharp right onto Comiston Road
  76. 75 : km 15.08 - alt. 113 m - Turn left
  77. 76 : km 15.11 - alt. 118 m - Turn left
  78. 77 : km 15.13 - alt. 118 m - Turn right onto Braid Road
  79. 78 : km 15.72 - alt. 150 m - Turn sharp left
  80. 79 : km 15.73 - alt. 151 m - Turn right
  81. 80 : km 16.11 - alt. 202 m - Turn right
  82. 81 : km 16.17 - alt. 201 m - Turn sharp right
  83. 82 : km 16.2 - alt. 203 m - Keep left
  84. 83 : km 16.39 - alt. 184 m - Turn right
  85. 84 : km 16.66 - alt. 160 m - Keep right
  86. 85 : km 16.72 - alt. 158 m - Turn right onto Braid Hills Approach
  87. 86 : km 16.81 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  88. 87 : km 16.88 - alt. 159 m - Turn left
  89. 88 : km 16.99 - alt. 144 m - Turn right onto The Ride
  90. 89 : km 17.37 - alt. 131 m - Turn left
  91. 90 : km 17.63 - alt. 99 m - Turn right
  92. 91 : km 17.98 - alt. 71 m - Keep left
  93. 92 : km 18.01 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  94. 93 : km 18.43 - alt. 103 m - Turn right
  95. 94 : km 18.58 - alt. 141 m - Turn left
  96. 95 : km 18.68 - alt. 156 m - Turn right
  97. 96 : km 18.79 - alt. 158 m - Keep left
  98. 97 : km 18.89 - alt. 154 m - Keep left
  99. 98 : km 19.1 - alt. 130 m - Keep left
  100. 99 : km 19.16 - alt. 123 m - Keep left
  101. 100 : km 19.23 - alt. 115 m - Turn left
  102. 101 : km 19.24 - alt. 114 m - Turn right
  103. 102 : km 19.27 - alt. 111 m - Turn slight left onto Observatory Road
  104. 103 : km 19.62 - alt. 80 m - Turn left onto Blackford Avenue
  105. 104 : km 19.71 - alt. 75 m - Turn right
  106. 105 : km 19.73 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Blackford Avenue
  107. 106 : km 19.94 - alt. 68 m - Keep right
  108. 107 : km 19.98 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight right onto West Savile Terrace
  109. 108 : km 20.13 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Watertoun Road
  110. 109 : km 20.14 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto West Savile Terrace
  111. 110 : km 20.68 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto Mayfield Road
  112. 111 : km 21.29 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Duncan Street
  113. 112 : km 21.5 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Minto Street
  114. 113 : km 21.5 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Blacket Avenue
  115. 114 : km 21.75 - alt. 75 m - Turn left onto Dryden Place
  116. 115 : km 21.84 - alt. 79 m - Turn right onto Blacket Place
  117. 116 : km 21.93 - alt. 79 m - Turn sharp left onto Dalkeith Road
  118. 117 : km 22.13 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Holyrood Park Road
  119. 118 : km 22.43 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto East Parkside
  120. 119 : km 22.44 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  121. 120 : km 22.59 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  122. 121 : km 22.62 - alt. 82 m - Keep right onto Queen's Drive
  123. 122 : km 22.63 - alt. 82 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Queen's Drive
  124. 123 : km 22.82 - alt. 97 m - Turn left
  125. 124 : km 22.92 - alt. 108 m - Keep right onto Piper's Walk
  126. 125 : km 22.94 - alt. 107 m - Keep right
  127. 126 : km 23.21 - alt. 192 m - Turn slight left
  128. 127 : km 23.23 - alt. 199 m - Turn sharp left
  129. 128 : km 23.42 - alt. 227 m - Keep left
  130. 129 : km 23.46 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp left
  131. 130 : km 23.47 - alt. 238 m - Turn right
  132. 131 : km 23.5 - alt. 243 m - Turn right onto Piper's Walk
  133. 132 : km 23.53 - alt. 234 m - Turn left
  134. 133 : km 23.71 - alt. 192 m - Turn left onto Piper's Walk
  135. 134 : km 23.83 - alt. 167 m - Keep right onto The Dry Dam
  136. 135 : km 24.36 - alt. 79 m - Keep left onto The Dry Dam
  137. 136 : km 24.47 - alt. 54 m - Keep right
  138. 137 : km 24.56 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  139. 138 : km 24.64 - alt. 47 m - Turn slight right onto Volunteer's Walk
  140. 139 : km 24.79 - alt. 41 m - Keep right
  141. 140 : km 24.84 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  142. 141 : km 24.85 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  143. 142 : km 24.9 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  144. 143 : km 24.94 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  145. 144 : km 25.4 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Abbeyhill
  146. 145 : km 25.45 - alt. 35 m - Keep right onto Abbeyhill
  147. 146 : km 25.47 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp right onto Abbey Mount
  148. 147 : km 25.47 - alt. 36 m - Turn sharp left
  149. 148 : km 25.68 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto Regent Road
  150. 149 : km 25.9 - alt. 65 m - Keep right onto Regent Road
  151. 150 : km 26.14 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right
  152. 151 : km 26.41 - alt. 87 m - Turn sharp left onto Regent Walk
  153. 152 : km 26.42 - alt. 87 m - Turn right
  154. 153 : km 26.51 - alt. 99 m - Turn slight left
  155. 154 : km 26.63 - alt. 100 m - Turn right
  156. 155 : km 26.66 - alt. 100 m - Turn slight right
  157. 156 : km 26.69 - alt. 100 m - Turn sharp left
  158. S/E : km 26.71 - alt. 100 m

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