Edinburgh Marathon Mark 2

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 42.45 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 12h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 197 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 193 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 94 m
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    Lowest point: 0 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. 20 m - Start on Comely Bank Road
  2. 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Learmonth Avenue
  3. 3 : km 0.51 - alt. 43 m - Turn sharp right onto Queensferry Road
  4. 4 : km 0.61 - alt. 42 m - Turn sharp left onto Dean Path
  5. 5 : km 0.71 - alt. 48 m - Turn right onto Ravelston Terrace
  6. 6 : km 1.14 - alt. 52 m - Turn sharp left onto Belford Road
  7. 7 : km 1.26 - alt. 54 m - Turn right
  8. 8 : km 1.36 - alt. 58 m - Keep right
  9. 9 : km 1.5 - alt. 57 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.54 - alt. 53 m - Turn right
  11. 11 : km 1.66 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  12. 12 : km 2.03 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 2.06 - alt. 45 m - Turn sharp left onto Coltbridge Viaduct
  14. 14 : km 3.51 - alt. 46 m - Keep right onto Telford Path
  15. 15 : km 4.6 - alt. 45 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 4.69 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  17. 17 : km 4.72 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Ferry Road
  18. 18 : km 4.74 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight left onto West Granton Access
  19. 19 : km 5.96 - alt. 23 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 6.55 - alt. 23 m - Keep right
  21. 21 : km 6.7 - alt. 16 m - Turn right onto West Shore Road
  22. 22 : km 7.58 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 8.93 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Silverknowes Esplanade
  24. 24 : km 9.46 - alt. 4 m - Keep right onto Silverknowes Esplanade
  25. 25 : km 11.11 - alt. 3 m - Keep left
  26. 26 : km 11.52 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Silverknowes Esplanade
  27. 27 : km 11.67 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 11.69 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Cramond Village
  29. 29 : km 12.25 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto Cramond Road North
  30. 30 : km 14.16 - alt. 42 m - Keep left onto Whitehouse Road
  31. 31 : km 14.17 - alt. 42 m - Turn left onto Queensferry Road
  32. 32 : km 14.46 - alt. 45 m - Keep right onto Drum Brae North
  33. 33 : km 15.31 - alt. 68 m - Turn left onto Duart Crescent
  34. 34 : km 15.33 - alt. 68 m - Turn right onto Drum Brae South
  35. 35 : km 15.44 - alt. 71 m - Turn right onto Duart Crescent
  36. 36 : km 15.45 - alt. 71 m - Turn left onto Drum Brae South
  37. 37 : km 16.53 - alt. 49 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Meadow Place Road
  38. 38 : km 16.8 - alt. 45 m - Keep left onto Ladywell Road
  39. 39 : km 18.58 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 18.59 - alt. 49 m - Keep left
  41. 41 : km 18.93 - alt. 50 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 18.97 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 18.99 - alt. 50 m - Turn right
  44. 44 : km 19.88 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 20.3 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Baird Drive
  46. 46 : km 20.67 - alt. 40 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 20.68 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 20.72 - alt. 40 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 20.87 - alt. 41 m - Keep left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  50. 50 : km 20.9 - alt. 41 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 20.9 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight left
  52. 52 : km 21.25 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Balgreen Road
  53. 53 : km 21.27 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Walkway
  54. 54 : km 21.31 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  55. 55 : km 21.72 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Walkway
  56. 56 : km 23.63 - alt. 55 m - Turn left
  57. 57 : km 23.67 - alt. 59 m - Turn left onto Union Canal Towpath
  58. 58 : km 26.75 - alt. 73 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 26.76 - alt. 72 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 26.79 - alt. 72 m - Turn right onto Viewforth
  61. 61 : km 26.93 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto Gilmore Place
  62. 62 : km 27.09 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto Leamington Terrace
  63. 63 : km 27.49 - alt. 93 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 27.51 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Leamington Walk
  65. 65 : km 28.28 - alt. 75 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 28.49 - alt. 75 m - Turn sharp right onto South Meadow Walk
  67. 67 : km 28.59 - alt. 75 m - Keep right onto South Meadow Walk
  68. 68 : km 29.06 - alt. 75 m - Turn right onto Summerhall
  69. 69 : km 29.18 - alt. 77 m - Turn left onto West Preston Street
  70. 70 : km 29.59 - alt. 85 m - Turn right onto Dalkeith Road
  71. 71 : km 29.7 - alt. 85 m - Turn left onto Holyrood Park Road
  72. 72 : km 30 - alt. 76 m - Turn left onto East Parkside
  73. 73 : km 30.01 - alt. 76 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 30.16 - alt. 82 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  75. 75 : km 30.19 - alt. 82 m - Keep right onto Queen's Drive
  76. 76 : km 30.2 - alt. 82 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Queen's Drive
  77. 77 : km 31.34 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 31.35 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  79. 79 : km 31.66 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 31.67 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right onto Queen's Drive
  81. 81 : km 31.73 - alt. 35 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 31.77 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  83. 83 : km 32.23 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Abbeyhill
  84. 84 : km 32.23 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  85. 85 : km 32.26 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Abbey Mount
  86. 86 : km 32.37 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto Montrose Terrace
  87. 87 : km 32.4 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  88. 88 : km 32.51 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Easter Road
  89. 89 : km 33.61 - alt. 14 m - Turn sharp right onto Restalrig Railway Path
  90. 90 : km 36.08 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right
  91. 91 : km 36.37 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  92. 92 : km 36.44 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  93. 93 : km 36.49 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  94. 94 : km 36.5 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Links Gardens
  95. 95 : km 36.54 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Links Gardens
  96. 96 : km 36.65 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  97. 97 : km 36.66 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Links Place
  98. 98 : km 37.13 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Tolbooth Wynd
  99. 99 : km 37.38 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left onto Water of Leith Path
  100. 100 : km 37.69 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight left
  101. 101 : km 37.77 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto Water of Leith Path
  102. 102 : km 38.64 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Water of Leith Path
  103. 103 : km 38.67 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto Warriston Path
  104. 104 : km 38.68 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Warriston Path
  105. 105 : km 39.42 - alt. 14 m - Keep right
  106. 106 : km 39.45 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight left onto Goldenacre Path
  107. 107 : km 39.46 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Eildon Street
  108. 108 : km 39.5 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Eildon Street
  109. 109 : km 39.76 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Inverleith Row
  110. 110 : km 39.93 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Inverleith Terrace
  111. 111 : km 41.01 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Inverleith Place
  112. 112 : km 41.54 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto East Fettes Avenue
  113. 113 : km 42.14 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Comely Bank Road
  114. S/E : km 42.45 - alt. 20 m

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