Long Loop - Porty & Arthurs Seat

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 23.00 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 242 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 240 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 242 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1 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. 25 m - Start on East Trinity Road
  2. 2 : km 0.08 - alt. 23 m - Turn right onto Lixmount Gardens
  3. 3 : km 0.33 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Craighall Road
  4. 4 : km 0.51 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.75 - alt. 19 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.78 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.9 - alt. 16 m - Turn left onto Ferry Road
  8. 8 : km 1.08 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Newhaven Road
  9. 9 : km 1.23 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 1.26 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Water of Leith Path
  11. 11 : km 1.72 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  12. 12 : km 1.73 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  13. 13 : km 1.89 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Water of Leith Path
  14. 14 : km 1.97 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
  15. 15 : km 2.02 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  16. 16 : km 2.05 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right
  17. 17 : km 2.36 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Sandport Place
  18. 18 : km 2.61 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Queen Charlotte Street
  19. 19 : km 2.9 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right onto John's Place
  20. 20 : km 2.94 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 2.99 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  22. 22 : km 3.08 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 3.23 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 3.24 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 3.25 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Links Gardens
  26. 26 : km 3.34 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Links Gardens
  27. 27 : km 3.38 - alt. 8 m - Turn right
  28. 28 : km 3.39 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 3.8 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto Restalrig Railway Path
  30. 30 : km 4.33 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 4.41 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 4.46 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto Seafield Street
  33. 33 : km 4.51 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 5.42 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight left onto Promenade
  35. 35 : km 7.59 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 7.6 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Promenade
  37. 37 : km 8.47 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Joppa Road
  38. 38 : km 9.59 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  39. 39 : km 9.73 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  40. 40 : km 9.9 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  41. 41 : km 10.49 - alt. 14 m - Keep left onto Brunstane Burn Walkway
  42. 42 : km 11.13 - alt. 26 m - Turn slight right onto Brunstane Road South
  43. 43 : km 11.19 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left onto Brunstane Road South
  44. 44 : km 11.2 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 11.21 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  46. 46 : km 11.39 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  47. 47 : km 11.47 - alt. 25 m - Keep right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  48. 48 : km 11.97 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 12 - alt. 32 m - Turn right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  50. 50 : km 12.1 - alt. 33 m - Keep left onto Innocent Cycle Path
  51. 51 : km 12.22 - alt. 33 m - Keep left onto Innocent Cycle Path
  52. 52 : km 13 - alt. 36 m - Keep right onto Innocent Cycle Path
  53. 53 : km 15.66 - alt. 61 m - Turn sharp right
  54. 54 : km 15.67 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 15.73 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left
  56. 56 : km 15.81 - alt. 69 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 15.95 - alt. 102 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 16.02 - alt. 117 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 16.02 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  60. 60 : km 16.12 - alt. 113 m - Turn sharp right
  61. 61 : km 16.13 - alt. 115 m - Turn slight right
  62. 62 : km 16.23 - alt. 158 m - Turn left
  63. 63 : km 16.31 - alt. 176 m - Turn left
  64. 64 : km 16.38 - alt. 192 m - Turn right
  65. 65 : km 16.4 - alt. 199 m - Turn sharp left
  66. 66 : km 16.59 - alt. 227 m - Keep left
  67. 67 : km 16.63 - alt. 233 m - Turn sharp left
  68. 68 : km 16.7 - alt. 233 m - Turn left
  69. 69 : km 16.76 - alt. 215 m - Turn left
  70. 70 : km 16.88 - alt. 194 m - Keep left onto Piper's Walk
  71. 71 : km 17.03 - alt. 167 m - Keep right onto The Dry Dam
  72. 72 : km 17.56 - alt. 79 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 17.79 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  74. 74 : km 17.82 - alt. 39 m - Keep right
  75. 75 : km 17.85 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight left
  76. 76 : km 18.15 - alt. 36 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 18.16 - alt. 35 m - Turn left onto Queen's Drive
  78. 78 : km 18.21 - alt. 35 m - Turn right
  79. 79 : km 18.25 - alt. 35 m - Keep left
  80. 80 : km 18.71 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Abbeyhill
  81. 81 : km 18.71 - alt. 33 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 18.74 - alt. 37 m - Turn right onto Abbey Mount
  83. 83 : km 18.85 - alt. 44 m - Turn left onto Regent Road
  84. 84 : km 18.93 - alt. 44 m - Turn sharp left onto Carlton Terrace Brae
  85. 85 : km 18.97 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  86. 86 : km 19.01 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  87. 87 : km 19.09 - alt. 42 m - Turn slight left
  88. 88 : km 19.12 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  89. 89 : km 19.15 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 19.19 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  91. 91 : km 19.19 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 19.21 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto London Road
  93. 93 : km 19.23 - alt. 36 m - Turn right onto Hillside Crescent
  94. 94 : km 19.5 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Brunswick Street
  95. 95 : km 19.83 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 19.87 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Brunswick Road
  97. 97 : km 19.93 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Annandale Street Lane
  98. 98 : km 19.95 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto McDonald Road
  99. 99 : km 20.64 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  100. 100 : km 21.11 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 21.15 - alt. 16 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 21.18 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Warriston Path
  103. 103 : km 21.39 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Chancelot Path
  104. 104 : km 22.17 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto Ferry Road Path
  105. 105 : km 22.35 - alt. 24 m - Turn sharp right onto Ferry Road Path
  106. 106 : km 22.45 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto Clark Road
  107. 107 : km 22.67 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto East Trinity Road
  108. S/E : km 23 - alt. 25 m

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