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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Edinburgh and Leith.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Edinburgh and Leith.
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This route has been reviewed by 4 people.
This route has been flagged (1 times) for reasons relating to access.
This route has been flagged (1 times) for reasons relating to accuracy.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 4
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (2) Maybe (2)
Problems reported - Access (1) Accuracy (1)
Downloads - 10
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Edinburgh
Grid Ref
NT2569673813
Lat / Lon
55.95157° / -3.19147°
Easting / Northing
325,696E / 673,813N
What3Words
shape.pads.choice
Leith
Grid Ref
NT2697376403
Lat / Lon
55.97503° / -3.17173°
Easting / Northing
326,973E / 676,403N
What3Words
with.wants.manage
Edilei One's land is
| Edinburgh | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NT2569673813 |
| Lat / Lon | 55.95157° / -3.19147° |
| Easting / Northing | 325,696E / 673,813N |
| What3Words | shape.pads.choice |
| Leith | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NT2697376403 |
| Lat / Lon | 55.97503° / -3.17173° |
| Easting / Northing | 326,973E / 676,403N |
| What3Words | with.wants.manage |
| Urban | 100.0% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
MW
03 Nov 2023Nice route through Leith Links (a park, now with a cafe), past a range of independent shops, and over Calton Hill. Great alternative to Leith Walk (which is less green but also nice).
Hiking Historian
18 Jun 2023Of the four different routes listed, this is the one which works the least.
First, although the walk up to Calton Hill is quite pleasant, its long flight of steps automatically makes it unviable for some users. And once up and over, and into the Royal Terrace Gardens (high kerbs) the route takes us down a nonexistent path down a steep grass slope to the road below.
Apart from these two errors, the rest is very doable: good pavements and road crossings, and skirting the edge of Leith Links before turning into town and the end.
The route had potential, but unfortunately it excludes a few users for the reasons given.
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Davidxmiller
10 Jun 2021Including the stairs at Calton hill makes this route inaccessible for wheelchair users / buggies.
The addition of Calton hill and London Street gardens add elevation/descent and lower path quality that probably isn't worth it for the lower traffic route.
A more direct route along Leith walk would have traffic levels that are higher, but also cut of 1km (25% reduction). A much more scenic and traffic free route would connect with the cycle path at Scotland street or Canonmills and adds only 250m.
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Kiki
03 May 2021If I wanted to get from Edinburgh to Leith I would probably just go directly along Leith Walk, although this provides a reasonable alternative using less busy roads. I would cut out the section going through London Road Gardens and around the side of Calton Hill though. Coming up from Leith, that felt like an unnecessarily steep slog just to come down again the other side of Calton Hill, when sticking to the main roads would have been a lot less strenuous!.
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Davidxmiller
10 Jun 2021I agree with these points.
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