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Water of Leith - Reservoirs - Colinton Distances

Start Points
X BHS Car Park Y Harlaw Car Park Z Thriepmuir Car Park
Junctions / landmarks
A Top of National Trust Entrance / end of Lymphoy
B End of Lymphoy / Kirkgate
B1 Blinkbonny Rd / Kirkgate B2 WoL bridge over Kirkgate
C Wol fork to Kirkgate
D End of Wol walkway / Bridge Rd
E Harlaw Rd / Mansfiled Rd
F Turn off to Harlaw Rd F1 Harlaw Rd / Red Rd Junction
G Top of Kirkgate G1 Farm Buildings & Sharp turn by cottages
H Red Moss / Rigg turning
I Bridge I2 Turning for path round Harlaw Reservoir
J Harlaw House J2 Style 
K Bridge over bypass
L Bridge under bypass L1 Torphin Rd / Woodhall Rd junction
M Rejoin WoL M1 Start of path at Colinton end
N Bottom Steps from Blinkbonny rd to Wol N1 Start of path at Blinkbonny end
P1 Bottom of Poets Glen P2 Top of Poets Glen
Q Convergence of paths for Glencorse
From Balerno Car Park: Total Distance (km) and intermediate stages
Water of Leith
5.01 X 0.45 A 2 B 0.24 C 2.02 D 0.3 X
Blinkbonny / WoL
7.59 X 0.45 A 2 B 1.58 N 1.24 C 2.02 D 0.3 X
Lymphoy / Kirkgate / Harlaw Rd
7.62 X 0.45 A 2 B 0.92 G 1.45 F 2 E 0.8 X
Add 0.85 for Poets Glen Add 0.1 if returning to School via woods
Colinton (via Harlaw Rd, Clubbiedean, Torduff)
15.26 X 0.8 E 2 F 1.45 G 4.25 K 1.47 L 0.86 M
M 0.87 N 1.24 C 2.02 D 0.3 X
Colinton (via Harlaw Rd, Torphin Rd)

13.1

 X 0.8 E 2 F 1.45 G 3.56 L 0.86 M
M 0.87 N 1.24 C 2.02 D 0.3 X
Colinton (Clubbiedean), starting at Poets Glen
8.72 P1 0.73 P2 3.77 K 1.47 L 0.86 M 0.87 N 1.02 P1
6.56 via Torphin
Thriepmuir & Harlaw (return via Harlaw Rd)

9.93

 X 0.8 E 2.1 H 1.8 I - I2 1.8 J2 - J 0.63 F 2 E
E 0.8 X
Add 0.1 if returning to School through woods
Reservoirs (return via Kirkgate & WoL)

12.06

 X 0.8 E 2.1 H 1.8 I - I2 1.8 J2 - J 0.63 F 1.45 G
G 0.92 B 0.24 C 2.02 D 0.3 X
Reservoirs & Rigg

13.63

 X 0.8 E 2 F 0.63 J 1.8 I 1.8 H 6.6 Rigg > BHS
Reduce above three routes by 0.78 km if not going round the outside of Harlaw (I <> J) 
Increase above three routes by 0.75km if going via Black Springs
From Harlaw Car Park - Around Harlaw

3.45

 Y 0.3 J 1.8 I 0.03 I 1.02 J 0.3 Y
From Harlaw Car Park - Loop following Glencorse path

4.66

 Y 1.14 Q 1.74 G 1.45 F 0.33 Y
From Thriepmuir Car Park - Around Harlaw - Thr Car Park

5.42

 Z 1.3 I 1.8 J 1.02 I 1.3 Z
From Thriepmuir Car Park - Harlaw Res - Harlaw Car Park - Black Springs - Thr. Car Park

7.8

 Z 1.3 I 1.8 J 0.3 Y 0.85 J2 2 I2 0.25 I 1.3 Z