Some local routes round Edinburgh
Some local routes round Edinburgh
PLEASE NOTE! Some of these routes may be on busier roads and take no account of the current weather conditions!
AREA |
LENGTH |
SURFACE |
DESCRIPTION/ RECOMMENDED DIRECTION |
ROUTE |
NORTH |
12 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
Lauriston Castle, Marine Drive, Inverleith Park and Stockbridge from Roseburn / Clockwise |
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9 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
Bonnington, Newhaven, Pilton, Inverleith from Stockbridge / Anticlockwise |
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NORTH EAST |
13 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
Newhaven from Commonwealth Pool / Anticlockwise |
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9 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
Restalrig, Lochend, Duddingston, Figgate Park, Portobello, Leith from Leith Links / Anti-clockwise |
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14 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
North East Edinburgh Parks from Commonwealth Pool / Anticlockwise |
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EAST |
10 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
Craigmillar Castle and Niddrie from Commonwealth Pool / Anticlockwise
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9 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
Duddingston, Greendykes, Craigmillar Castle, Inch Park, Grange, Newington from Commonwealth Pool / Clockwise |
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SOUTH |
10 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
Oxgangs, Blackford, Liberton and Braids from Charwood, Kingston Crossroads or Robins Nest / Clockwise |
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9 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
Merchiston, Craiglockhart, Colinton, Fairmile, Morningside, Bruntsfield from Tollcross / Anticlockwise |
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8 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac and minor track |
South Edinburgh Parks from entrance to Braidburn Valley Park / Anticlockwise |
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SOUTH WEST |
14 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
Heriot Watt, Currie, Balerno, Colinton and Craiglockhart from Redhall drive at the entrance to Redhall Park / Anticlockwise |
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10 miles |
Hard, paved, tarmac and significant track |
South West Parks and Green Spaces |
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11 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac and minor track |
Colinton, Blinkbonny, Currie, Heriot Watt, Baberton, Westerhailes from Slateford road opposite Water of Leith Visitor Centre / Clockwise
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14 miles |
Hard, paved, tarmac and track at the reservoirs |
Colinton, Baberton, Currie, Balerno, 4 Reservoirs and Bonaly. / Anticlockwise |
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WEST |
11 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
Dalmeny and Kirkliston from Miller and Carter at Cramond Brig / Anticlockwise |
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20 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac and minor track |
Countryside, Coast, Castle and Contrasts from Roseburn / Clockwise |
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9 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
South Gyle and Cammo from Tesco in Corstorphine / lockwise |
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20 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac and minor track |
Corstorphine, Ratho, Kirkliston, Dundas Estate, South Queensferry, Dalmeny, Cammo / Clockwise |
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NORTH WEST |
16 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
Silverknowes, Camond and Cammo from Roseburn / Clockwise |
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10 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
Drum Brae, Clemiston, Davidson Mains, Silverknowes, Pilton, Drylaw, Craigleith, Murrayfield from South end of Clermiston Road / Clockwise |
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15 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
North West Edinburgh Parks from Roseburn / Clockwise |
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CENTRAL |
15 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac |
Seven Hills of Edinburgh Carlton Hill to Castle Rock / Clockwise |
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10 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac and lots of cobbles |
Famous Central Edinburgh Landmarks / Anticlockwise
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35 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac and significant track |
Largest Local Loop / Anti-clockwise |
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CITY AND BEYOND | 21 Miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac and significant track |
Balerno Byways: out by Kates Mill, Woodhall Stables, Lymphoy; back by Clubbiedean, Torduff and the Braid Burn. |
Balerno by Byway. Mapometer.com cycling route #5278511
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25 miles | Hard, paved or tarmac | Gorgeous Glencorse - a lovely circle to the quiet hamlet of Glencorse. Out by Liberton, Gilmerton, Roslin and Penicuik; back by the Bush estate and Damhead. | Gorgeous Glencorse. Mapometer.com cycling route #5269509 | |
22 miles |
Hard, paved or tarmac and minor track |
Western approaches: a tour of the countryside on Edinburgh's Western fringe: Baberton, Riccarton, Gogarbank, Turnhouse, Cammo, Grotto Bridge and Cramond Bridge | Western Approaches. Mapometer.com cycling route #5294194 | |