Cycling Edinburgh

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[HLaB]

It depends what you are wanting to see but it might be worth cutting into Princes Street your cutting very close to it anyway. I can't think of anything really interesting around the outskirts not along your North Edinburgh part of the route anyway. In Portobello it might also be worth cutting along the promenade.

 

[aberal]

Looks logical to me. If I was doing that kind of route, that's the kind of route I would take. If you see what I mean...

The only really cruddy part of little interest is along Seafield Road (sewage treatment plant/car showrooms etc). Might be worth cutting through Claremont Park and out to Portobello via Craigentinny, which isn't pretty but a hell of a lot prettier than Seafield Road. It's a pity that you have to visit the Ski Road junction as Braid Hills Road is a really nice road giving terrific views out over the city compared to Frogston Road. I'd also suggest that you miss out a visit to Lasswade and head out Gilmerton Road from Eskbank, as there is one hell of climb in and out of Lasswade.

 

[fimm]

I think that you're not supposed to cycle along Portobello Promenade. I mean, lots of people do cycle along there, but I think you are not supposed to. Bear in mind that there are tram tracks on Princes Street - I never liked cycling there and I try even harder to avoid it now.

Your alternative option, heading north from Haymarket to Newhaven, would be to take the off-road cycle path which runs along an old railway line. It is really nice. Would you like some detail on that?

 

[HLaB]

I think that you're not supposed to cycle along Portobello Promenade. I mean, lots of people do cycle along there, but I think you are not supposed to.

Yeah, I could never work that one out, the first thing I saw said you could only cycle on the westardly part, then I saw a dozen other cycle maps routing you along both sections, including a council map I don't know if it was one of those things that was historically banned but in the council's effort to promote sustainable transport its no longer banned, as you say lots of people do it (including my self occasionally).

corrected by EDave :-)

 

[edindave]

I've frequently cycled along the Prom in Porty in the past year, but always felt slightly awkward when doing so due to the no cycling signs (- they were still there when I last looked)...

The Prom is clearly marked as a cycle route on the Edinburgh Spokes map!

So I'm guessing that the bylaws have been changed but signage not removed as previously suggested.

 

[HLaB]

I've frequently cycled along the Prom in Porty in the past year, but always felt slightly awkward when doing so due to the no cycling signs (- they were still there when I last looked)...

The Prom is clearly marked as a cycle route on the Edinburgh Spokes map!

So I'm guessing that the bylaws have been changed but signage not removed as previously suggested.

Oops, I'm getting old the memory is failing even though its been over a year since I was down there last.

 

[Scoosh]

Thanks for the reply's, should be up there sometime today (friday), not really sure how I will get across the city (from the ski area to the coast), but will then follow the coast eastwards to Longniddry, so should be doing the promenade? (probably get fined for cycling on the pavement)
Never been in a city on my bike before, lets hope I don't make tonights news

If you're not away yet, any idea when you might be coming Craigleith/Newhaven way ?

I could show you a nice coffee shop CAKE stop ...

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[fimm]

If you are still there, and you are interested in the cycle path then:

from Haymarket station take the Corstorphine Road (that is the road the station is on) and either

a) look for the blue cycle signs on the left just after the station (this involves dismounting to walk round some roadworks) and when you get up onto the old railway line go right

or b) follow Corstorphine Road until just before the first bridge over the road, again there are blue signs on the left. I've never managed to cycle onto the path at this point, it is a little steep, but again turn right when you are up onto the main path.

There's one big junction where you need to go left towards Newhaven/Leith, not right towards Silverknowes/ Crammond/ the Bridge.

 

[Scoosh]

I fear we're too late - he's awa'

 

[MrGrumpy]

Lovely pictures over in my old neck of the woods born and bred in Tranent but now a Fifer

 

[aberal]

Great pics and a good route. Looked like a good day out. Couple of things, if you ever do it again. It's worth while dropping down into South Queensferry for the ride along the waterfront - and there is a cycle path from Crammond along the Forth which cuts out some of the less appealing parts along that way. Also - Ocean Terminal is a big shopping centre which you would have passed along the road from Newhaven Harbour. The shot you have taken is of new flats on Western Harbour.

 

[HLaB]

Nice Pics Reiver. Fwiw rather than taking the narrow NCN1 by the edge of the noisy A90 and the muddy section at Dalmeny; I like to take the B800 from the Road Bridge take the left into the Queen Elizabeth Yard road to Standingstane Road, turn right down the hill and turn left onto Burnshot road which takes you to Crammond. Depending upon my mood I then like to take the Crammond Waterfront Aberal mentions, its a wide (9m ?) tarmacked path and as well as providing a better view its good to cycle and means you can miss Muirhouse ;-)

 

[MrGrumpy]

Ahh Muirhouse where you speed up considerably whilst on your bike

 

[mercurykev]

If you're going to cycle round Edinburgh you should really make a point of riding round Arthur's seat - I'd do a full loop if I were you.