Some local routes round Edinburgh

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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	https://www.strava.com/routes/25060078
	9 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac	Bonnington, Newhaven, Pilton, Inverleith from Stockbridge / Anticlockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/25314425
NORTH EAST	13 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac	Newhaven from Commonwealth Pool / Anticlockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/24607352
	9 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac	Restalrig, Lochend, Duddingston, Figgate Park, Portobello, Leith from Leith Links / Anti-clockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/25313581
	14 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac	North East Edinburgh Parks from Commonwealth Pool / Anticlockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/27282510
EAST	10 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac	Craigmillar Castle and Niddrie from Commonwealth Pool / Anticlockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/24951254
	9 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac	Duddingston, Greendykes, Craigmillar Castle, Inch Park, Grange, Newington from Commonwealth Pool / Clockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/25312323
SOUTH	10 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac	Oxgangs, Blackford, Liberton and Braids from Charwood, Kingston Crossroads or Robins Nest / Clockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/24608318
	9 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac	Merchiston, Craiglockhart, Colinton, Fairmile, Morningside, Bruntsfield from Tollcross / Anticlockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/25311540
	8 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac and minor track	South Edinburgh Parks from entrance to Braidburn Valley Park / Anticlockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/26930915
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	https://www.strava.com/routes/24830824
	10 miles	Hard, paved, tarmac and significant track	South West Parks and Green Spaces	https://www.strava.com/routes/2712350385976262394
	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	https://www.strava.com/routes/28225077
	14 miles	Hard, paved, tarmac and track at the reservoirs	Colinton, Baberton, Currie, Balerno, 4 Reservoirs and Bonaly. / Anticlockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/28462017
WEST	11 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac	Dalmeny and Kirkliston from Miller and Carter at Cramond Brig / Anticlockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/26619355
	20 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac and minor track	Countryside, Coast, Castle and Contrasts from Roseburn / Clockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/27126212
	9 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac	South Gyle and Cammo from Tesco in Corstorphine / lockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/28224361
	20 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac and minor track	Corstorphine, Ratho, Kirkliston, Dundas Estate, South Queensferry, Dalmeny, Cammo / Clockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/28462348
NORTH WEST	16 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac	Silverknowes, Camond and Cammo from Roseburn / Clockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/24607995
	10 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac	Drum Brae, Clemiston, Davidson Mains, Silverknowes, Pilton, Drylaw, Craigleith, Murrayfield from South end of Clermiston Road / Clockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/25315427
	15 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac	North West Edinburgh Parks from Roseburn / Clockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/28563426
CENTRAL	15 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac	Seven Hills of Edinburgh Carlton Hill to Castle Rock / Clockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/24832069
	10 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac and lots of cobbles	Famous Central Edinburgh Landmarks / Anticlockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/24956383
	35 miles	Hard, paved or tarmac and significant track	Largest Local Loop / Anti-clockwise	https://www.strava.com/routes/27834929
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
	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

Updated on Saturday 20 November 2021

Parent group: CTC Edinburgh, Lothians and Borders

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