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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Edinburgh and Musselburgh.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Edinburgh and Musselburgh.
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This route has been reviewed by 4 people.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 4
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (4)
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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
Musselburgh
Grid Ref
NT3426172618
Lat / Lon
55.94209° / -3.05405°
Easting / Northing
334,261E / 672,618N
What3Words
work.indoor.spoken
Edimus One's land is
| Edinburgh | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NT2569673813 |
| Lat / Lon | 55.95157° / -3.19147° |
| Easting / Northing | 325,696E / 673,813N |
| What3Words | shape.pads.choice |
| Musselburgh | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NT3426172618 |
| Lat / Lon | 55.94209° / -3.05405° |
| Easting / Northing | 334,261E / 672,618N |
| What3Words | work.indoor.spoken |
| Green urban | 9.8% |
| Pasture | 3.4% |
| Urban | 86.9% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Matthew Harris
17 Aug 2023A nice walk through some areas of both rural and central Edinburgh. Follows roads the entire way, very easy to access, and very easy to ditch out at any point using the new tram lines or any other public transport if you decide the walk is too long. My only suggestion to the route would be to walk through Cavalry Park and Duddingston Kirk instead of the nature reserve and Jewel Park as the added elevation is just as easily accessed and gives great views of the city. Overall a nice walk to do in both summer and winter.
Doug Bridgens
15 Feb 2023A regular route for me, mostly by bicycle. Lifting the bicycle over the Brunstane rail steps is generally less hassle than taking the alternative route round the houses, depending on lifting ability.
I would also just go through the Innocent tunnel (either cycling or walking) as it's easier. And then for cyclists, there's now reasonably good and sign-posted cycle paths into town as a quicker/safer alternative to this route ending (to avoid cycling through pedestrian spaces/pavements).
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Matthew Harris
17 Aug 2023A nice walk through some areas of both rural and central Edinburgh. Follows roads the entire way, very easy to access, and very easy to ditch out at any point using the new tram lines or any other public transport if you decide the walk is too long. My only suggestion to the route would be to walk through Cavalry Park and Duddingston Kirk instead of the nature reserve and Jewel Park as the added elevation is just as easily accessed and gives great views of the city. Overall a nice walk to do in both summer and winter.
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Bruno
04 Oct 2022Straightforward to follow, and gets nicer as it goes on - only point of slight navigational doubt was when you see an old sign to Musselburgh pointing across a field to your right, you just keep going straight, sticking to the John Muir way.
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Kiki
03 May 2021Overall this a pleasant route with some nice scenery that largely avoids main roads. I would suggest a couple of minor adjustments at either end. At the Edinburgh end it would make more sense for the route to go through the Innocent Railway Tunnel (rather than around the edge of Holyrood Park) - that would be more direct and easier to follow as it a well-signposted route. At the Musselburgh end the route goes over the Old Bridge which has steep steps at either side - going along Bridge Street (rather than Market Street) would take it over New Bridge with no steps. Also, for ‘wheelers’, be aware the route goes over the railway bridge (with steps) at Brunstane, although there is a step-free alternative signposted as part of the John Muir Way. However, for walkers the route as plotted presents no difficulties.
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