Musselburgh — Tranent
Mustra one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
Description
This is a Slow Ways route connecting Musselburgh and Tranent.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Musselburgh and Tranent.
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Status
This route has been reviewed by 3 people.
This route has been flagged (1 times) for reasons relating to access.
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Information
Route status - Live
Reviews - 3
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (2) Maybe (1)
Problems reported - Access (1)
Downloads - 5
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Musselburgh
Grid Ref
NT3426172618
Lat / Lon
55.94209° / -3.05405°
Easting / Northing
334,261E / 672,618N
What3Words
work.indoor.spoken
Tranent
Grid Ref
NT4054772797
Lat / Lon
55.94452° / -2.95347°
Easting / Northing
340,547E / 672,797N
What3Words
bookcases.exacted.spelling
Mustra One's land is
| Musselburgh | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NT3426172618 |
| Lat / Lon | 55.94209° / -3.05405° |
| Easting / Northing | 334,261E / 672,618N |
| What3Words | work.indoor.spoken |
| Tranent | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NT4054772797 |
| Lat / Lon | 55.94452° / -2.95347° |
| Easting / Northing | 340,547E / 672,797N |
| What3Words | bookcases.exacted.spelling |
| Arable | 51.4% |
| Urban | 48.6% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Andrew White
29 Aug 2022A pleasant start and end, but a section in the late middle feels like pedestrians were an afterthought.
This slow way takes you a long an A road and crosses two slip roads with a larger A road which has no signals. This bit of the route is particularly unpleasant.
Negatives aside, it does get you from Musselburgh to Tranent, and the pavement quality is fine to good most of the way. There's a small dirt path towards the end that wheelchair users may find challenging.
Ewan davidson
19 Mar 2022This is the most direct route between these towns. I cant say I enjoy walking it but given my reservations about mustra2 I feel I should recommend it. As the other review indicates the section down the old post road can be muddy as used by mountain bikes (although the path is metalled underneath) , and the route along the A199 is by an increasingly busy road with constant traffic between 8 and 8. There are shops and cafes at both ends but only a couple of local shops in Wallyford ( and not near the route). TBH if you were keen to walk between these towns I d suggest going via Prestonpans (Muspre1, Pretra1) and otherwise the regular buses are £1.70 and you can find interesting ways to walk into Musselburgh on the Musselburgh paths network .
https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/27179/musselburgh_paths_leaflet.pdf.
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Kiki
08 Aug 2021A practical route between Musselburgh and Tranent that is mainly flat and avoids main roads where possible. The mid section involves walking alongside the A199 but there is a proper pavement and it felt safe; I had no difficulties in crossing main roads, where this was needed. A section of the Old Post Road coming into Tranent is a very narrow footpath (see photo) which was fine to walk single file but would not be suitable for ‘wheelers’. An alternative route would be to keep going along the A199 (Edinburgh Road) instead. Overall, this was a pleasant walk. There are decent public toilets in both Musselburgh and Tranent, close to the route.
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