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Prestonpans — Tranent

Pretra one

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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021

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4km/2mi

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82m

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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Prestonpans and Tranent.

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Prestonpans
Grid Ref	NT3863574502
Lat / Lon	55.95959^° / -2.98447^°
Easting / Northing	338,635E / 674,502N
What3Words	whirlwind.realm.deploying

Tranent
Grid Ref	NT4054772797
Lat / Lon	55.94452^° / -2.95347^°
Easting / Northing	340,547E / 672,797N
What3Words	bookcases.exacted.spelling

Pretra One's land is

Arable	7.9%
Pasture	15.8%
Urban	76.3%

Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018

reviews

Doug Bridgens

25 Jan 2023 Winter

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Great route between the towns.

I agree with the confusion at the top of the Waggon Way. My routing device also tried to send me up the steep bank.

Looking at the GPX points, it looks like the route file could be improved by making a specific route point at the top of this path, and then route along New Row. If you could update the route file that would be helpful, especially for people who've never been in Tranent before.

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Kiki

08 Aug 2021 Summer

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This is a good route between Prestonpans and Tranent. It is mainly flat and suitable for 'wheelers'. The first section (starting at Prestonpans) goes through housing but makes good use of footpaths and the roads are quiet. The B1361 was easy to cross following the suggested route, as there is a pedestrian island at this point. The route makes use of an underpass to go under the A1. The only difficulty I found was just before entering Tranent: the route indicates you can leave the footpath and go left into the Butts car park by Coal Neuk. There is no footpath joining these and it doesn’t look like there ever was (they are separated by a steep overgrown bank). Instead I continued onwards under the bridge of Bridge Street and came out where the B6414 joins New Row. I then looped back to get onto Bridge Street and the suggested route, but it would probably make more sense to enter Tranent via New Row instead.

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