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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Ratho and Currie.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Ratho and Currie.
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This route has been reviewed by 3 people.
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Route status - Live
Reviews - 3
Average rating -
Is this route good enough? - Yes (3)
There are currently no problems reported with this route.
Downloads - 3
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Ratho
Grid Ref
NT1376470682
Lat / Lon
55.92145° / -3.38148°
Easting / Northing
313,764E / 670,682N
What3Words
squares.ribs.trapdoor
Currie
Grid Ref
NT1826067811
Lat / Lon
55.89645° / -3.30870°
Easting / Northing
318,260E / 667,811N
What3Words
perky.yards.sands
Ratcur One's land is
| Ratho | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NT1376470682 |
| Lat / Lon | 55.92145° / -3.38148° |
| Easting / Northing | 313,764E / 670,682N |
| What3Words | squares.ribs.trapdoor |
| Currie | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NT1826067811 |
| Lat / Lon | 55.89645° / -3.30870° |
| Easting / Northing | 318,260E / 667,811N |
| What3Words | perky.yards.sands |
| Arable | 56.9% |
| Urban | 43.1% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
CatrionaS
26 Mar 2022Walked this route having read the previous reviews and agree that the majority of the route is lovely. Having considered the options to climb fences and go through fields I took a look at a couple of possible alternatives. The first was to continue along the perimeter path north to the West Gait and then follow Curriehill Road south to rejoin the route. The perimeter path is lovely but is quite gravelly and uneven as it’s a woodland walk which may make it a bit difficult to wheel along. Another alternative is to use the pavement along The Avenue which is less pretty but very easy to get along.
Ben
30 Jan 2022I walked this from Ratho to Currie, a really good route which makes the best use of the canal towpath then the quiet perimeter path around Heriot Watt University. I think the best way to avoid the field between Heriot Watt and Curriehill Station is to stay on the perimeter path almost until it turns the corner to head north west. Cut down a well trodden path until a gap in the hedge then follow Curriehill Road down to the station. It isn't marked on the OS Map but it is definitely there and well used! I've added a screenshot and a pic of the path at the gap in the hedge rather than add another route.
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Grussell
27 Aug 2021This route was surprisingly good except for the section beside the railway line. The initial part of this section follows a farm track but there is no path after the gate into a grass field, which had a large herd of cows in it when I went. A new fence appears to have been erected at right angles to the railway line and there did not seem to be a gate in it. Nor was there an obvious way out at the far side. I took a different route which re-joined the original route in the Heriot Watt grounds. I will report this deviation as a separate route. Apart from that it was a pleasant and surprisingly rural walk. The only other problem is the need to be alert for cyclists on the canal towpath. Someone needs to walk the section I omitted, perhaps from the other end, in case I did not see the way through. With my deviation included the route is well worth adding to the network.
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