Connect Loanhead with Slow Ways
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Slow Ways linking Loanhead and Bonnyrigg, Danderhall, Edinburgh, Fairmilehead, Gorebridge, Penicuik
Scotland / Midlothian / Loanhead
Loanhead’s six Slow Ways are 42% checked
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Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Loanhead from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Edinburgh—Loanhead
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Ediloa one |
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U U |
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Verify me | Distance 11km/7mi | Ascent 270m | Descent 176m | ||
Fairmilehead—Loanhead
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Failoa one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 6km/4mi | Ascent 90m | Descent 60m | ||
Loanhead—Bonnyrigg
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Loabon one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 4km/3mi | Ascent 74m | Descent 114m | ||
Loanhead—Danderhall
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Loadan one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 6km/3mi | Ascent 16m | Descent 89m | ||
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Loanhead—Gorebridge
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Loagor one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 13km/8mi | Ascent 265m | Descent 274m | ||
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Penicuik—Loanhead
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Penloa one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 9km/6mi | Ascent 213m | Descent 259m |
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Collective progress
42% of Loanhead’s six route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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4 people have contributed to Loanhead’s Slow Ways
2 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Loanhead
32km out of 49km have been walked and reviewed
43km of reviews have been shared in Loanhead
Latest Updates
- The middle section is a great walk ... It's a good city walk, it passes some of Edinburgh's well-known attractions and covers a good cross-section of the city. From Blackford Pond, the path climbs the side of Blackford Hill through one of Edinburgh's oldest woods to the Observatory, then drops down to the Braid Burn, and climbs again up the beautiful Howe Dean path. You can probably work around that by skipping the Blackford Hill section, turning right at the Blackford Pond entrance and taking Cluny Gardens, Midmar Avenue, Midmar Drive, Hermitage Drive, Braid Road and Braid Hills Drive to the top of the Howe Dean Path and rejoining the main route. Looking at a map, I think it should be possible to walk through Burdiehouse, cross the Burdiehouse Burn, walk through the Murrays and onto Lasswade Road, then pick up the Loanhead Railway Path all the way into Loanhead....
MartinF
First half of route from Penicuik to Roslin is gravel / hardpack paths, unlit, easy gradient but can be prone to mud....
Alice Eaton
The planned route directs you down Park Avenue which becomes a potholed path (photo 4) to a private property as the sweeping path on the map that should take you to the cycle path to Roslin doesn’t exist....
CatrionaS
Great route almost entirely on a well maintained cycle path. Only issue currently, March ‘22, is that the exit from the path down into Danderhall is still under construction but it looks like it should be finished soon. This unfortunately means a short walk along a busy road but there is a good pavement....
CatrionaS
I advise leaving Old Burdiehouse Road a bit sooner than the route suggests, going up to join the big road where the bus stop is. Finally, rather than walking along Frogston Road East you can turn left onto the path across a field between points 9 and 10 on the route and then take whatever path you want through the houses of Mortonhall (returning to the prescribed route at point 13) I took this route on my return journey, and found it more interesting and pleasant....
jconnolly
Slow Ways added Ediloa one, a new walk from Edinburgh to Loanhead
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Failoa one, a new walk from Fairmilehead to Loanhead
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Loabon one, a new walk from Loanhead to Bonnyrigg
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Loadan one, a new walk from Loanhead to Danderhall
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Loagor one, a new walk from Loanhead to Gorebridge
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Loanhead’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
NT2826065539
Lat / Lon
55.87764° / -3.14822°
Easting / Northing
328,260E / 665,539N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Loanhead's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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