Edinburgh - Blackness Castle via NCN1/76, including new route Hopetoun-Blackness
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Edinburgh - Blackness Castle via NCN1/76, including new route Hopetoun-Blackness

A cycling route starting in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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About this route

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There is a new route being officially opened on 20/9/2011 between Hopetoun House & Blackness Castle, along the Forth. The new route is mostly on estate tracks, and most of the sign posts are in place, but not all (yet), and at least one of the gates is still lockedĀ on 4/9/2011. Look out for the yellow star markersĀ on the route map I made.

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Duration
55.6 km
Distance
374 m
Ascent
374 m
Descent
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Avg. speed
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Avg. speed
kandu

created this 13 years ago

Route quality

Waytypes & surfaces along the route

Waytypes

  • Undefined

    55.6 km

    (100 %)

Surfaces

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    55.6 km

    (100 %)

Route highlights

Points of interest along the route

  1. Point of interest after 23.9 km

    4/9/2011 - gate across path (still) pad-locked; there is a kissing gate for walkers, you can get your bike through vertically at the moment, on its rear wheel.

  2. Point of interest after 28.3 km

    4 Sep 2011 - no sign posts once you leave the wood ... When you arrive at the edge of the wood, go through the gate, across the small wooden bridge and head straight up the grassy slope towards the play ground and St. Ninian's Way. Don't go along the beach as I did, you end up at a set of steps (up and down) and a gate that you have to lift your bike over.

  3. Point of interest after 31.7 km

    a series of hair pin bends, newly constructed, to get up the steep slope towards Abercorn Church (very pretty); the surface is gravel - it was rather loose on 4 Sep., and my tyres (non-slicks!) slipped in a few places ... a solid surface would be a lot safer, especially for inexperienced cyclists (who are looking for a safe off-road route) heading downhill!

  4. Point of interest after 32 km

    Gate

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