Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel
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Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel

Un itinéraire vélo au départ de Loanhead, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Ă€ propos du circuit

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An easy, short, off the beaten track route which starts at the top of Leith Walk in the centre of Edinburgh with a short climb up Arthur’s Seat for a magnificent view of Holyrood Palace, the Scottish parliament, and Edinburgh Castle and then over the Firth of Forth to Fife and a horizon of extinct volcanoes. The Way then progresses mainly along surfaced former railway tracks quiet roads and forest paths to the famous Rosslyn Chapel, near Roslin south of Edinburgh. Treats along the way include Craigmillar Castle which once provided shelter for Mary, Queen of Scots, the magical Ellen’s Glen and the site of “Scotland’s Forgotten Battle” of Roslin in 1303.

Then you have the choice back into Edinburgh of an easy bus journey or taking the westerly 26 km ROSLIN VILLAGE TO EDINBURGH http://www.thewayofstandrews.com/route/routes-and-photos/st-wilfrids-way/ through the Pentland Hills and along canal paths.

Pubs and shops along the way.

 

Part of The Way of St Andrews-For detailed description and  other routes see http://www.thewayofstandrews.com

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Durée
16 km
Distance
229 m
Montée
330 m
Descente
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Points forts de l’itinéraire

Points d’intérêt le long de l’itinéraire

  1. Point d'intérêt après 0,4 km

    Roslin Village Crossroads. Two pubs.

  2. Point fort 2 sur l’itinéraire Bikemap «  Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel »

    Point d'intérêt après 1,4 km

    ROSLIN MONUMENT. Most people have of William Wallace and of the Battle of Falkirk in 1298 where he was defeated and captured, and the Battle of Roslin, fought a few years later in 1303, is rightly named Scotland’s Forgotten Battle. Here the Scots bloodily defeated an English army four times bigger. Of the 40,000 combatants it is said that 35,000 were killed.

  3. Point d'intérêt après 2,8 km

    Loanhead village. Shops and pubs.

  4. Point fort 4 sur l’itinéraire Bikemap «  Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel »

    Point d'intérêt après 3,2 km

    Mavisbank House -famous house in need of restoration.

  5. Point fort 5 sur l’itinéraire Bikemap «  Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel »

    Point d'intérêt après 3,5 km

    Here the bike track follows the former Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway Line which was opened in in 1874 primarily to serve mineral workings, in particular coalmining, in the area. Some passenger trains were operated. Traffic on the line diminished with the decline in mining in the 20th Century and the line was eventually closed in 1989. It is now gradually being restored for walker and cyclists. Tarmac changes to heavy gravel surface as path continues north east.

  6. Point d'intérêt après 4,9 km

    Cross road to join disused railway track

  7. Point d'intérêt après 6,1 km

    Bike route joins main road. Footpath along road all way to old railway track. Bus 31 from central Edinburgh.Normal time approx. every 10 minutes

  8. Point d'intérêt après 6,4 km

    Join bike path in Burdiehouse valley estate, follow stream. Hard surface.

  9. Point d'intérêt après 6,4 km

    Shop

  10. Point fort 10 sur l’itinéraire Bikemap «  Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel »

    Point d'intérêt après 6,8 km

    Ellen's Glen is a community park with a forest path running through the valley of the Burdiehouse Burn with waterfall and remnants of a former mill.

  11. Point d'intérêt après 7,7 km

    Pub

  12. Point d'intérêt après 8 km

    Entrance to Liberton Golf Club

  13. Point d'intérêt après 8,4 km

    Pub

  14. Point d'intérêt après 8,5 km

    Golf Club exit

  15. Point fort 15 sur l’itinéraire Bikemap «  Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel »

    Point d'intérêt après 9,7 km

    Craigmillar castle is one of the best-preserved medieval castles in Scotland with a keep surrounded by a 15th-century courtyard wall. It is best known for the association with Mary, Queen of Scots who came here 20 November 1566 to convalesce after the birth of her son, the future James VI. It is said that here the plot, perhaps without her knowledge, was hatched to kill her husband, Lord Darnley. He was assassinated less than four months later.

  16. Point d'intérêt après 10,7 km

    Innocent Railway Cycle Path

  17. Point fort 17 sur l’itinéraire Bikemap «  Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel »

    Point d'intérêt après 11,7 km

    The Innocent Railway. The Edinburgh and Dalkeith Railway was first opened in 1831 to convey coal by horse power from pits round Dalkeith into the capital. There are various explanations for its nickname, “ Innocent Railway”. Some claim that it was so named because no one was killed in its construction or while it operated , but the most likely explanation is that it was so called because it continued to use horses when others were moving to steam, which was regarded then as dangerous.

  18. Point d'intérêt après 12,3 km

    Samson's Ribs

  19. Point d'intérêt après 12,4 km

    Arthurs Seat

  20. Point d'intérêt après 14,2 km

    Holyrood Palace

  21. Point d'intérêt après 14,4 km

    Scottish Parliament

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