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Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel

Un percorso ciclabile con partenza da Loanhead, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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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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Durata
16 km
Distanza
229 m
Salita
330 m
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creato 12 anni fa fa

Punti salienti del percorso

Punti di interesse lungo il percorso

  1. Punto di interesse dopo 0,4 km

    Roslin Village Crossroads. Two pubs.

  2. Punto saliente 2 lungo il percorso Bikemap " Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel"

    Punto di interesse dopo 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. Punto di interesse dopo 2,8 km

    Loanhead village. Shops and pubs.

  4. Punto saliente 4 lungo il percorso Bikemap " Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel"

    Punto di interesse dopo 3,2 km

    Mavisbank House -famous house in need of restoration.

  5. Punto saliente 5 lungo il percorso Bikemap " Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel"

    Punto di interesse dopo 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. Punto di interesse dopo 4,9 km

    Cross road to join disused railway track

  7. Punto di interesse dopo 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. Punto di interesse dopo 6,4 km

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

  9. Punto di interesse dopo 6,4 km

    Shop

  10. Punto saliente 10 lungo il percorso Bikemap " Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel"

    Punto di interesse dopo 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. Punto di interesse dopo 7,7 km

    Pub

  12. Punto di interesse dopo 8 km

    Entrance to Liberton Golf Club

  13. Punto di interesse dopo 8,4 km

    Pub

  14. Punto di interesse dopo 8,5 km

    Golf Club exit

  15. Punto saliente 15 lungo il percorso Bikemap " Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel"

    Punto di interesse dopo 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. Punto di interesse dopo 10,7 km

    Innocent Railway Cycle Path

  17. Punto saliente 17 lungo il percorso Bikemap " Edinburgh (East route) to Rosslyn Chapel"

    Punto di interesse dopo 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. Punto di interesse dopo 12,3 km

    Samson's Ribs

  19. Punto di interesse dopo 12,4 km

    Arthurs Seat

  20. Punto di interesse dopo 14,2 km

    Holyrood Palace

  21. Punto di interesse dopo 14,4 km

    Scottish Parliament

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