Flat paved path from Glasgow to Edinburgh!
It can get pretty boring, and is narrow in places, making it difficult to negotiate the path with pedestrians and cyclists moving in the opposite direction.

Thomas Park

April 18, 2025

Cycling

It's a narrow path used by a variety of modalities (dogs, prams, people on mobiles, bikes too) in both directions, so it's best incorporated into a leisurely spin rather than a training ride and certainly not a group ride. Some sections have tree roots vigorously breaking out of the tarmac and can get pretty bumpy.

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Elevation 130 m

Weather

Saturday 11 April

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48 %

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Max wind speed: 35.0 km/h

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Location: Ratho And District, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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