Colinton Tunnel Mural – Colinton Tunnel Murals loop from Drylaw

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Colinton Tunnel Mural – Colinton Tunnel Murals loop from Drylaw

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Colinton Tunnel Mural – Colinton Tunnel Murals loop from Drylaw

01:26

21.2km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.90 km for 153 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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762 m

Millennium Milepost 743 / National Cycle Network

Highlight • Monument

Milepost located on a traffic island with lots of grass besides the cycle path at a junktion.
There are four Milepost designs - Route Marker / Milepost 331 sculpture was designed by Jon Mills.

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3.97 km

Path Along the Water of Leith

Highlight • River

Lovely small path along the Water Of Leith - drive careful becaurse people might coming towards you.

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6.98 km

Slateford Aqueduct

Highlight • Historical Site

Slateford Aqueduct carries the Union Canal over the Water of Leith. It was completed in 1822 and is around 150m in length with 8 arches in total.

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8.60 km

Scotland's largest historical mural, celebrates the industrial, social, artistic and literary history of the local community.

The Colinton Tunnel Project has been carried out in 2019-2020 by a team of …

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9.27 km

Colinton Tunnel Murals

Highlight • Trail

great part of the water of leith trail

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12.4 km

Green Railway Bridge on National Cycle Route 75

Highlight • Bridge

Nice green old railway bridge on the old railway path - followes the NCN National Route 75

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12.6 km

Path Along the Union Canal

Highlight • River

Nice cycling or walking path along the Union Canal.

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13.7 km

Water of Leith Walkway

Highlight • River

Lovely quiet route beside allotments, then a graveyard, then a wooden dell, to the view: river on the right, wood on the left, rail bridge above, road bridge beyond, viaduct above all that

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