Colinton Tunnel Mural – Colinton Tunnel Murals loop from Curriehill

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Colinton Tunnel Mural – Colinton Tunnel Murals loop from Curriehill

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Colinton Tunnel Mural – Colinton Tunnel Murals loop from Curriehill

02:30

38.6km

280m

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 segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 6.53 km for 11 m

After 7.05 km for 37 m

After 12.1 km for 23 m

After 13.2 km for 1 m

After 13.7 km for 28 m

After 31.9 km for 37 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.42 km

Water of Leith Walkway

Highlight • River

Quite a long but flat section.

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5.83 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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6.42 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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7.65 km

Slateford Aqueduct

Highlight • Monument

Impressive building on Lanark Road - looks from the street as a normal Bridge - but when you stand on top of it i was positively surprised.
The Slateford Aqueduct …

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8.01 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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18.8 km

Water of Leith

Lake

21.7 km

Five Ways Junction

Highlight • Cycleway

As the name suggests, five paths radiate from this junction. Reading clockwise, they are: the above-mentioned Hawthornvale Path from Lindsay Road; the Chancelot Path, which links up with the Warriston …

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