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St Margaret's Loch – Innocent Railway Tunnel loop from Moredun

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United Kingdom
Scotland
Lothian
Edinburgh
Gilmerton/Inch

St Margaret's Loch – Innocent Railway Tunnel loop from Moredun

Moderate

26

riders

St Margaret's Loch – Innocent Railway Tunnel loop from Moredun

01:19

20.6km

250m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Route includes a tunnel

Check you’ve got lights. Your GPS will likely drop out inside.

After 16.4 km for 529 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

2.94 km

View of Arthur's Seat from the Braids

Highlight • Summit

2

8.95 km

Projektride Bike Shop

Highlight • Cycleway

This bike shop is excellent and specifically caters for bike touring. Great help from Andy, Dougie and Joe

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3

11.7 km

Holyrood Palace

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At the eastern end of the Royal Mile stands the impressive Holyrood Palace. Officially known as the Palace of Holyroodhouse, it is the official British royal residence in Scotland. It …

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4

12.7 km

An artificial loch.
The ruined St Anthony's Chapel stands above St Margaret's Loch. Saint Margaret of Scotland (c. 1045-1093), also known as Margaret of Wessex, was an English princess and a Scottish queen.

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5

12.8 km

St Margaret's Loch

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St Margaret's Loch A shallow man-made loch on the side of the Queen's Drive in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, St. Margaret's Loch lies beneath St. Anthony's Chapel, some third-of-a-mile (500m) east …

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6

15.7 km

Stunning view of the surrounding area, see if you can spot the churches

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7

16.4 km

Innocent Railway Tunnel

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Handy and lovely cycle path along an old railway line and in the shadow of Arthur’s Seat. So called because the operators of the railway used horse drawn wagons well after all the other railways started using steam engines.

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8

19.6 km

View of Arthur's Seat

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B

20.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.7 km

5.00 km

2.43 km

934 m

424 m

124 m

Surfaces

19.7 km

707 m

139 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Saturday 14 November

10°C

3°C

21 %

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