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Colinton Tunnel Murals – Slateford Aqueduct loop from Slateford

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Colinton Tunnel Murals – Slateford Aqueduct loop from Slateford

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Colinton Tunnel Murals – Slateford Aqueduct loop from Slateford

01:54

27.3km

270m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.6 km for 104 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.3 km

Harmeny Wood

Forest

16.3 km

Harlaw Farm Track

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Superb track between fields, easy going and fast flowing surface

Tip by

19.1 km

New Gravel Section in Pentland Hills Regional Park

Highlight • Trail

Take care, new gravel added here that can be quite deep abd cause front tyre to bite in

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22.9 km

Colinton Tunnel Murals

Highlight • Trail

great part of the water of leith trail

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26.5 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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26.7 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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26.9 km

Slateford Aqueduct

Highlight • Monument

Impressive structure on the Union Canal, Lanark Road and Slateford Road Bridge.
The Slateford Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Union Canal over the Water of Leith. Completed …

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27.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.0 km

6.69 km

4.56 km

4.14 km

1.06 km

619 m

139 m

Surfaces

16.8 km

4.59 km

4.27 km

880 m

465 m

203 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Colinton Tunnel Murals – Slateford Aqueduct loop from Slateford

Harlaw Farm Track

New Gravel Section in Pentland Hills Regional Park

Colinton Tunnel Murals

Water of Leith Walkway

Slateford Aqueduct

Slateford Aqueduct

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