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Union Canal

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Location: Merchiston, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Ziggy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈

February 23, 2022

Mountain biking

You can cycle from here to Ratho if you like. Nice long boats along the way.

Ziggy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈

February 24, 2022

Mountain biking

Nice path along canal with long boats. Can get busy at times and a bell helps to alert people.

Ahmed Khalifa

December 19, 2023

Mountain biking

It's not always possible to go fast when you are within the city centre and the surrounding areas as the path are quite narrow and it's popular for walkers. That said, once you are further out, it's a smooth flat journey with less people to navigate around.

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Location: Merchiston, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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