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Water of Leith Walkway – Slateford Aqueduct loop from Slateford

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Water of Leith Walkway – Slateford Aqueduct loop from Slateford

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Water of Leith Walkway – Slateford Aqueduct loop from Slateford

03:58

64.4km

560m

Cycling

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

Last updated: May 9, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 127 m for 8 m

After 64.4 km for 8 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.74 km

Buck Stane

Highlight • Historical Site

The "Buck Stane", built into a garden wall, is 3'4" in height, 15" across the widest face, and 11" thick, but it has no distinctive features. It is traditionally associated …

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16.6 km

Penicuik Pond

Highlight • Viewpoint

29.5 km

St Andrew's Church

Highlight • Historical Site

St Andrew's Church stands towards the south end of the village with the large village green park on one side and the main street on the other. Shaped like a …

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29.6 km

Olde Toll Tea House

Highlight • Cafe

Nice cafe on the junction out of West Linton. Nice coffee and scones. Also has veggie haggis for your morning rolls!

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63.8 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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64.1 km

Slateford Aqueduct

Highlight • Monument

Edinburgh, 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 at Slateford, Edinburgh, Scotland. …

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64.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.3 km

19.9 km

9.73 km

4.29 km

605 m

481 m

180 m

Surfaces

58.5 km

4.82 km

577 m

301 m

126 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Saturday 4 July

17°C

14°C

78 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Water of Leith Walkway – Slateford Aqueduct loop from Slateford

Buck Stane

Penicuik Pond

St Andrew's Church

Olde Toll Tea House

Water of Leith Walkway

Slateford Aqueduct

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