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Edinburgh
Merchiston

Slateford Aqueduct – Torduff Reservoir loop from Murrayfield Stadium

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United Kingdom
Scotland
Lothian
Edinburgh
Merchiston

Slateford Aqueduct – Torduff Reservoir loop from Murrayfield Stadium

Hard

25

riders

Slateford Aqueduct – Torduff Reservoir loop from Murrayfield Stadium

02:08

26.4km

380m

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: April 19, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 7.42 km for 21 m

After 20.6 km for 21 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

630 m

Union Canal Bridge, Harrison Road

Highlight • Bridge

Union Canal Bridge Harrison Road - view of the bridge from the Union Canal Towpath

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2

2.58 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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3

6.08 km

Bonaly Burn

Highlight • Forest

Nice gravel segment through woodland

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9.31 km

Torduff Reservoir

Lake

5

9.66 km

Torduff Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Torduff Reservoir is a relatively small reservoir at 23 acres (9.4 hectares) just southwest of Bonaly. It sits neatly below the western flank of Torduff Hill. Nearby to the southwest …

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6

10.2 km

Clubbiedean Coffee Stop

Highlight • Cafe

Great stop for a drink refill / coffee. Friendly staff

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7

10.2 km

Caffèology

Highlight • Cafe

Open on the weekend this is a great spot to stop and grab that caffeine hit (and a lovely cake) to keep you going. Great cafe run by lovely people.

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8

12.4 km

Pentland Hills Regional Park Landscape

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Amazing scent of wild Gorse to distract you from the nightmare surface as you wizz down

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9

19.1 km

Bonaly Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are multiple ways of reaching this bridge. And if you go to the Bonaly car park, you can walk to it quite easily.

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24.1 km

Greenbank Community Woodland

Forest

B

26.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.53 km

6.03 km

4.74 km

4.54 km

2.39 km

132 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.6 km

10.3 km

1.03 km

983 m

481 m

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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