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The Innocent Railway – Innocent Railway Tunnel loop from Eskbank

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The Innocent Railway – Innocent Railway Tunnel loop from Eskbank

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The Innocent Railway – Innocent Railway Tunnel loop from Eskbank

02:26

40.6km

250m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 27.4 km for 107 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.43 km

Whitecraig Railway Path Gateway

Highlight • Structure

The path access from Whitecraig and very interesting info graphic come sculpture to sign post it

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9.19 km

The Innocent Railway

Highlight • Historical Site

Near the foot of Arthur’s seat runs a good pathway that is two and a half miles long, or about four kilometres. In bygone ages, it was a railway line …

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18.8 km

Artist Residence at Summerhall

Highlight • Other

20.1 km

Bruntsfield Links

Highlight • Cycleway

If you are heading to the Meadows, make sure to head up through Bruntsfield links too. Great running network here!

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22.6 km

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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40.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.5 km

4.91 km

2.96 km

2.15 km

1.56 km

535 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.8 km

4.07 km

478 m

172 m

105 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

22°C

13°C

58 %

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Max wind speed: 31.0 km/h

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The Innocent Railway – Innocent Railway Tunnel loop from Eskbank

Whitecraig Railway Path Gateway

Esk River Bridge

The Innocent Railway

Artist Residence at Summerhall

Bruntsfield Links

Innocent Railway Tunnel

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