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Bruntsfield Links – Colinton Tunnel Murals loop from Wester Hailes

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Bruntsfield Links – Colinton Tunnel Murals loop from Wester Hailes

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Bruntsfield Links – Colinton Tunnel Murals loop from Wester Hailes

01:47

28.4km

290m

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 movable bridge

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After 19.7 km for 5 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

2.66 km

Green Railway Bridge on National Cycle Route 75

Highlight • Bridge

Nice green old railway bridge on the old railway path - followes the NCN National Route 75

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2

2.85 km

National Cycle Network Route Marker / Milepost 618

Highlight • Monument

National Cycle Network Route Marker / Milepost 618 is located at the edge of the cycle path - near the canal.
There are four Millennium Milepost designs - this one was designed by Andrew Rowe.

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3

3.80 km

Water of Leith Walkway

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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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4

4.15 km

Slateford Aqueduct

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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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5

18.2 km

Bruntsfield Links

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

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6

19.7 km

Leamington Lift Bridge

Highlight • Monument

Union Canal Bridge between Gilmore Park and Lower Gilmore Place - near the Edinburgh Quay / Lochrin Basin.

The bridge was installed around 1906 where Fountainbridge crossed the canal replacing …

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7

21.2 km

Union Canal Bridge, Harrison Road

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

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8

25.9 km

Colinton Tunnel Murals

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great part of the water of leith trail

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B

28.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.5 km

9.31 km

3.81 km

1.59 km

982 m

106 m

101 m

Surfaces

25.4 km

2.02 km

466 m

241 m

114 m

107 m

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Friday 29 May

20°C

9°C

86 %

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