Comments on: Help Dave get to work!

By: Livia

Livia — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 06:11:39 +0000

Old railway line from Thorntreeside up to the zig zag near Easter Road stadium – cross road and up the back lane to Lochend park. Whoosh through the park and up the far side, coming out on Marionville Road. Up to London Road (busy – but not far), down Abbey Lane, Abbeyhill, Croft-an-Righ and into Holyrood park. Up the main drive (there’s a cycle path) and before the hill, turn off to a footpath on RHS and upto Dumbiedykes Rd and then up the footpath (short steep hill, no shame in pushing), Brown St, West Richmond St, potter row, Bristol Sq.

Going home, reverse route and enjoy!

Another option would be to turn off Marionville Rd down Wishaw Terr, cross London Rd (pushing?) then into Lower London Rd and through the shortcut to Ann Terrace, then into the Park. Less road.

By: Dave McCraw (@david_mccraw)

Dave McCraw (@david_mccraw) — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 22:00:46 +0000

In the route above, you can improve things further by taking the alley between Sunnybank terrace and spring gdns, which comes out opposite gates into the park. My office running posse often used this route to get up Arthur’s seat from Leith Links.

Cutting through at Dumbiedykes will shorten the above too. All legal.

https://goo.gl/maps/B29LJ

By: Mitch

Mitch — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 19:32:16 +0000

How about this route? https://goo.gl/maps/AfDkw
There’d be a few other cut through options instead of going all the way up the hill in Holyrood park.

By: Neill Hope

Neill Hope — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 17:18:11 +0000

Buy an electric bike!!

Or use this route planner
http://www.cyclestreets.net/journey/42023193/