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Water of Leith Walkway – Slateford Aqueduct loop from Slateford

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Hutchison/Chesser

Water of Leith Walkway – Slateford Aqueduct loop from Slateford

Hard

4.0

(1)

38

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Water of Leith Walkway – Slateford Aqueduct loop from Slateford

03:57

64.3km

550m

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: August 3, 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 64.3 km for 8 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

4.65 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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2

16.5 km

Penicuik Pond

Highlight • Viewpoint

3

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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4

29.5 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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5

63.7 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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6

64.0 km

Slateford Aqueduct

Highlight • Monument

Impressive building on Lanark Road - looks from the street as a normal Bridge - but when you stand on top of it i was positively surprised.
The Slateford Aqueduct …

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B

64.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.1 km

19.1 km

8.92 km

5.02 km

654 m

357 m

261 m

Surfaces

58.2 km

5.39 km

500 m

163 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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