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Innocent Railway Tunnel – The Innocent Railway loop from Edinburgh Waverley

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Innocent Railway Tunnel – The Innocent Railway loop from Edinburgh Waverley

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4.5

(19)

129

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Innocent Railway Tunnel – The Innocent Railway loop from Edinburgh Waverley

03:29

56.2km

490m

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: May 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 48.4 km for 107 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.01 km

Innocent Railway Tunnel

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

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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6.19 km

Hawkhill Wood

Forest

14.6 km

Straiton Pond Local Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

17.7 km

Battle of Roslin Monument

Highlight • Historical Site

This monument commemorates the historic Battle of Roslin. The battle took place in 1303 and was a part of the ongoing Wars of Scottish Independence that saw the Scots successfully repel an English invasion.

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19.2 km

Rosslyn Chapel

Highlight • Monument

An impressive chapel, managed by Historic Scotland. Best to book on busy weekends and holidays.

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23.7 km

Roslin Glen Railway Tunnel

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

Great section of former railway that climbs from Penicuik up to Rosewell, past Roslin Castle. Good for linking up rides from the coast, up the Esk, to the Pentlands, via Penicuik.

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40.9 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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42.6 km

Esk River Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

46.8 km

Brunstane Burn Walkway

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Resist the urge to go fast, which feels like a rollercoaster, but enjoy the nature instead

Tip by

52.1 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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56.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.6 km

4.48 km

4.41 km

1.45 km

915 m

338 m

Surfaces

45.9 km

8.17 km

850 m

840 m

297 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

22°C

14°C

61 %

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Max wind speed: 34.0 km/h

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Innocent Railway Tunnel – The Innocent Railway loop from Edinburgh Waverley

Innocent Railway Tunnel

Battle of Roslin Monument

Rosslyn Chapel

Roslin Glen Railway Tunnel

Whitecraig Railway Path Gateway

Esk River Bridge

Brunstane Burn Walkway

The Innocent Railway

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