The Innocent Railway – Innocent Railway Tunnel loop from Musselburgh

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The Innocent Railway – Innocent Railway Tunnel loop from Musselburgh

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The Innocent Railway – Innocent Railway Tunnel loop from Musselburgh

01:51

30.3km

160m

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: October 15, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 3.19 km for 102 m

After 14.5 km for 176 m

After 27.1 km for 102 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.90 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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11.6 km

Polwarth Crescent Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

Impressive Polwarth Crescent Bridge - view onto the bridge while driving the Union Canal Towpath.

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14.5 km

Slateford Aqueduct

Highlight • Historical Site

Slateford Aqueduct carries the Union Canal over the Water of Leith. It was completed in 1822 and is around 150m in length with 8 arches in total.

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15.0 km

Path Along the Union Canal

Highlight • River

Nice cycling or walking path along the Union Canal.

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16.1 km

Prince Charlie-Aqueduct

Highlight • Monument

This is not the The Slateford Aqueduct - this ia another aqueduct nearby.

Impressive building on Slateford Road (near Lanark Road) - looks from the street as a normal Bridge …

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18.1 km

Union Canal Bridge, Harrison Road

Highlight • Bridge

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

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19.3 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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22.3 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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