http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Getting to Decathlon en Wed, 13 May 2026 05:06:00 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133894 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:45:51 +0000 Snowy 133894@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I wish they'd sort out the signage on the Cultins Road pavement, though. I 'think' it's meant to be shared. </p> <p>On dark evenings with bad weather and consequently scary traffic (that t-junction half-way up, anyone?) I tend to use the pavement to go uphill, but I've had a few narky comments for doing so, a few times in the last couple of years. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133890 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 22:22:10 +0000 Baldcyclist 133890@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aye, but I cycled about 10 yards past the opening tonight and had to turn back. :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133884 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:51:15 +0000 weiss 133884@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You probably all know this, and I've also probably missed it above in this thread, but just in case...</p> <p>You know there's a way to get into Hermiston Gait when travelling down Cultins Road that prevents you needing to go all the way to the bottom and needing to traverse the roundabout of doom? There's a cut-through which I think is between Tesco and Decathlon. It's really not obvious, and the only reason I know it's there is because I saw it when in the Gait itself, and then made a point of trying to spot the other side of it from Cultins Road. So I thought I'd mention it here.</p> <p><a href="http://goo.gl/maps/WHDjx" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/maps/WHDjx</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133880 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:29:34 +0000 Baldcyclist 133880@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Take it back, the canal was ok, not as busy as I thought it would have been.</p> <p>On the way over to Fife I tried out the path from Newbridge to Dalmeny, not too bad a surface either, although not clear which way you are supposed to go at the refinery? I ended up houfing my bike over a gate rather than going back. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133849 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:23:14 +0000 Arellcat 133849@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>The descent down Cutlins road is rather interesting as the pavement becomes shared use only at the bottom as far as I can tell.</em></p> <p>I believe the pavement on Cultins Rd from the canal to the underpass is a Core Path and thus cyclable. When going up the hill, the 'shared' designation simply peters out, without a "END" sign or anything.</p> <p>I have to say that when I go to Hermiston Gate, I use the road because I'm fed up of waiting endlessly at the crossings. Stenhouse Cross to Broomhouse Drive to Bankhead Drive. Most of the westbound traffic peels left towards Bankhead Avenue and Makro. I do sometimes rejoin the bicycle expressway about halfway along Bankhead Drive though for a smoother ride. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133828 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:18:15 +0000 Dave 133828@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm not sure why you wouldn't go on the canal (except perhaps for novelty). It's pretty deserted, I usually pass only two or three pedestrians the whole way from Harrison Park to the bypass.</p> <p>Fast and fun. You can shave a bit of time off by tanking it on the road, but ICNBA. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133820 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:49:25 +0000 allebong 133820@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's an exit from the canal that takes you to the back of Hermiston Gait <a href="https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&amp;ll=55.92167,-3.30019&amp;spn=0.005032,0.013937&amp;t=h&amp;z=17&amp;layer=c&amp;cbll=55.921673,-3.302234&amp;panoid=BD63402XEcBSFgaLJfq3Zg&amp;cbp=12,308.95,,0,-2.3">here</a>. The descent down Cutlins road is rather interesting as the pavement becomes shared use only at the bottom as far as I can tell. Thankfully there's a dropped kerb to ease you up there. Of course depending on how easy it is to get to the canal you might be best sticking to the Broomhouse route. Plus there's a bazillion and one bridges along the Wester Hailes bit of the canal to compensate for the lack of road crossings. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133817 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:42:02 +0000 DaveC 133817@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Its hardly much longer, and as there are less stop starts for lights, junctions etc.. it'll be quicker. Took me around 40 mins from St Andrew Sq. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133816 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:36:40 +0000 Nelly 133816@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Baldcyclist - sounds like your work = almost my commute start point, choose your own jump on point!</p> <p>Strathearn Road<br /> Colinton Road<br /> Spylaw Road<br /> Ashley Terrace<br /> Slateford Road<br /> Hutchison Crossway<br /> Eltrincham terrace<br /> Fords Road<br /> Stenhouse Cross<br /> Stenhouse Ave West<br /> Path to Hermiston Gait </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133813 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:26:59 +0000 Baldcyclist 133813@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Don't like the Canal, did cross my mind tho. :) Bit of a long way for a short cut. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133811 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:25:05 +0000 DaveC 133811@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>From your place of work, I'd suggest Meadows North path, Access the Canal Path (via the very safest route) and then come off where you pass the Peoples Ford van, and down Cultin's Road. Simples. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133810 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:22:25 +0000 DaveC 133810@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>confused? You will be ... in the next episode of <em><strong>Soap!!</strong></em> :o) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133809 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:21:24 +0000 Baldcyclist 133809@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'll just access the Stenhouse path from the pavement. And I'll access the pavement (responsibly) from the junction at Stenhouse Avenue West. I don't foresee any danger, just 25m of illegality. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133807 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:10:39 +0000 steveo 133807@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>i'm confused. </em></p> <p>Me too</p> <p>Edit: Doubly so (apparently) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133806 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:10:39 +0000 steveo 133806@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>i'm confused. </em></p> <p>Me too </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133804 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:08:02 +0000 skotl 133804@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Showing my age, remembering it as Binns, before Jenners! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133802 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:05:46 +0000 SRD 133802@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>i'm confused. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133801 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:03:59 +0000 dg145 133801@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Joining the Broomhouse Path at Stenhouse (to go West)is not a straightforward task. Technically it starts at the point DaveC links to above. However, despite going that way every evening I have only ever managed to safely enter the Path from the road on one occasion.</p> <p>Usually I just ride through the junction and either just stay on-road through to Edinburgh Park or bale off the road at the first pedestrian crossing on Stenhouse Drive after the junction, and use that to cross over to the Path.</p> <p>Not ideal. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133798 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:59:50 +0000 steveo 133798@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah thats the way I'd go. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133796 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:59:01 +0000 Baldcyclist 133796@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh well, probably go Dalry &gt; Stenhouse then. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133795 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:56:19 +0000 steveo 133795@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't think the bit at the Old Jenners is fully open yet, you may have to divert up the, fairly, parrallel residential streets then hang a right onto the path. How you actually join the path is up to you.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133794 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:55:12 +0000 Baldcyclist 133794@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was wondering if I could just jump on a path at Haymarket which would bring me out at the existing Stenhouse path which Dave links to above? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133786 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:45:32 +0000 DaveC 133786@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So from Jenners <strike>Book</strike> Depository (watch out for the 3rd floor window gun man) you can cycle all the way to Hermiston Gait? Where does the path end? is it here? <a href="http://goo.gl/maps/t2NRq" rel="nofollow">http://goo.gl/maps/t2NRq</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133784 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:43:23 +0000 skotl 133784@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Where would you join it from the West? At the old Binns warehouse? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133780 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:40:40 +0000 steveo 133780@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Broomhouse path runs to the bottom of Hermiston Gait, you can ride up from there. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133776 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:33:25 +0000 SRD 133776@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>ooh. good idea. we need to get there too. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11685#post-133771 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 14:20:02 +0000 Baldcyclist 133771@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sure someone mentioned that the new cycle path that runs along beside the tram line is now open. Is that the case? How do you get onto it?</p> <p>Ta. </p>