http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Canal latest en Tue, 19 May 2026 15:26:33 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=5#post-383988 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:30:58 +0000 jdanielp 383988@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The aqueduct was open by a little after 18:00 yesterday when I was heading home. There was no sign that anything had happened. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-383986 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:21:09 +0000 jdanielp 383986@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yikes </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-383984 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:29:31 +0000 bakky 383984@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A post from Scott Arthur on FB indicates some kind of incident at the Slateford aqueduct, with reports in the comments of a police presence at the builders yard and the rumour that unfortunately someone may have jumped. Will update here if I hear otherwise but would assume it will remain closed for the time being. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-383557 Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:44:32 +0000 gembo 383557@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Got through morning and night but I spied HERASdont see barges getting through </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-383534 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:50:09 +0000 gembo 383534@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks Bakky - should be easy enough to come off and back on Fingers. Crossed </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-383533 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:38:08 +0000 bakky 383533@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><blockquote> Union Canal Towpath obstructed at Harrison Rd bridge from tomorrow. Initial works Wed-Fri involve surveying, which it is hoped will only close the towpath for short periods. Main works start 30th March, 12:00-20:00 daily. <a href="https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/boating/ongoing-works/edinburgh-harrison-road-temporary-road-restriction-and-traffic-regulation)" rel="nofollow">https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/boating/ongoing-works/edinburgh-harrison-road-temporary-road-restriction-and-traffic-regulation)</a></blockquote></p> <p>Fae <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/robbieainsworth.bsky.social/post/3mhbhoqx5fk2m">Robbie on Bluesky</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-383531 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:10:58 +0000 gembo 383531@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hopeful the pink numbers are just what electric cables lie beneath the surface then and wont become an issue unless @JDP’s workies cut them when out on the big pontoon going under the bridge: I wonder if barges or long boats will get through? The rowers and their annoying coaches on bikes going on the wring side do they start after this bridge? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-383525 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:30:04 +0000 AKen 383525@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>According to a FB post by Longstone CC, the markings are for "a survey of underground services being carried out by Mackenzie Construction on behalf of Scottish Canals in relation to the towpath widening project."</p> <p>There is no more detail. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-383444 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:58:04 +0000 jdanielp 383444@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah yes, I forgot to mention the two tar ramps at Harrison Park. Ta for mentioning them. I really hope you are wrong about the reason for the pink numbers. I saw the start of them on Tuesday, but it sounds like they have extended... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-383428 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:39:38 +0000 gembo 383428@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@dave I fear so, the pink numbers go over the aqueduct and on to the bridges to the WoL Path, - i suspect staying on towpath to wester Hailes. Just when the surface at Lochrin Basin was half decent </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-383427 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:27:51 +0000 Dave 383427@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I noticed the towpath being marked up on my commute yesterday. It runs all the way from the basin at the lift bridge end to Meggetland so far. Don't tell me they're going to trench it for something? FFS </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-383411 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:52:30 +0000 gembo 383411@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@jdanielp how far along the towpath do the pink numbers extend? City Fibre getting to W Hailes without disrupting drivers? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-383393 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:33:08 +0000 gembo 383393@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Couple tar ramps at Harrison park you maybe missed </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-383392 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:58:40 +0000 jdanielp 383392@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The improvements are continuing with a new smooth section of path by the canal bridge just east of Hermiston House. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-383363 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:13:30 +0000 jdanielp 383363@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No closure on the way home and more smooth towpath... The single bit that was resurfaced a couple of years ago just over the canal from the random totem pole thing looks old and already somewhat bumpy in comparison to the new bits. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-383358 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:06:40 +0000 jdanielp 383358@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I cycled on the towpath today for the first time since Thursday last week and was surprised to find that several of the broken sections of path in Wester Hailes have been resurfaced, with more to come given that there was also a towpath closure at the Clovenstone Road Bridge. There was no suggested diversion, but it was just a case of using the dropped kerbs to cross at the top of the bridge and then following the pavement to rejoin at the far side of the bridge (I was heading west). I also saw new paint markings on broken parts of the path outside Wester Hailes suggesting that this might be a quite extensive job, at last... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-381586 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:30:10 +0000 gembo 381586@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I saw it closed at the bridge over the canal to WoL. PATH ON MONDAY And would have warned @jdanielp had i seen him. Looks to hve moved further along the canal to the Kingsknowe rat area today </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-381576 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:13:22 +0000 jdanielp 381576@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Now there's a closure of the towpath between the footbridge to Colinton Dell and the canal bridge just by Kingsknowe Railway Station. There is a surprisingly well signposted diversionary route for 'Pedestrians' which runs mostly along the backroads. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-380824 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:17:57 +0000 gembo 380824@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I detoured early on way home tonight to avoid the closure but in fact it wasnt closed. I know it was not @jdanielp hallucinnating like he did with the third swan party as i did have to detour at lunch time going in to town. It was good to be forewarned about this closure. Thanks @jdanielp </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-380807 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:17:48 +0000 jdanielp 380807@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/boating/ongoing-works/tree-safety-works-on-the-union-canal-edinburgh" rel="nofollow">https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/boating/ongoing-works/tree-safety-works-on-the-union-canal-edinburgh</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-380791 Tue, 26 Aug 2025 10:58:19 +0000 jdanielp 380791@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The canal towpath is currently closed at Harrison Park for a few (I was told three by a passing workie) days while a dangerous tree is removed. Unfortunately, the alternate route uses the steps linking the towpath to Harrison Park East rather than the accessible path just beyond so I dismounted to tackle that bit. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-378877 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:25:15 +0000 gembo 378877@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not just any pancakes. Vegan pancakes </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-378871 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 11:26:49 +0000 bakky 378871@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Porty Community Energy’s roving exhibition opens on the canal tonight from 5pm, with pancakes! Between Leamington lift bridge and Viewforth bridge I believe. </p> <p><a href="https://freeimage.host/i/33wogQs"><img src="https://iili.io/33wogQs.md.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-378870 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:47:41 +0000 chdot 378870@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/03/uk-deepest-lock-tuel-lane-west-yorkshire" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/03/uk-deepest-lock-tuel-lane-west-yorkshire</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-378829 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 20:23:26 +0000 Greenroofer 378829@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I met two towpath regulars on the aqueduct this evening. It was rather nice. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-378827 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 19:06:33 +0000 gembo 378827@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Never mind that, @Greenroofer n his massive Tern at Aqueduct tonight, Invited to Not PY this Friday </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-378826 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 16:46:55 +0000 bakky 378826@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Basin setts image courtesy of Mr Living Streets posted to the Bad Place™</p> <p><a href="https://freeimage.host/i/3JL6pGj"><img src="https://iili.io/3JL6pGj.md.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-378635 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:17:47 +0000 jdanielp 378635@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I had to contend with yet another work truck being reversed into position by the temporary offices at Leamington Lift Bridge this morning, although the driver did a far better job at getting the truck close to the offices than the last one that I saw so there was a reasonable amount of space to pass it once it was parked.</p> <p>The fences at the work site where the new school is being built at Wester Hailes are being gradually moved (officially) so that they encroach upon the towpath once again, which was unsettling when I realised this last night since the path now feels narrow. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-378560 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:46:10 +0000 gembo 378560@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD yes that stretch was very clearly bad so I did ca’ canny. </p> <p>In other news I have again become impatient with the 100s of cyclists who proceed on full beam. I have a knog blinder I put my hand over [mainly thanked by dog walkers for doing this] very occasional return photon reduction. From cyclists I used to pull people up about this in the olden days but now bright lights are so cheap any cat has them.</p> <p>I shuffle the mainly Mrs Doyle bad word I say to relieve the monotony. Bloody blinder, fecker, ya big bollox, Lumentalist, etc. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20903&page=4#post-378556 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:08:07 +0000 SRD 378556@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Heard of two cyclists who came off on black ice on the towpath in front of Boroughmuir . </p>