CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Routes through Granton to W Shore Rd

CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Routes through Granton to W Shore Rd http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Routes through Granton to W Shore Rd en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:45:48 +0000 DaveC on "Routes through Granton to W Shore Rd" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2656#post-28341 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:42:57 +0000 DaveC 28341@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ We'll I'm in on my bike again today so I plan to head down there and will feed back info on Monday. I'm afraid I don't have a camera, sorry. DaveC on "Routes through Granton to W Shore Rd" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2656#post-28298 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:54:34 +0000 DaveC 28298@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Wow another mapping system.... Cheers, wingpig on "Routes through Granton to W Shore Rd" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2656#post-28292 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:07:20 +0000 wingpig 28292@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I'd go... north from Crewe Toll to West Granton Road (along the <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=55.9710395336151&lon=-3.23882102966309&zoom=16">path beside West Granton Access</a>)... through the often-puddlesome <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=55.9766399860382&lon=-3.24032306671143&zoom=16">underpass</a> beneath West Granton Road... north-east along the <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=55.9799659252167&lon=-3.23525905609131&zoom=16">diagonal bit to Waterfront Avenue</a>, cross the road, past the <a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Edinburgh+EH6+7NT,+United+Kingdom&ll=55.980954,-3.236847&spn=0,0.035877&t=h&z=15&layer=c&cbll=55.981041,-3.236886&panoid=BAAa1XZcHuwYUMY8iHaiqw&cbp=12,72.26,,1,3.5">sculpture thing</a> then continue diagonally north-east to West Shore Road, turning left for a quick road-bit until the new bit. ...or, turn west/left at Waterfront Avenue after the diangonal bit leading from the underpass, proceed west to Scottish Gas, turn north/right <a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Edinburgh+EH6+7NT,+United+Kingdom&t=h&layer=c&cbll=55.980431,-3.241196&panoid=GkgpPCsdAQRgqxWgpIuO5A&cbp=12,347.41,,0,0&ll=55.980426,-3.241203&spn=0,0.017939&z=16">down</a> <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=55.9804272651672&lon=-3.23955059051514&zoom=16">Caroline Park Avenue</a> then along a slightly muddy/glassy north-west bit which dumps you out beside (just to the east of) the huge concrete bollards blocking access to the <a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Edinburgh+EH6+7NT,+United+Kingdom&t=h&layer=c&cbll=55.982485,-3.243592&panoid=ANavu9mi549y5vOG8eeVag&cbp=12,168.56,,0,0&ll=55.982485,-3.243592&spn=0,0.017939&z=16">mystery road</a> where it's possible to escape onto the road without having to shift any fences. There is only one bridge, or at least no bridge nearer the shore than the Cramond Brig. There has been talk of a <a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=1570">ferry</a>... DaveC on "Routes through Granton to W Shore Rd" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2656#post-28291 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:56:55 +0000 DaveC 28291@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Looking at the route from the cycle path which heads north from Crewe Toll, it heads out towards West Shore Road but there is a round about which forces the user east to Caroline Pk before heading north down to West Shore Road. But Google Street view (yrs old??) shows its blocked by road works. Has anyone been down there recently? North of the round about is an area of rough ground leading to a brand new road. Has the round about and road been linked now? Also opposite the Scottish Gas Building on Caroline Pk Ave (the New building north of the landscaped burn) has a tarmac route north of the same burn but its gated at both ends. Looks like a perfect cycle/pedestrian path. I can only assume its private land, but it seams silly to close it off as its a perfect cut through. Also, last one I promis, is there only one bridge across the river at Cramond? at the Brig pub? It would be nice to follow the shore the whole way along without having to back up the river to the brig bridge before heading down to the shore again. Cheers, Dave C