http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Good Friday / Easter Monday ride en Wed, 13 May 2026 04:45:04 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788&page=2#post-47616 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:38:41 +0000 kaputnik 47616@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The "road to nowhere" after Winchburgh (coming from Kirkliston direction) actually goes somewhere. It's just not somewhere that's there anymore;</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaputniq/6385373167/"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6225/6385373167_e4857dd735.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kaputniq/6385373167/">Auldcathie Kirk</a></p> <p>This is all that remains of the hamlet of Auldcathie.</p> <p>My Dad tells me that the landscaped bing accessible from this road is where the remains of the VAT 69 blending / bottling plant at South Queensferry were carted off to when it was demolished. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788&page=2#post-41667 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:52:25 +0000 chdot 41667@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Opening covered on Radio Scotland Out of Doors.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0151m5q" rel="nofollow">http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0151m5q</a></p> <p>6 days left to listen. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788&page=2#post-30374 Sun, 01 May 2011 19:33:14 +0000 cb 30374@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Enjoyed Monday's ride so much that I went back and did it again (actually just Society to Blackness and back).</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39014236@N05/5676804474/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5105/5676804474_198ae43567.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39014236@N05/5676804474/">Birdy at Blackness</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/39014236@N05/">ccbb7766</a>, on Flickr </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788&page=2#post-30330 Sun, 01 May 2011 09:11:39 +0000 cb 30330@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bottom section of the new path:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39014236@N05/5664934910/"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5306/5664934910_3ca8873d68.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/39014236@N05/5664934910/">Abercorn path</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/39014236@N05/">ccbb7766</a>, on Flickr </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788&page=2#post-30053 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:19:34 +0000 chdot 30053@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sharp eyed watchers may have noticed various photos from yesterday in other posts.</p> <p>This one shows an amazing bit of fairly new infrastructure we came across. (NOT in Edinburgh...)</p> <p>Not in proposal mentioned previously either -</p> <p><a href="http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/media/downloaddoc/1799514/1841742/1896959/dcpp_mapc" rel="nofollow">http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/media/downloaddoc/1799514/1841742/1896959/dcpp_mapc</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/5659218106/in/photostream"><br /> <img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5109/5659218106_e7741412f5.jpg"><br /> </a></p> <p>This map seems to show zig-zag ramp (behind Abercorn Church)</p> <p><a href="http://www.hopetoun.co.uk/files/documents/Hopetoun_Area_Map_Thatched_Cottage.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.hopetoun.co.uk/files/documents/Hopetoun_Area_Map_Thatched_Cottage.pdf</a></p> <p>"<br /> <strong>Cycling</strong></p> <p>There are many routes suitable for cycling throughout the wider Estate including National Cycle Route 76 and the Union Canal towpath. Although we encourage and welcome visitors to arrive by bicycle, for conservation reasons and in consideration of others enjoying the walks in the core of the parkland around the house, cycling is not allowed within the grounds of Hopetoun.<br /> "</p> <p>House.http://www.hopetoun.co.uk/outdoor-activities.html</p> <p>Destination Blackness Castle -</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/6331136873/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/6331136873_16ab7ec9ea.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788&page=2#post-29933 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:20:23 +0000 kaputnik 29933@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Prestonpans Seawall slimefest</em></p> <p>it may or may not have been mine... my memory is somewhat hazy. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788&page=2#post-29932 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:08:59 +0000 chdot 29932@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Brunstane Burn mudfest"</p> <p>Think that's dried out!</p> <p>"Prestonpans Seawall slimefest"</p> <p>Can't remember whose idea that was...</p> <p>I'll be on slicks today. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788&page=2#post-29931 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:55:14 +0000 kaputnik 29931@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't think we'll be repeating the Brunstane Burn mudfest / Prestonpans Seawall slimefest this time around. Not if I'm involved in route selection... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788&page=2#post-29930 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:38:00 +0000 ruggtomcat 29930@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The tricross would cope if i changed the tires but I dont like riding the upright more than 5 miles at a go, I just get annoyed at how uncomfortable it is. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29929 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:30:15 +0000 gembo 29929@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ruggtomcat - a kind of mixed route - tarmac/cycle path/path that your old tricross should cope with [maybe you sold it when you went recumbent?].</p> <p>I am aiming at whole family cycle of a more modest distance this a.m. We are all somewhat burnt by Pentlands Easter Egg rolling yesterday, so shade of the WoL path is looking good. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29925 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:41:05 +0000 ruggtomcat 29925@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I prefer the tarmac. Have fun! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29924 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:36:52 +0000 chdot 29924@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There was a CTC ride on some of tomorrow's likely route today -</p> <p>"<br /> We went to Blackness on the new path via Abercorn church, for the most part wonderful if not a bit new...but there were about three areas where the rain has washed away the path cutting a pretty deep culvert right across. <br /> "</p> <p>This has put me off my previous plan -</p> <p>"<br /> Also the coastal path from Blackness to Bo'ness has taken a real hammering in places, with the sea wall having been washed away and huge boulders to negotiate<br /> " </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29923 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:30:33 +0000 chdot 29923@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Forecast looks fit for purpose -</p> <p><a href="http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/today.asp?zipcode=eh3" rel="nofollow">http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/today.asp?zipcode=eh3</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29922 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:04:44 +0000 cb 29922@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>11 at Haymarket is fine with me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29920 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:51:23 +0000 chdot 29920@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"may need to dive off"</p> <p>Well not likely to be 'too far' from Edinburgh at any point. </p> <p>Set off 11 OK?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29919 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 22:27:33 +0000 cb 29919@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm hopefully up for this but may need to dive off at some point depending on the time. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29916 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 19:41:30 +0000 kaputnik 29916@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>works for me </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29915 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 19:34:33 +0000 chdot 29915@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Was thinking haymarket stn</p> <p>10.30 11?? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29914 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:36:21 +0000 kaputnik 29914@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Time, place, et cetera? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29846 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:35:51 +0000 chdot 29846@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Back OT."</p> <p>I was - just 'exploring' options to Blackness.</p> <p><a href="http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/media/downloaddoc/1799514/1841742/1896959/dcpp_mapc" rel="nofollow">http://www.westlothian.gov.uk/media/downloaddoc/1799514/1841742/1896959/dcpp_mapc</a></p> <p>Think I want to carry on to Bo'ness, but understand if others don't. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29845 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:29:53 +0000 kaputnik 29845@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Back OT. How about riding down the Roseburn to Granton, along the foreshore to Cramond, Cramond to S. Queensferry, to Hopetoun, to Blackness and then some way back to Edinburgh on the back roads possibly old railway line to Newbridge? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29843 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:20:53 +0000 chdot 29843@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Anyone been through Wester Shore Wood between Abercorn and Blackness?"</p> <p>Seems so -</p> <p><a href="http://living.scotsman.com/walkoftheweek/Walk-of-the-Week-Blackness.6186472.jp" rel="nofollow">http://living.scotsman.com/walkoftheweek/Walk-of-the-Week-Blackness.6186472.jp</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29786 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:33:09 +0000 LaidBack 29786@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'd go but don't think I can make Monday.<br /> Family is in post show rebellion - plans are being made. </p> <p><em>They want to get away from bikes... ! </em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29774 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:15:49 +0000 chdot 29774@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I ended up pushing / carrying the bike most of the way,"</p> <p>I don't remembering it being that bad - progress was slow though. It was a few years ago and is so close to the water that it must be susceptible to flood damage. </p> <p>"which was a shame as it would make a delightful shorefront cycle."</p> <p>Definitely! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29773 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:10:24 +0000 kaputnik 29773@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Great site cb, saves having to use bing maps :)</p> <p>The first time I did round the forth on my horrid old hybrid bike, I went right down to Blackness and then along the shore. I ended up pushing / carrying the bike most of the way, which was a shame as it would make a delightful shorefront cycle. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29759 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:03:45 +0000 chdot 29759@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"(Edit: you need Microsoft Silverlight for that OS map website by the way, but it really is worth it)"</p> <p>I seem to have installed it last year - but don't think I've used it before! Nice maps!</p> <p>"<br /> Some pictures of that bit of path, here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.geograph.org.uk/browse.php?p=612390" rel="nofollow">http://www.geograph.org.uk/browse.php?p=612390</a></p> <p>"</p> <p>Yes, doesn't show the rockier bits!</p> <p>Anyone been through <a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&amp;source=s_q&amp;hl=en&amp;geocode=&amp;q=Blackness+Castle,+Linlithgow&amp;aq=3&amp;sll=53.800651,-4.064941&amp;sspn=12.918331,37.792969&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=Blackness+Castle,&amp;hnear=Linlithgow,+United+Kingdom&amp;ll=56.001741,-3.491592&amp;spn=0.023853,0.073814&amp;t=h&amp;z=14">Wester Shore Wood between Abercorn and Blackness</a>? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29756 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:20:45 +0000 cb 29756@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"More recently did Blackness to Bo'ness along the coast - which CycleStreets doesn't seem to know about. Perhaps because it's 'a bit rough'.</p> <p>Not even on OSM!"</p> <p>OS mapping here (top website, by the way)...<br /> <a href="http://uslot.com/NewBingTestPage.html">http://uslot.com/NewBingTestPage.html</a><br /> ...shows route 76 going <em>halfway</em> between the two then stopping?!</p> <p>Some pictures of that bit of path, here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.geograph.org.uk/browse.php?p=612390">http://www.geograph.org.uk/browse.php?p=612390</a></p> <p>(Edit: you need Microsoft Silverlight for that OS map website by the way, but it really is worth it) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29754 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:23:32 +0000 chdot 29754@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I have never been to Blackness Castle"</p> <p>I have.</p> <p>Many years ago. </p> <p>More recently did Blackness to Bo'ness <em>along the coast</em> - which <a href="http://edinburgh.cyclestreets.net/journey/640486">CycleStreets doesn't seem to know about</a>. Perhaps because it's 'a bit rough'.</p> <p><a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=56.0081&amp;lon=-3.5522&amp;zoom=14&amp;layers=C">Not even on OSM</a>!</p> <p>"<br /> Easter Egg Specials<br /> Good Friday, Easter Saturday, Sunday and Monday<br /> 22 nd, 23 rd, 24 th &amp; 25 th April<br /> A free tasty Easter treat for every child - and a chance to win a prize in our Easter Egg Hunt. Wear your Easter Bonnet!<br /> "</p> <p><a href="http://www.srps.org.uk/railway/events.htm#EASTER" rel="nofollow">http://www.srps.org.uk/railway/events.htm#EASTER</a></p> <p>Haymarket to Blackness - <a href="http://edinburgh.cyclestreets.net/journey/640497">CycleStreets</a> - but <a href="http://edinburgh.cyclestreets.net/journey/640501">via Dalmeny</a> would be an option. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29752 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:09:50 +0000 kaputnik 29752@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I have never been to Blackness Castle</em></p> <p>Good potential destination. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2788#post-29749 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:00:34 +0000 gembo 29749@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Interesting wind direction for heading to Falko's in Gullane for bun (very dear). A fair distance from Balerno but too close for you Southsiders? I have never been to Blackness Castle - do-able on Cycle Track from Queensferry - was out that way once and locals having BBQ right in middle of cycle track - nice. </p>