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CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Winter Gritting Routes http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Winter Gritting Routes en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:10:04 +0000 Arellcat on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695&page=2#post-300280 Tue, 29 Jan 2019 16:26:46 +0000 Arellcat 300280@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ It does seem that CEC is taking a rather cavalier attitude to people's safety. Perhaps they shouldn't bother gritting any roads, and if a motorist's vehicle slides madly into a wall, well that's just their silly fault for going out when it's dangerous. mcairney on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695&page=2#post-300275 Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:48:46 +0000 mcairney 300275@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I came off at that corner last year. I'm also a casualty/statistic today as I came off just past the first bridge along the Brunstane burn path. I decided to take the MTB which gave me what turns out to be a false sense of security and the big went sideways while taking the corner. Got some nasty cuts to my leg which needed patching up but nothing broken and perhaps most importantly the bikes fine! Boab08 on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695&page=2#post-300269 Tue, 29 Jan 2019 14:46:12 +0000 Boab08 300269@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Cheers Colin, just a bit of a sore head and knee. Thankfully the helmet took the brunt. If you could add some weight, they might just start gritting that section too. Also reported the phantom tree chopper. Lots of trees have been felled. Looks like vandalism. Colin on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-300268 Tue, 29 Jan 2019 14:36:26 +0000 Colin 300268@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Boab08 Sorry to hear about your crash. Hope you’re not badly hurt. Thanks for the heads up about that section though - I use that route frequently. Seems to a be reluctance to grit the shared use path between Milton Rosd and The Jewel. I’ll also ask that it gets more attention from the gritters. Cheers Colin Boab08 on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-300260 Tue, 29 Jan 2019 13:59:32 +0000 Boab08 300260@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Came off the bike this morning on black ice at the subway by Asda Milton. That section is never gritted. Emailed the council this morning. gembo on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-300215 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 20:41:30 +0000 gembo 300215@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Apparently Gritty McGrit Face has an app now to say how icy it is and what types of grits are down on the road already. Well prototype. Gritty McVittie and Gritty Gritty Bang Bang chdot on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-300202 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 19:33:55 +0000 chdot 300202@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ How many snowpersons worth is that? wingpig on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-300200 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 18:29:07 +0000 wingpig 300200@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I used our wee front garden as a skip for five housefrontsworth of snow and ice I cleared from the footways last year, with no perceptible ill effects. gembo on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-300183 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 14:30:42 +0000 gembo 300183@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ The Council Snow Plough on the road creates a wall of ice outside my house if I do not get shovelling immediately after it goes past. I have to create two mountains of ice and a valley to allow the car in and out. Many moons ago my sister-in-law's hyusband dragooned the pavement tractor to clear the wall of ice so they could head home. He insisted on giving them a large tip which they were embarrassed about. ejstubbs on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-300179 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 11:29:21 +0000 ejstubbs 300179@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Snow shovelled off a private drive shouldn't be particularly salt-laden, I wouldn't have thought. In any case, it's still no excuse for inconveniencing others. IME lawn grass always looks rubbish at this time of year anyway. It doesn't grow much if at all, so simple mechanical wear can easily make a lawn look quite sad. When the grass starts growing again in the spring it quickly bounces back. We had some fairly major work done in our back garden just before Christmas. The guys were meticulous about putting down boards for the mini digger but the relaid turf over the trench for the armoured cable is still a bit of an eyesore, and the other areas that just got trampled by feet still look rather downtrodden (literally). But we're confident that it will quickly start to look a lot better once the growing season kicks in properly. The trick in our garden, which has quite heavy soil, will be to stop the moss getting a head start on the grass and taking over. steveo on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-300178 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:16:09 +0000 steveo 300178@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ some exotic variety of grass which cannot survive snow which has been deposited other than by falling from the sky Dunno, the stretch of grass from my front garden to my bike shed is looking worse for wear, I'm assuming its salt from roads on my tyres killing it. steveo on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-300177 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:14:38 +0000 steveo 300177@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ When the parents of the kids school were clearing the pavements last year we must have blocked more than a couple of driveways just piling the ice from the pavements into the road. ejstubbs on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-300172 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 08:42:13 +0000 ejstubbs 300172@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ When it snows, it is wonderful when the snowploughs are out clearing the roads….but not if they dump the snow off the roads and onto the pavements. Even private individuals do this. Round our way, it is depressingly common to encounter blocked pavements caused by people who have cleared the snow off their drive and left it in a big pile on the public footway. These are properties with front gardens including ground which basically has no other purpose than to be flat and green ie lawns. I assume these people must cultivate some exotic variety of grass which cannot survive snow which has been deposited other than by falling from the sky. Or else the householders are just ignorant, thoughtless, selfish idiots. Take your pick. HankChief on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-300152 Sun, 27 Jan 2019 20:18:59 +0000 HankChief 300152@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Another blog from @mummycycle that is bang on the money... <a href="http://www.mummysgoneacycle.com/the-inequalities-of-winter/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mummysgoneacycle.com/the-inequalities-of-winter/</a> LivM on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-274226 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:25:49 +0000 LivM 274226@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Link at the top doesn't work any more. New one here: <a href="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20227/gritting_and_salt_bins/506/winter_road_and_pavement_maintenance_map" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20227/gritting_and_salt_bins/506/winter_road_and_pavement_maintenance_map</a> chdot on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-274189 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 09:29:26 +0000 chdot 274189@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ " The current priority system for deciding which roads should be gritted will be re-examined after councillors agreed that “shortcomings” were exposed during the recent spell of cold weather. " <a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/edinburgh-council-orders-review-of-road-gritting-1-4680563" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/edinburgh-council-orders-review-of-road-gritting-1-4680563</a> MeepMeep on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-90074 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 20:45:12 +0000 MeepMeep 90074@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Slight hijack of the thread but... Nelly et al: do you find the Broomhouse Road particularly bad? Can't say that I've had any real problems with it since I started using it (now I've mapped the surface in my mind) and certainly prefer it to the cycle path where people seem not to care about lane segregation and the recent rain has made the dirt run to slippy mud. steveo on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-89978 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:16:19 +0000 steveo 89978@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Doubt it some how... /learned cynicism Dave on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-89977 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:57:42 +0000 Dave 89977@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Ooh, does this mean my plan for carry freedom snow ploughs is redundant? cc on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-89975 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:34:34 +0000 cc 89975@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Well done! LivM on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-89969 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:17:20 +0000 LivM 89969@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I sent a request to the council after seeing the map to see if they could add the new(ish) Chancelot Path to their cycle path gritting list. Response today: ----------- ADDITION OF CHANCELOT PATH TO CYCLEWAY GRITTING ROUTES I refer to your communication of 22 October regarding the above. Having now discussed the matter with Services for Communites Cycling Development Team, I have agreed with them that Chancelot Path will be given a higher priority status for winter maintenance in keeping with the other major parts of the off-road Cycle Network in the immediate vicinity. As a result the stretch of path you identified in your correspondence will now be added to Road Services priority cycleway gritting routes. This addition will be reflected in our online map of winter gritting routes at the next update. ---------- Small yay! Of course "in keeping with other major cycle paths in the vicinity" in reality means "very occasionally", but hey ho, better some than none :) Cyclingmollie on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-88183 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:01:11 +0000 Cyclingmollie 88183@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ The only things getting gritted on Edinburgh and Lothian cycle paths this winter will be teeth. Kirst on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-88179 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:34:09 +0000 Kirst 88179@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Too little too late for me. The first time I came off on ice I injured myself in a fairly minor way. The second time I broke a bone and damaged my hip joint in such a way that I will have pain for the rest of my life and in the next 10-15 years will develop arthritis in my hip which will be painful, disabling and eventually require a replacement. I'm not risking a third injury. Once it gets cold enough that ice is foreseeable most days, my bike is going into hibernation for the winter and I'll be on the bus. chdot on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-88162 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 11:23:58 +0000 chdot 88162@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CEC says - " Hopefully after this year's winter there will be an opportunity to review how it has worked and to consider whether other paths can be added. " So if/when it gets icy/snowy worth noting what does/n't get done. Last winter there were ice problems around Five Ways which got dealt with fairly quickly via Twitter - <a href="https://www.twitter.com/north_team">@north_team</a> DaveC on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-88152 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:49:28 +0000 DaveC 88152@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I'd be happy if they just went down the A90 onc in a while to clear it of leaves. I'm considering doing it myself! I saw a small road cleaning vehicle removing leaves after that windy period the other week, but its back to the norm, wet film of uneven coverage of leaves. I was glad they routed the Pedal for Scotland along the A90 route into Edinburgh though as most of it has been cut back and is still cut back. The Dalmeny Estate is very good at cutting their hedges and bushes back along the route, if only whoever (were responsible for the A90 Path) would sweep the leaves from the A90 again. fimm on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-88150 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:47:21 +0000 fimm 88150@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ I was going to come back and edit my post as I cross-posted with others, but then I got logged out and couldn't get back in (does this happen to anyone else?) Nelly on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-88135 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:16:30 +0000 Nelly 88135@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ WC indeed, looks like kaputnik, uberuce and I willhave to resort to the hellish road at broomhouse, as the cycle path is not on the list. Wilmington's Cow on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-88127 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:02:07 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 88127@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ The purple are for 'pavement' routes that are on the gritting list. If you click on the link it tells you the priority. Apparently the 'part' Innocent is priority 1. And so is the 'part' Trinity Path - but again, it seems to go as far east as the five-ways juntion, and if you want gritting any further you've got to turn right to Warriston, and contniue on to the Shore (presumably then doubling back on the road if it was actually the likes of Ocean Terminal that you were heading to). I mean, don't get me wrong, it looks like an improvement over previous years, but still appears piecemeal in the approach. fimm on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-88126 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:58:21 +0000 fimm 88126@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <cynic> <Doesn't even bother looking at link> That'll be because those are cycle paths and this is a list of priority routes... </cynic> cc on "Winter Gritting Routes" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8695#post-88125 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 09:57:42 +0000 cc 88125@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ You might be missing the map? :) Scroll down to below the A-Z search thingy. There's a map which has priority gritting routes in red, secondary priorities in blue, and (as far as I can see) all the main cycle paths in purple. It doesn't explain what purple means, mind you... Edit: yes they do seem to have only partial purplisation of the cycle paths. Doh.