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  1. acsimpson
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    I was about to say I was surprised you hadn't but then noticed the lack of a c on the end of your username.

    Unless I'm mistaken that's the Leuchold Gate. It's entirely tarmac (bar a couple of cattle grids) and mostly downhill. The one nasty bit is the sharp left turn just after half way through the route. The road is in a bit of a cutting so you can't see what's round the bend until you are. It's also generally quite gravelly at that point.

    In the other direction the hill is long but not too steep (relative to others in the estate).

    Well worth the diversion from the B924 if you've never done it before.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  2. Focus
    Member

    Plus you get to pass the Easter Island-style topiary hedges at the house about a sixth of the way in from "A" on that googled route :-)

    Posted 10 years ago #

  3. userfriendly
    Member

    Looked like it was still open this morning (08:30ish).

    Coming from Standingstane Road at half past 11 I saw some guys putting up signs there at the exact spot the closure signs were last time when they closed off the path. I reckon that means from now on it's 4 months of going back either the way I take in the mornings (back to Standingstane Road) or through Dalmeny Estate. Kind of both looking forward to and dreading that hill. :D

    Posted 10 years ago #

  4. minus six
    Member

    went past northbound at 14:30

    barriers UP, diggers ON

    Posted 10 years ago #

  5. panyagua
    Member

    @bax thanks for the info. Looking forward to meeting more cyclists on the journey home :)

    Posted 10 years ago #

  6. Dave
    Member

    acsimpson - thanks for the tips, I'm just in from riding home this way (westbound) and it was a really nice change - bit more sheltered and with interesting views. Possibly less of a climb, but sharper I suppose.

    Went on a bit of a meander home, top banana:

    http://www.strava.com/activities/138201074

    Posted 10 years ago #

  7. skotl
    Member

    Has anyone tried the road which appears to enter the estate about halfway along the B924 and goes to the north of the house (i.e. https://goo.gl/maps/zY932 )?

    I made a bit of a tactical error tonight.
    I decided that it would be a wizard wheeze to head for the coast at the cramond brig, then keep on the North path all the way to under the bridge (I live in Dalmeny)

    http://tinyurl.com/ltejyom

    The bit you asked about is mostly tarmac and isn't too bad, but the first third of that route and last third almost shook my bike to bits - definitely not gators at 90psi-compatible!
    And then I got to cycle up the 1/10 Hawes Brae!

    So tomorrow, I'll just do the dirty big hill up to the B924. And the next day. And the next day.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  8. Dave
    Member

    That Strava feature proves pretty neat for tracking down interesting commute variations: see the comments on this ride.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  9. DaveC
    Member

    Skotl. That route you took up the steep hill is the best route imho. You hate the first and second climba but after a while you'll learn to love them. Tip. When passing the cottage overlooking the Forth look back into the drive way. You get a nice surprise.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  10. userfriendly
    Member

    Has anyone told the people living there that they have a serious lamb infestation? I had to go up the hill very very slowly tonight, lambs all over the place!

    Posted 10 years ago #

  11. acsimpson
    Member

    @skotl, by the looks of your route you were following route 76 which as you say has a number of gravel tracks and old cobblestone paths. If you come in from Cramond Brig then after the first straight which isn't too bad at 100psi you'll be on tarmac the whole way. You'll need to take the climb you see on your left part way down to the coast and then either turn left just before Dalmeny House or the first tarmac left after it.

    As far as I'm aware those are the only tarmac options.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  12. chdot
    Admin

    Previous thread

    Posted 10 years ago #

  13. skotl
    Member

    Thanks, AC - I'll be trying that tonight.

    And apologies, Chris, for re-hashing :)

    Still, I'm sure the path renovations will be worth it in the end!

    Posted 10 years ago #

  14. skotl
    Member

    chdot: Previous thread

    Just went and read that thread, expecting a discussion of routes thru the estates - it's definitely not that!

    Posted 10 years ago #

  15. DaveC
    Member

    Mahoosive diggers in the closed off section pulling up the tree roots.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  16. chdot
    Admin

    @ skotl

    Was looking for a previous thread that explained the various route options.

    That one shows that it's not just a pleasant diversion.

    I hope all involved have better, mutual, understanding now!!

    Posted 10 years ago #

  17. DaveC
    Member

    @chdot, I think that was just one isolated incident, caused in some part my my mate shouting slow down to the driver of the silver Nissan Navaro barrelling through, resulting in him reversing up and having a go at me. I phoned the Dalmeny office to complain, but unfortinately they had no record of who it was. Since then I use the estate on the homeward journey most days and have nothing but pleasant exchanges with the other estate users.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  18. userfriendly
    Member

    Funny how some people are in such a hurry yet have time to stop and argue. I'm really not sure how that works.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  19. skotl
    Member

    Second tactical error tonight, after last night's "let's just head for the Hawes Inn jape".

    Coming up from Cramond Brig (scenic route #76, which I think is pretty good), then climbed the massive hill toward B924, expecting to come out at the Dalmeny Main St.

    Finally puffed my way to the top to discover I had peaked too soon and was at Burnshot, on the wrong bl**dy side of the roadworks! Had to go all the way back down the hill, along and back up its sister hill onto the B924.

    I'm sure I'll get the hang of the geography before the four months is up... :(

    Posted 10 years ago #

  20. DaveC
    Member

    "Funny how some people are in such a hurry yet have time to stop and argue."

    This is a great line!! I'll use that on the argumentative drivers next time!

    Posted 10 years ago #

  21. acsimpson
    Member

    @skotl, That's an unfortunate mistake to make. I'm sure you wont do it twice but for anyone else making the diversion for the first time if you haven't seen the house yet then it's too soon to start climbing. Depending All three tarmac gates (Burnshot, Barnbougle and Leuchold) meet just east of Dalmeny House.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  22. DaveC
    Member

    I took my old original route in this morning. It was nice and quiet, but then I did set off an hour earlier:

    http://www.strava.com/activities/138761740

    Not sure which way I'll return, depends on what time I finish.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  23. Instography
    Member

    A nice wee detour by the Tay bridge?

    Posted 10 years ago #

  24. DaveC
    Member

    Last summer I was accompanying a collegue after work, and we went via Achterarder and Perth, well I did, he cheated and got the train home from Perth. We also did Achterarder and Dunblane, and I left him to cross the Kincardine bridge as he lived in Linlithgow, as I visited that nice Alloa path.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  25. Baldcyclist
    Member

    Last night when I was going home disguised as a car, I saw 3 cyclists who had ignored the diversion signs and were cycling along the A90 path towards Edinburgh.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  26. skotl
    Member

    @BC - that's a clever trick. So they just worked round the signs and carried on? I guess there must be enough of a path for them to make the journey, for now?

    Posted 10 years ago #

  27. DaveC
    Member

    Yesterday I saw large excavators removing the tree stumps which had been left by the initial wood/bushes removal process.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  28. skotl
    Member

    Drove past it tonight - I must admit that I thought they were going to sort out the path at the top of the slope, but it now looks to me as there will be a new path at the bottom of the slope.
    Is that what is happening?

    Suits me, if that's the case - nae a fan of unnecessary climbs!

    Posted 10 years ago #

  29. acsimpson
    Member

    Sadly we'd still need to climb the slip road. I think the plans are to widen the existing path but as the bank is already steep they need to first put in a retaining wall. I've not seen it yet but could the work at the bottom of the hill be the foundations for that?

    Posted 10 years ago #

  30. userfriendly
    Member

    I would think so. That's how I understood the plans anyway.

    And skotl, tut tut tut! There is no such thing as an unnecessary climb! :P ;)

    Really enjoying the diversion through the estate, btw. Those lambs are so adorable. Some of them have "HI" spray-painted on them (though I suspect it's actually H1, as opposed to ... ehh, never mind).

    Posted 10 years ago #

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