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Yesterday afternoon the Pencaitland Railway Path was full of... slurry.
A section of track, near to Cousland, was completely covered with it. It was proper minging. A few other muddy bits too. I fix my street-ed the slurry section today, and washed my bike.
That's really c**p!
Seriously though the 'alternative uses for a bike path' brigade are another obstacle to people wanting to ride bikes.
NCN1 was blocked by another commercial operation making money out of people running. (see spotted - Ironman Scotland, 'bringing money and traffic congestion to the city' ;-)
NCN1 was blocked by another commercial operation making money out of people running. (see spotted - Ironman Scotland, 'bringing money and traffic congestion to the city' ;-)
Which included 1,400 people cycling just short of 100k?
And there's a problem?
Wow.
Historic Scotland should just be bold enough to actually close all roads in Holyrood Park so families could get use of it without having to enter events.
NCN tunnel was closed with no apparent bike diversion. Sure it was on web somewhere though but not this forum AFAIK.
Was frustated at myself for not knowing I could not take a tour down there with visitors to city.
Had to work round via Skelf.
Discovered this route recently, loved it! I haven't been enjoying road cycling lately (finding it very stressful) and this route was just what I needed.
Does anyone have a favoured (preferably quiet) route after West Saulton?
@laidback, I knew this was closed and mostly get my info on here?
The parking on the canongate was very poor linked to the event but in better ish news the cowgate has opened again but big metal sheets over the hole.
Sweary jim's barber was closed yesterday for the trades, which annoyed me slightly, as I was not told. However, I had a trace memory suggesting this might be possible so was not pissed off. Went through Dalry Gorgie as was fairly quiet then out stenhouse to Edinburgh park B and Q for new gut for the strimmer, home to cut grass and watch tour and cook matter paneer. So the Yin and yang in balance.
'@laidback yes, a post here was the only place that i've seen the closure announced too.
http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17257#post-253925
@Rob. There are quiet roads between the end of the Pencaitland Railway Path and the Haddington end of the Longniddry Railway Path. At Longniddry the route could be combined with the coastal path.
The 54km East Lothian Rough Stuff Audax on 23 July uses some paths that could be combined with the PRP.
Returning to the slurry... A nice chap who is the Principal Countryside Officer for East Lothian Council has emailed me to say they are 'making contact with the local farmer to see how best to resolve the situation.'
@Rob - Sustrans route 196 links the south end of the PRP and Haddington, on quiet roads as Cyclingmollies says, well signposted from Haddington to PRP, never done it the other way.
Looks like the west end of the path is finally getting some much needed attention:
"Please be aware that upgrading path works to ‘Ultitrec’ path surface is about to commence imminently on the Pencaitland Railway Path (National Cycle Route 196), from the junction with the Elphinstone Cemetery Path westwards to Crossgatehall near Carberry...The route should still be passable with care but please take account of signage and directions from the contractors on the ground."
Fantastic!
There a big pile of stones at the north entrance. Ready to go
I took a wrong turn this afternoon and ended up at the Crossgatehall end of the Pencaitland path.
Noticed that there're eight new bike racks, and that the horse stile thing has been removed, so no need to squeeze through the K-frame thing anymore.
When I saw those bike racks I was trying to work out a scenatio where someone would want/need to use them. Cycle from Pencaitland, lock your bikes and go for a walk around ther Carberry Estate?
As puzzling to me as the bike racks at Corrour station.
There is a signposted, and sung about road from Rannoch Moor Station to Corrour (on via Loch Treig , Tummel, and Lochaber) and also a road from the Station to the estate house and Youth Hostel, both a lot easier to cycle than going to Newtonmore for the train, the head of Loch Laggan effectively being the Spean/Spey watershed
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