The other half and I were locking our bikes up at Ashley Terrace a few weeks ago when we spotted what looked like a lovely wide, flat, well-maintained cycle path neither of us knew about (it crossed & went underneath Ashley Terrace opposite the hair & beauty shops).
Surprised that neither of us knew about it, I've checked it out on Google Maps and it's not a cycle path at all.. probably a disused railway track.
It's the bit that runs from Slateford (it seems to start at the back of The Van Man near Meggetgate at the back of the Slateford train station) all the way up to to Harrison Gardens/Park.
Seems like a bit of a missed cycling infra opportunity - does anyone know if anyone's ever tried to link it up/do something with it?
All it would take is a way onto the path at Slateford station and you'd have a clear cycling/ped path from there, cutting out all the main roads, into the city centre until Fountainpark! I know that's easier said than done because there's the small matter of the train tracks needing to be crossed... but it seems like such a wasted opportunity to have a closed path which is so direct/flat/well surfaced!
Thoughts?
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