Have meeting there tomorrow, should I go up kirkbrae or take the Dalkeith road? I am hoping I will be on the electric bike.
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Posted 6 years ago #
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A few options. Avoiding Sheriffhall is generally recommended, so the best way into Midlothian is along Gilmerton Road, then past Dobbie's. There's a shared use pavement from Gilmerton Station Road to Dobbie's. Then along Melville Gate Road, and turn right into Dalkeith. There's another shared use pavement from Melville Gate Road into Dalkeith. Careful turning onto Melville Gate Road if you use the shared use pavement on the way back, sightlines aren't great.
Getting up the hill, there's not much to choose between Kirk Brae and Gilmerton Road. Kirk Brae is steeper, but has fewer parked cars to contend with. Watch for close passes at the punch points on Kirk Brae, and at the very bottom. I normally turn along Clavrrhouse Drive to avoid the steepest bit, but your electric steed might have fewer issues.
Posted 6 years ago # -
@frenchy we came back that way yesterday past dobbies and had mad man in blue Chevrolet van with white roof shouting at us.
No good way for sure.
Posted 6 years ago # -
Yeah, I always take the shared pavement past there now. Bit more faff crossing the roundabouts, but fewer encounters with crazy impatient drivers.
Posted 6 years ago # -
@frenchy, I have my spokes map of Midlothian showing the route beside dobbies in the purple
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I have my spokes map of Midlothian showing the route beside dobbies in the purple
Aye, shared use from the Drum St/Gilmerton Station Road roundabout all the way to the west end of Melville Gate Road.
I just remembered there's no dropped kerb at the Melville Gate Road end though, so you might want to rejoin the road here for the last 100m. Or maybe your electric bike copes just fine with bumping off pavements?
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@frenchy 'punch points'
ouch.
intentional joke or apt auto-correct?
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My phone has a dark sense of humour, apparently.
Posted 6 years ago # -
Dalkeith Road if you're in a rush, Musselburgh/Inveresk/Whitecraig if there's time to be leisurely. Dobbie's/Gilmerton is a private Sheriffhall Bypass for important motor vehicles.
Posted 6 years ago # -
The Dobbies way is OK if you swallow pride and go on the pavement. Never quite clear how to do that on the way back.
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The Dobbies way is OK if you swallow pride and go on the pavement. Never quite clear how to do that on the way back.
I take the pavement on the south side to Dobbie's, then use the pedestrian crossing to get to the north side.
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I take the pavement from the Drum roundabout to Dobbies but watch out as there can be quite a bit of debris on the pavement including broken glass.
Posted 6 years ago # -
Do not want to puncture the electric bike tyres as tricky to fix. Dalkeith road deposits me at sheriffhall.
Hells bells
Posted 6 years ago # -
Bimbled out on the windy Sustrans route in my lunch break. Was very nice (fortunately had done once before so no wrong turns)
Came back the dobbies road. Was very not nice but a lot quicker.
Posted 6 years ago # -
@gembo - I had to read this one twice. Was the Sustrans route blustery or twisty?
Posted 6 years ago # -
@greenroofer Twisty, wind is not a concept on an electric bike
I once Bimbled the entire round the pentlands Sustrans route, with good sweet shop stop in Penicuick then over the top to balerno
Posted 6 years ago # -
I just remembered there's no dropped kerb at the Melville Gate Road
I went along here earlier this week and there is now a dropped kerb at the west end of Melville Gate Road. The pavement to get to it is quite narrow, but it's definitely an improvement.
Sorry to bump an old thread, but I found this post whilst searching for something else, and thought I'd update.
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