The water of leith centre having a family fun day on 21.04.14 too. Also guided walks this bit you have to book for. Also note they do a really good plant sale, 10.05.14 in the morning.
CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Infrastructure
Proposed John Muir walking trail will run from Dunbar to Helensburgh
(47 posts)-
Posted 10 years ago #
-
"
BBC Scotland News (@BBCScotlandNews)
17/04/2014 07:27
Ready for a little walk? John Muir Way about to be opened across central Scotland http://bbc.in/1pc6Od2 http://pic.twitter.com/GyafGNHqa1"
"Gavin Corbett (@gavincorbett)
17/04/2014 07:50
@BBCScotlandNews @BBCDavidMiller Nice to see @JohnMuirWay sign along @scottishcanals towpath in Shandon this morning http://pic.twitter.com/OQniTfuQnx"
"
Nikki MacLeod (@jazznikki)
17/04/2014 08:08
@BBCScotlandNews Tortuous Edinburgh route ridiculous. JMT should have insisted on it following coast line. @Edinburgh_CC @CyclingEdin"
Posted 10 years ago # -
A bit on this in this week's Landward. Also interesting piece on the old Forth oyster trade
Posted 10 years ago # -
This featured on this week's 'Out of Doors' programme on Radio Scotland. The two presenters cycled the route from Helensburgh to Dunbar over a couple of days.
Interestingly, they comment on how relatively unfriendly people (cyclists and peds) are when they hit Edinburgh.
Probably available on iPlayer
Posted 10 years ago # -
Also an 8 page supplement in the Sunday Herald!
Posted 10 years ago # -
About how unfriendly Peds and cyclists are in Edinburgh? They're not that bad.
Posted 10 years ago # -
Posted 10 years ago #
-
I ended up cycling the section of the route from Bo'ness to South Queensferry, although the first sign I saw for the JMW was after Blackness.
I ended up on the coastal path section which I can assure you is not suitable for bikes. Parts of it were rideable but at other points the sea wall had collapsed and I was left scrambling over boulders. I've followed the Route 76 diversion before and this is on road so a much nicer ride.
There were a few gates on the route which varied from inconvenient to downright awkward. Here's a few pictures with links to the locations (The first two are within 10yards of each other).
This field and narrow bridge seems to be the official way for the cycle route to rejoin the walking route at Blackness. Unless I'm missing something both cycling and walking here are on wide expanses of grass rather than any defined path.
After crossing the field you then have to go through this gate. The latch is stiff and doesn't close automatically so you really need to dismount here. There is a gap in the fence just off the right of the picture so I'm not sure what the purpose of the gate is.
Once you approach Hopetoun House itself you need to pass through the deer fence twice. This takes the form of a large locked vehicle gate with swing gate bypasses for other use. As you can see from the picture passing though here with anything other than a normal bike will be tricky. I'm not sure it would be possible with a horse. This gate is the easier of two with the other (located here)requiring a three point turn manoeuvre while holding a heavily sprung gate.Posted 10 years ago # -
"I ended up on the coastal path section which I can assure you is not suitable for bikes"
That bit is supposed to be getting improved (see this post upthread). I guess that hasn't happened yet...
"Unless I'm missing something both cycling and walking here are on wide expanses of grass rather than any defined path"
Don't think you are missing anything, that's the route.
There was a CCE ride that covered the Queensferry to Blackness bit a few years back (also Easter weekend).
Posted 10 years ago # -
Posted 10 years ago #
-
I did that route around 20 years ago as a combined route check and Tour de Forth ride reviewing the RPCRP survey from 1983-4. Going over that bridge my rear wheel 'exploded' as corrosion fatigue radial fractures originating from the spoke hole ferrules, reached the critical % of remaining connected material, and I had to carry the bike to Hopetoun House, and get picked up.
Posted 10 years ago # -
Not sure what contractors CEC are employing these days, but the top 2 new steps that connect to the newly tarmacked path on the John Muir Way near Pinkhill are shocking. They aren't even close to being level. I've no idea how they manage to make sloping concrete in a set of steps, but they've done it:
Posted 9 years ago # -
Aye, those'll be fun for pedestrians in frosty weather.
Posted 9 years ago # -
Posted 9 years ago # -
"
The public can join Stetson along the way, talking to “Muir” and hearing about his solo trips into the American wilderness, and the time he spent with US president Theodore Roosevelt, who asked if he could accompany him on an expedition in 1903.
Events include Stetson performing stories about Muir’s boyhood in Scotland at the John Muir Wildlife Film Festival in Helensburgh, staging a show, The Spirit of John Muir, at Strathblane Parish Church, a book signing at Blackwell’s in Edinburgh and a range of events in Dunbar, including John Muir Lego characters and Minecraft sessions.
"
Posted 8 years ago #
Reply
You must log in to post.
posts
