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david's main 5mi Wed 23 Jul
haymarket 5mi Wed 2 Jul
Dalkeith to LF 4mi Thu 19 Jun
UK GRAND TOUR day 1 200m Mon 2 Jun
Sal > HSY 2mi Thu 22 May
SP 1mi Thu 22 May
2 5mi Thu 15 May
Safe to Work 6mi Fri 9 May
portobello 6mi Thu 8 May
natureplay 4mi Mon 5 May

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20mph for Manchester and Edinburgh

19 Aug 2014

The 20mph revolution rolls on with two of Britain’s cities taking steps towards more bike-friendly streets. This week sees large swathes of inner Manchester become 20mph zones, including Hulme, Rusholme,…

Edinburgh lorry drivers get on their bike

13 May 2014

Bike awareness training looks set to become compulsory for City of Edinburgh Council’s lorry and van drivers. In the first course of its kind in Scotland, employees swapped six wheels…

£32m for Scottish cycle routes

9 Apr 2014

Sustrans and the Scottish Government have announced £14m of grants to build better cycle routes across Scotland. Added to an extra £18m from councils and other partners, the money will…

Days Out

Weekend rides

Find somewhere to cycle this weekend. Here’s our route-planner’s top picks around Edinburgh:

House of the Binns · 34mi round-trip
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Aberdour Castle · 18mi one-way
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Dunfermline Abbey · 18mi one-way
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National Cycle Network

Cycle routes in Edinburgh

The National Cycle Network is a great way to find traffic-free routes and quiet lanes. These routes pass through Edinburgh:

To Dunoon, Greenock, Glasgow, Armadale, Bathgate and Livingston.

To Berwick-upon-Tweed, Eyemouth, Dunbar, East Linton, Haddington, Cockenzie And Port Seton, Prestonpans, Queensferry, Bo'Ness, Grangemouth, Culross, Inverkeithing, Burntisland, Kinghorn and Kirkcaldy.

To Linlithgow, Falkirk, Denny, Kirkintilloch and Glasgow.

To Berwick-upon-Tweed, Melrose, Galashiels, Innerleithen, Dalkeith, Queensferry, Inverkeithing, Dunfermline, Kinross, Falkland, Tayport, Newport-on-Tay, Dundee, Carnoustie, Arbroath, Montrose, Inverbervie, Stonehaven, Aberdeen, Turriff, Banff, Portsoy, Cullen, Portknockie, Findochty, Buckie, Elgin, Forres, Nairn, Inverness, Dingwall, Alness, Tain, Thurso and Kirkwall.

Knowledge

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What are the roads like? Which are the most cycle-friendly cafés? Where’s your favourite place for a Saturday afternoon spin? Share your knowledge with other local cyclists.

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