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Colinton Tunnel Mural – Colinton Tunnel Murals loop from Curriehill

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Colinton Tunnel Mural – Colinton Tunnel Murals loop from Curriehill

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Colinton Tunnel Mural – Colinton Tunnel Murals loop from Curriehill

02:30

38.6km

280m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 6.53 km for 11 m

After 7.05 km for 37 m

After 12.1 km for 23 m

After 13.2 km for 1 m

After 13.7 km for 28 m

After 31.9 km for 37 m

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Train Station

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2.42 km

Water of Leith Walkway

Highlight • River

Quite a long but flat section.

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5.83 km

Scotland's largest historical mural, celebrates the industrial, social, artistic and literary history of the local community.

The Colinton Tunnel Project has been carried out in 2019-2020 by a team of muralists helped by young school kids, youth groups and other volunteers from the community. The project outcome has been to transform the former rail tunnel from a dark, dank no-go area to an enchanting display in a well lit tunnel.

The design concept is based on the poem ‘From a Railway Carriage’ by Robert Louis Stevenson, presenting a visual description of the delight of a child's rail journey, plus links to various elements of Colinton's history.

The Colinton Tunnel, built in the 1800s, formed part of the Balerno branch railway line from Slateford to Balerno until it was closed in 1967. It is now part of Sustrans NCN75 running alongside the Water of Leith.

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6.42 km

Green Railway Bridge on National Cycle Route 75

Highlight • Bridge

Nice green old railway bridge on the old railway path - followes the NCN National Route 75

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7.65 km

Slateford Aqueduct

Highlight • Monument

Edinburgh, Union Canal, Lanark Road and Slateford Road Bridge.
The Slateford Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Union Canal over the Water of Leith at Slateford, Edinburgh, Scotland. Completed in 1822, it has eight arches and spans a length of 500 feet (150 m).

- canmore.org.uk/site/52572/edinburgh-union-canal-lanark-road-aqueduct
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Canal_(Scotland)

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8.01 km

Water of Leith Walkway

Highlight • River

Lovely quiet route beside allotments, then a graveyard, then a wooden dell, to the view: river on the right, wood on the left, rail bridge above, road bridge beyond, viaduct above all that

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18.8 km

Water of Leith

Lake

21.7 km

Five Ways Junction

Highlight • Cycleway

As the name suggests, five paths radiate from this junction. Reading clockwise, they are: the above-mentioned Hawthornvale Path from Lindsay Road; the Chancelot Path, which links up with the Warriston Path (see above); the Goldenacre Path, which also joins the Warriston Path, near the exits for Warriston Crescent and Eildon Street; the Ferry Road path (of which more in a moment); and the Trinity Path, which heads north through a short tunnel to emerge at the Trinity Crescent traffic lights.

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