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Cycling in Edinburgh

Edinburgh offers routes ranging from flat to moderately hilly point-to-point rides including the 105 km to St Andrews with significant climbing and the 83 km Great North Trail mainly on cycle paths.

3
Routes
236 km
In total
105 km
Longest ride
833 m
Most climbing

Rides in Edinburgh

Riding in Edinburgh in numbers

Added up from the recorded routes and OpenStreetMap; nothing estimated.

Surface
Paved almost throughout — 13 km of gravel or unpaved road across the routes
Roads
8% of the riding on main roads without a cycle lane · 111 km on cycle paths or lanes
Bail-outs
A railway station or ferry within reach on 3 routes

When to ride in Edinburgh

Typical conditions by month, 20152024 reanalysis. Bars run from the average daily low to high.

Best months: Jun to Sep.

6°2°J14
7°3°F13
9°3°M16
11°4°A12
14°7°M13
17°10°J14
18°12°J17
18°12°A15
16°10°S13
13°8°O15
9°5°N14
7°3°D16
BestFineHard goingRain days per month under each bar · typical wind 24 km/h from the SW

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