Why this ride
114 km from Edinburgh to Edinburgh, about 2 h 18 of riding. On the way it passes New Lanark and back through New Lanark.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Edinburgh afternoon · New Lanark
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 114 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 18
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Edinburgh → New Lanark
Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through. 65 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 66 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Edinburgh
Edinburgh climbs a volcanic spine from the Firth of Forth, with the Castle on its crag at one end and Holyrood Palace at the other, and the Royal Mile running between them down the ridge the glaciers left behind. It is a city that makes you look up: tall tenements, black stone, turrets, spires and, on a clear day, the green hump of Arthur's Seat rising out of the middle of the town like something the builders forgot to level. The old town and new town together form a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the Georgian grid of the New Town contrasting sharply with the medieval jumble of the Old.
Read the complete Edinburgh write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Edinburgh is where the day begins. Next is New Lanark.
2. New Lanark
Coming down the steep, wooded road from Lanark into the gorge of the Clyde, you see New Lanark all at once: a cluster of tall, plain sandstone mill buildings and tenements packed onto the riverbank at the bottom of the valley, with the water rushing past. It is one of the most remarkable industrial villages in Europe, founded in 1786 by David Dale and the inventor Richard Arkwright to harness the river for cotton spinning, and later turned into a social experiment by Dale's son-in-law, Robert Owen. It is a World Heritage site.
Read the complete New Lanark write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
New Lanark comes up 33 km in.
3. New Lanark
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete New Lanark write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
66 km in you reach New Lanark. Next is back through New Lanark.
4. back through New Lanark
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete New Lanark write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through New Lanark, late in the day. Next is Edinburgh.
5. Edinburgh
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Edinburgh write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Edinburgh. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Edinburgh to New Lanark
Edinburgh → New Lanark is 66 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through New Lanark to Edinburgh
back through New Lanark → Edinburgh is 66 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.