1st Evening Ride - 4 parks - Lochend, Figgate, Craigmillar Castle and Drum.
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Thu 03 May 2018 |
Jim
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20:55 |
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Seven riders gathered for this first evening ride of 2017. Weather was dry, cloudy, only 9 deg C. Chilly for May!
We took the path though the Meadows and into Holyrood Park, exiting behind the Palace to cross the A1 and then into park 1 - Lochend Park. We rounded the large pond, taking in its eerie atmosphere due to the many windfallen trees, and admiring the dovecot, the hexagonal pumping station and the flooding due to draining a swamp somewhere.
Exiting along Marionville Ave. and Restalrig Ave took us to Park 2 - Figgate Park. Pleasant, slender, and tadpole shaped this one too has a large pond in its centre. Riding round the pond, we rode out Westwards along the Noth bank of the River Figgate. less popular than the normal South, but still busy enough.
A longish ride though Duddingston and Craigmillar ensued, taking us to Park 3 - Craigmillar Castle park. We rode up within sight of the rather spelndid castle, then turned right into Hawkhill wood. (It would've been nice to explore Craigmillar castle park but it was just too cold). Next, we rode the network of pristine tarmac paths that runs behind the Infirmary and takes you to the Wisp. That road is too narrow and fast for bikes so we took the pavement, turning left into danderhall.
We avoided Edmonstone Policies park which lay to our right - here's why:
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