National Museum of

Scotland from Waverley

Transform Scotland (cycle)

Route Summary

Cycle route to National Museum of Scotland on Chambers Street, , from Waverley Station.

Route Overview

Category: Road Cycling

Rating: Unrated

Surface: Smooth

Date Published: 22nd June 2015

Difficulty: Medium

Length: 0.980 km / 0.61 mi

Last Modified: 22nd June 2015

Description

A short route, but with a steep climb out of the Waverley Valley up to the Old Town. Cycle lane provided on

1 / 10 Market Street, and advanced stop line provided at junction with . The route then joins National

Cycle Route 1, with a cycle lane up the remainder of The Mound and a shared bus/cycle lane on George IV

Bridge.

Waypoints

Exit Waverley Station

(55.95173; -3.19019)

Head up the South Ramp out of Waverley Railway Station.

No cycling in the Station!

(55.95163; -3.19090)

Network Rail, in its infinite wisdom, has decided that cyclists pose a grave risk to life and limb. So the ramps

into the station remain closed to all except a handful of delivery vehicles while rail travellers are crowded on

to the narrow walkways. Overall, a pretty grim welcome to Edinburgh for rail travellers.

Waverley Bridge

(55.95152; -3.19161)

2 / 10 Turn left on to .

Market Street

(55.95089; -3.19132)

At the roundabout, turn right and head up the hill on to Market Street.

Market Street cycle lane

(55.95068; -3.19214)

3 / 10 Head up the cycle lane.

Turn left at top of Market Street

(55.95016; -3.19474)

Turn left at the lights. There is an advanced stop line at this junction.

North Bank Street cycle lane

(55.95002; -3.19439)

4 / 10 Continue up North Bank Street on the cycle lane.

Bank Street cycle lane

(55.94999; -3.19289)

5 / 10 The cycle lane curves to the right and continues on to Bank Street upwards to the junction with the .

George IV Bridge

(55.94928; -3.19257)

6 / 10 The cycle lane then turns into a shared bus/cycle lane on George IV Bridge.

Chambers Street

(55.94711; -3.19127)

7 / 10 Turn left on to Chambers Street.

Bike parking outside 'Museum of Scotland' building

(55.94721; -3.19089)

There is bike parking outside the ‘Museum of Scotland’ building.

Finish

(55.94756; -3.18941)

8 / 10 There is cycle parking outside the main entrance to the National Museum of Scotland.

9 / 10 10 / 10