Paths in the Musselburgh Area Walk, Run, Cycle, Ride
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Ordnance Rail Station Musselburgh Newhailes John Muir Way Muir John CRAIGHALL OLD STONEYBANK 0871 200 22 33 www.travelinescotland.com Public Transport Public where points several are There public transport can be used to return to your start point or take you on to other locations. Details on Traveline from available are FISHERROW MONKTONHALL B1348 MUSSELBURGH Sands Fisherrow Links Fisherrow Golf Course Musselburgh Bird Reserve Brunton Theatre FisherrowINVERESK Harbour Musselburgh Musselburgh Old Racecourse Course Golf Course Lodge Inveresk MILLHILL WC Loretto LINKFIELD ROAD School A199 BRIDGE ST. MARKET STREET LINKFIELD ROAD Smeaton Pinkie St. Peters Musselburgh East B1361 Campie Community Learning Primary School HIGH STREETMusselburgh Primary School River Esk Walkway Centre A199 OLIVE BANK ROAD Burgh PINKIE ROAD A6124 Primary School THE LOAN PINKIE TERRACE INVERESK ROAD EDENHALL RD. P&R NEWBIGGING A6094 PINKIE ROAD Links Levenhall NEWHAILES ROAD INCHVIEW RD Musselburgh Sports Centre DRUMMOHR AVE ALBERT PL Wallyford Miners’ Mire Howe welfare Society & Musselburgh Lewisvale WALLACE AVE Social Club Grammar Park Mains Carberry Wallyford Primary School INVERESK School and VILLAGE RD John Muir Way Muir John Barbachlaw Community LEVENHALL Farm SALTERS RD Education Centre CARBERRY Shaw Smeaton East Coast Main Line WALLYFORD Rail Station Wallyford Queen CROSSGATEHALL Crookston Margaret University RIVER ESK Tower Carberry Brae Pinkie A1 A6124 Key Core Paths A1 National To Whitecraig Chalkieside Musselburgh Trail Cycle Network A1 Route Drummohr Other paths/routes Hill Carberry under construction New houses COWPITS RD A6094 Mary’s Mount Queen Hillhead A6124 COUSLAND Well St Clement’s WHITECRAIG AVE WHITECRAIG RD RIVER ESK Castle Fa’side WHITECRAIGDEANTOWN GDNS A720 Whitecraig AVE Primary School CARBERRY CT A6094 B6414 BYPASS Hill Falside A6124 CITY OF EDINBURGH A6094 Core Paths around Musselburgh, Wallyford and Whitecraig Core paths form the basic network of paths around East Lothian and link into the wider network of other paths and rights of way around the county. They can be anything from a tarmac path to a grassy field margin. Whilst each core path may not be suitable for all user groups, the core path system as a whole provides for all types of users and people of varying abilities. This leaflet shows the designated core paths in the Musselburgh, Wallyford and Dog walkers, please keep your dog under close Whitecraig area. On the reverse is a detailed map of paths and routes around control, ensure you clear up after your dog and Musselburgh. dispose of dog waste responsibly. Please visit www.eastlothian.gov.uk and search for Core Path Plan to explore the wider East Lothian network. Common Tern John Muir Way to John Muir Way Dunbar via Prestonpans Oystercatcher B1348 Musselburgh Levenhall Links Fisherrow Racecourse Bird reserve Prestongrange Sands Industrial Heritage Fisherrow Museum Harbour LevenHall To Edinburgh Links To Prestonpans Musselburgh Golf Drummohr Fisherrow LEVENHALL Links Course (Old Course) WC A199 FISHERROW John Muir Way Pinkie Brae To Tranent to Edinburgh B1361 NewhailesNewhailes A199 MUSSELBURGH Wallyford P&R New houses A6094 To Edinburgh Rail Station under construction STONEYBANK WALLYFORD River Esk INVERESK Walkway Inveresk Lodge Newcraighall Musselburgh Rail Station Rail Station Musselburgh To Tranent Golf Course Howe Mire New houses St Clement’s MONKTONHALL East Coast Main Line under construction Well Falside Queen Margaret RIVER ESK A1 Hill University A6124 A1 A1 Crookston Fa’side Fa’sideCastle Castle To Tranent A6094 OLD CRAIGHALL Carberry Mains A720 WHITECRAIG Hillhead To Elphinstone Carberry Smeaton Hill Railway Queen B6414 BYPASS Queen Mary’s Path Carberry Mary’s Mount Tower Mount CARBERRY To Pencaitland Smeaton A6124 CITY OF EDINBURGH Fox Pencaitland A6094 Key Railway Walk Core Paths CROSSGATEHALL Smeaton Shaw Musselburgh Trail Chalkieside To Dalkeith To Dalkeith COUSLAND Other paths/routes Roads/farm tracks National Cycle Network Route To Dalkeith Park and Ride P&R and Pathhead Hawthorn Roe Deer 0Km 0.5 1 1.5 2 0 miles 0.5 1 1.5.