City Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland

City Guide to Edinburgh, Scotland

Cycling


Cycling in Edinburgh

Canal Cycle Ride 2012

The Canal Cycle Ride 2012 Take your bike out!  Enjoy the beautiful tow paths along the canals from Glasgow to Edinburgh!  Support Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland!

Times Launches 8 Point Manifesto to "Make Cities Safe For Cyclists"

Cyclists crossing High Street

The Times newspaper has launched a campaign today to make cities safer for cyclists.

New Electric Cars for Edinburgh Public Sector Fleets

CEC Electric Vehicle

A batch of small electric cars have been added to public sector fleets.

Local Success Story Kicks Off Year of Co-operatives in Scotland

Dusk in the Pentlands

A special event at Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative on Thursday marks the UN's International Year of Co-operatives in Scotland on Thursday.

SPOKES Protest Against Walking & Cycling Cuts

Green Bike Lane Sign

SPOKES, Edinburgh's long-running cycle advocacy group, is urging anyone who cares about cycling and walking in the city to attend its protest at St Andrew's House against the cuts to active tr

Government "Complacent" About "Dangerous" Air Pollution Levels

Cars and People crammed onto the Mound

WWF Scotland has accused the Scottish government of taking a "complacent" approach to "dangerous" levels of air pollution in Scottish cities, caused mostly by motorised traffic.

Holyrood Park Festive Road Closures 2011

Holyrood Park - looking down from Arthur's Seat

Visitors to Holyrood Park in Edinburgh will be able to enjoy a safe, traffic-free environment during four days of road closures over the festive season.

The Canal Cycle Ride 2012

Take your bike out! Enjoy the beautiful tow paths along the canals from Glasgow to Edinburgh!
Support Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland!

Road Restrictions and Closures For Edinburgh's Hogmanay

Road diversions and closures have been announced for Edinburgh’s Hogmanay.

Edinburgh Trams Completion Schedule Announced

Edinburgh Tram on Princes Street

Edinburgh City Council today reiterated that Edinburgh's trams will be rumbling through the city centre by the Summer 2014.

Edinburgh Prepares For More Trams Works on Princes Street

Tram Works on Princes from Calton Hill

Months of tram works on Princes Street are due to begin soon, with traffic diversions being introduced over the coming weekend (17 and 18 September 2011).

UK Bike Polo Championships

Bike polo, the world's fastest growing game on two wheels, holds its first national event in Scotland. It's a great opportunity to discover this highly accessible and thoroughly addictive young sport. A variation of bike polo played on grass has been around for over a century. Bike polo was a demonstration sport at the 1908 London Olympics. However, this tournament has a different pedigree.

Video: Corstorphine Hill Tower

You could easily lose yourself for a day on Corstorphine Hill - but one of the main destinations is the tower erected to author Sir Walter Scott at the top of

Edinburgh Film Festival To Host Bike Powered Screenings

EIFF's Bike Powered cinema

The Edinburgh International Film Festival is saving a few watts of energy at a series of bicycle powered film screenings this week. I say "bike powered" but you could as easily say it's "whisky powered" as the event - in a rare combination of a form of transport and alcohol - is being sponsored by Cutty Sark Blended Scotch Whisky.

Edinburgh Bike Week

Green Bike Lane Sign

Edinburgh marks UK-wide Bike Week with a small number of cycling events such as commuter challenges, communal rides, and various other events aimed at encouraging people to get on their bikes.

Spokes Bike Breakfast

Bicycle at City Chambers quad

The SPOKES bike breakfast is one of the highlights of Edinburgh Bike Week - a chance to meet fellow cyclists over a cooked breakfast and a hot drink: just turn up at the quadrangle at the City Chambers on the High Street on your bike and receive your free breakfast provided by City of Edinburgh Council.

World Naked Bike Ride in Edinburgh

One Less Car

The annual World Naked Bike Ride in Edinburgh starting at Middle Meadow Walk in The Meadows. Cyclists will be stripping off, donning strategically placed fig leaves, paint, thongs, and tape on their naked bods, and hitting the road en masse.

Cycle Forth for Stroke (cancelled)

This event has been cancelled

Innocent Railway Path

Cyclist on the Innocent

The Innocent Railway path runs from the Newington/St Leonard's area under Holyrood Park via Duddingston and Craigmillar to Brunstane in the East of the city. It is one of Edinburgh's extensive off-road pedestrian cycleways and part of the UK-wide, National Cycle Network's Route 1 (NCN1).

Edinburgh Critical Mass

Critical Mass on The Mound

On the last Friday of every month, cyclists of every hue from around the world ride together through city streets in a show of biking solidarity.