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Edinburgh to Melrose

54.68 miles (88 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap This long but rewarding ride takes you along National Cycle Route 1 from Edinburgh to Melrose in the Scottish borders.
The route starts in Edinburgh, near the train station and heads to Dalkeith passing through the famous Holyrood park. This first section of the cycle ride has excellent views of King Arthurs Seat and Duddington Loch.
You'll also pass close to Dalkeith Country Park and Vogrie Country Park which are well worth a visit.

Edinburgh to Melrose OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Edinburgh to Melrose Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Further Information and Other Local Ideas

The long distance London To Edinburgh Cycle Route uses part of NCN 1 to take you between the two capital cities.
In Melrose you can pick up the new Kirkpatrick C2C. The epic Coast to Coast route runs across the south of Scotland from Stranraer to Eyemouth.

Elevation Profile

GPS Files

GPX File

Edinburgh to Melrose.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)

Memory Map Route

Edinburgh to Melrose.mmo (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold >Download Linked File)