Cycling

East Lothian is a wonderful county for cycling especially if you’re a bit of a novice or want to go out on a leisurely cycle with the family. It’s mainly flat and not too hilly for starters - which always helps - and the scenery is magnificent. Whether you’re along the coastal road with views across the Firth of Forth, where the road flows along the sea in and out of the pretty coastal villages or further inland where rolling countryside leads into the foothills of the Lammermuir hills.

East Lothian is compact too which makes it easier to visit many of the places of interest in one day. The cycle maps we have created will hopefully help to encourage you to visit East Lothian and you to see for yourself the beautiful countryside on a bike and visit the sites and attractions the county has to offer. A double bonus!

There are five maps in total, each one concentrating on a specific area of the county and each one depicting routes which pass through places of interest, attractions to visit, places to eat and shop. All routes are designed for the average cyclist who may wish to come out for a wee jaunt through East Lothian with the family and take in an attraction or two whilst stopping for refreshments! Each route comes with a downloadable route description, all routes are circular with opportunities to make shorter or longer if required and all go through places with food, drink, toilets. All routes can start and finish anywhere on the route, however for the purpose of each description routes begin in a town.

For those of you with more time, or interested in exploring more widely, a detailed cycle map of the whole of East Lothian is available from Spokes, the Lothian Cycle Campaign. For details see: www.spokes.org.uk/wordpress/spokes-maps 

Please note that, while the publishers take every care to be accurate, no liability or responsibility will be accepted in any circumstances whatsoever, should anyone experience any inaccuracies, loss, damage or injury. This information/maps should be used solely on this understanding.

	Section 1 Musselburgh, Prestonpans, Tranent, Cockenzie & Port Seton		Section 2 Longniddry, Gullane, East Linton & North Berwick
	Section 3 Haddington, Longniddry, Pencaitland & Gifford		Section 4 North Berwick, Dunbar, East Linton, Whitekirk & East Fortune
	Section 5 Dunbar, Stenton, Thorntonloch, Innerwick & Spott		Download a pdf of the full East Lothian Cycle area.