Removing old cycle path signs, Dalkeith

Removal of the old signs on cycle routes 1 and 196 through Dalkeith will take place as soon as contractors are available. Meantime, please check the entry on this site which shows and describes the current diversions around Dalkeith.

The Black Path, Scottish Borders (National Cycle Network Route 1)

How the railway will change the Black Path between Tweedbank and Galashiels?  

The Black Path was built on the former Waverley Railway (the route of which the new Borders Railway mostly follows) and provides an off-road route for walkers and cyclists. As a consequence of the railway returning the route of the Black Path will need to change. Some lengths of replacement path were made a requirement of the Waverley Railway ( Scotland ) Act 2006. At other locations, a direct replacement cannot be provided due to a lack of room or another physical constraint. Elsewhere, some new sections of path are being provided.

More information to follow.

Signposting update

New signposts for National Cycle Routes 1 and 196 through Dalkeith will be unveiled this week, and the signs on the old route taken down, weather permitting.

Cycle route disruption – Borders Rail Project

The construction of the Borders Railway, now under way between Edinburgh and Tweedbank in the Scottish Borders, has meant the permanent re-routing of Route 1 of the National Cycle Network in the Dalkeith area of Midlothian.

Construction of the railway line and the building of a new station at Eskbank began in early 2013. Sections of the former railway previously used as a footpath and cycle way will be required for the rail line.

Working with Midlothian Council, Sustrans has identified an alternative route to replace the paths lost to the railway.