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Saturday 15th June - Victoria Park to the Power of Food Festival

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Overview: For the 2019 Power of Food Festival we at Edinburgh Family Cycles are organising a guided bike ride from Victoria Park to two of the wonderful community gardens involved in this festival. We will be stopping at North Edinburgh Arts , and Granton: Hub community gardens where you can explore the gardens, learn more about these amazing projects, and grab a bite to eat of a coffee. Timings:  10:00 - 15:00 Moving Time:  1h 45min Start Point:  Jac's Coffee, Victoria Park Destination(s):  North Edinburgh Arts ,  Granton: Hub End Point:  Jac's Coffee, Victoria Park Distance:  6.5 miles / 10.5 km Difficulty:  Suitable for all riders. Largely off-road on dedicated cycleways, and some quieter roads. Sign up: Please sign up to this event through our  Eventbrite  page . This helps to give us an idea of the numbers of people interested in our rides. Route Details: The ride will start and finish in Victoria Park at  Jac's Coffee  van. The group will

Sunday 16th June - Leith Links to Portobello Beach

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Overview: As part of the 2019 Edinburgh Festival of Cycling we at Edinburgh Family Rides, in partnership with Fun Family Cycles, are running a guided ride from Crops in Pots on Leith Links to the beach at Portobello where there will be a picnic and games. The ride is almost entirely off-road and will take us along the Restalrig Railway Path, connecting to Portobello Promenade via a short section of shared use path along Seafield Road. We will stop outside Tumbles on Portobello Promenade where we will enjoy the beach before returning to Crops in Pots along the same route.  We will also be joined by our friends at Bike Curious who will be bringing some of their specialist family bikes along for people to try! Timings: 10:00 – 14:00 (approximately 4 hours with stops) Distance: 5 miles / 8 km Suitability: This ride is suitable for riders of all abilities. Details: The group will meet at Leith Community Crops in Pots next to Leith Links at 10am. Before the ride, there will b