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Falkirk Wheel – Carron Valley Reservoir loop from Falkirk High

Falkirk Wheel – Carron Valley Reservoir loop from Falkirk High

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Falkirk Wheel – Carron Valley Reservoir loop from Falkirk High

02:48

61.2km

610m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 7, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.09 km

Highland Cow

Highlight • Natural

4.02 km

Falkirk Wheel

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Falkirk Wheel is the only rotating boat lift in the world. This feat of engineering stands at 115 feet (35 m) tall and, using the power of eight domestic …

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4.13 km

Willow Sculpture of a Working Horse and Canal Worker

Highlight • Monument

Outside the visitors center is a willow sculpture of a working horse and canal worker

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4.20 km

Mooring at the Union Canal and Forth & Clyde Canal Junction

Highlight • River

Mooring at the point where the Union Canal meets the Forth and Clyde. Cross the bridge to get the the Falkirk Wheel

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20.0 km

Smooth Tarmac Road

Highlight • Cycleway

So smooooth!!!

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23.8 km

Carron Valley Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

Carron Valley Reservoir is a scenic man-made lake in central Scotland, located about 30 miles northeast of Glasgow. It was built in the early 1930s as part of a hydroelectric …

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32.5 km

Duke's Wood

Forest

38.3 km

Carron Valley Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

An absolutely beautiful stretch of valley road. We rode it on a sunny, still late April day which I would suggest is ideal - I suspect the wind whips through here!

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58.9 km

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Highlight • Structure

61.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.5 km

9.04 km

6.43 km

781 m

363 m

165 m

Surfaces

57.0 km

3.13 km

1.06 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Saturday 9 May

13°C

1°C

20 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Falkirk Wheel – Carron Valley Reservoir loop from Falkirk High

Highland Cow

Falkirk Wheel

Willow Sculpture of a Working Horse and Canal Worker

Mooring at the Union Canal and Forth & Clyde Canal Junction

Smooth Tarmac Road

Carron Valley Reservoir

Carron Valley Reservoir

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