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Union Canal Tunnel – Falkirk Wheel loop from Edinburgh Gateway

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Union Canal Tunnel – Falkirk Wheel loop from Edinburgh Gateway

Moderate

4.3

(3)

97

riders

Union Canal Tunnel – Falkirk Wheel loop from Edinburgh Gateway

03:48

87.0km

420m

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: October 8, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 266 m

After 29.8 km for 235 m

After 58.6 km for 235 m

After 86.8 km for 266 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

8.56 km

Almond Valley Viaduct

Highlight • Other

Completed in 1841. The 623 m Almond viaduct is the longest structure on the Edinburgh-Glasgow railway. This eastern section has 36 arches each with a span of 15 m. The east end of the viaduct crosses the River Almond.

Tip by

2

14.2 km

Greendykes Bing

Highlight • Structure

Just one of the many bings in West Lothian, quite pretty when the low sun hits it.

Tip by

3

40.0 km

Union Canal Tunnel

Highlight • Bridge

Turn on your headlights for the oncoming riders/runners/walkers!

Tip by

4

42.8 km

Lock 16

Highlight • Structure

5

44.4 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

Tip by

6

44.5 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

Tip by

7

44.6 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 …

Tip by

8

45.5 km

Highland Cow

Highlight • Natural

62.8 km

Linlithgow Basin

Lake

B

87.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

73.0 km

7.79 km

3.05 km

1.81 km

534 m

469 m

274 m

Surfaces

83.5 km

1.29 km

1.18 km

477 m

346 m

195 m

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Tuesday 13 October

18°C

9°C

38 %

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