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Hallglen, Glen Village And Lochgreen

Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct – The Kelpies loop from Tamfourhill

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Mountain biking trails

United Kingdom

Scotland

Central Scotland

Hallglen, Glen Village And Lochgreen

Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct – The Kelpies loop from Tamfourhill

Easy

5.0

(1)

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Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct – The Kelpies loop from Tamfourhill

01:07

18.3km

120m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 2.72 km for 12 m

After 9.11 km for 9 m

After 15.6 km for 12 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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108 m

The Cafe at Canada Wood

Highlight • Parking

Great place to stop for lunch before during or after your ride, great freshly cooked quality meals. Can get very busy though but worth the wait.

cafecanadawood.co.uk

Tip by

2.06 km

Falkirk Tunnel on the Union Canal

Highlight • Structure

Falkirk Tunnel is a tunnel on the Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal between Falkirk Tunnel (south end) and Falkirk Tunnel (north end)
It is 631 yards long.

Tip by

2.25 km

View of the Falkirk Wheel

Highlight • Viewpoint

On a clear day a stunning view from above the falkirk wheel, to the kelpies and hills beyond.

Tip by

2.28 km

Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct

Highlight • Monument

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

Tip by

2.65 km

Falkirk Wheel Food Stalls & Cafés

Highlight • Restaurant

The Falkirk Wheel and surrounding area is managed by Scottish Canals. They licence a variety of catering trailers at the wheel, these include coffee and snacks most days and wood …

Tip by

9.11 km

The Kelpies

Highlight • Rest Area

Definitely worth to visit and see those massive horses. Very impressive.

Tip by

14.1 km

Falkirk Wheel and the Forth and Clyde Canal

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

The Forth and Clyde Canal is a canal opened in 1790, crossing central Scotland; it provided a route for the seagoing vessels of the day between the Firth of Forth …

Tip by

16.1 km

Roughcastle Tunnel

Highlight • Cycleway

Situated at the top of the Falkirk Wheel where the canal goes through this tunnel to the next set of locks

Tip by

18.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

2.51 km

498 m

213 m

125 m

101 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.0 km

2.69 km

2.24 km

236 m

165 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 4 September

16°C

10°C

15 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct – The Kelpies loop from Tamfourhill

The Cafe at Canada Wood

Falkirk Tunnel on the Union Canal

View of the Falkirk Wheel

Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct

Falkirk Wheel Food Stalls & Cafés

The Kelpies

Falkirk Wheel and the Forth and Clyde Canal

Roughcastle Tunnel

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