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Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct – Falkirk Wheel loop from Bonnybridge

Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct – Falkirk Wheel loop from Bonnybridge

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Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct – Falkirk Wheel loop from Bonnybridge

01:40

35.0km

340m

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 8, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 30.8 km for 12 m

After 34.0 km for 19 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.77 km

Lock 18

Highlight • Structure

8.16 km

Fannyside Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Great smooth road for getting some speed.

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26.0 km

Falkirk Tunnel

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The Falkirk Tunnel is 630 meters long, 18 feet wide, 19 feet high and has a 5 foot wide towpath. It passes the Union Canal under Prospect Hill in Falkirk, …

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28.2 km

Lock 16

Highlight • Structure

28.6 km

Antonine Wall

Ruins

30.2 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 …

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30.7 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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30.8 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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30.8 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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35.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.5 km

6.95 km

873 m

526 m

137 m

Surfaces

28.0 km

5.73 km

1.13 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Tuesday 5 May

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Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct – Falkirk Wheel loop from Bonnybridge

Lock 18

Fannyside Road

Falkirk Tunnel

Lock 16

Falkirk Wheel Aqueduct

Falkirk Wheel

Willow Sculpture of a Working Horse and Canal Worker

Mooring at the Union Canal and Forth & Clyde Canal Junction

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