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Falkirk Wheel – Stockingfield Junction Bridge loop from Edinburgh Waverley

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Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
Scotland
Lothian
Edinburgh
Old Town

Falkirk Wheel – Stockingfield Junction Bridge loop from Edinburgh Waverley

Hard

5.0

(2)

115

riders

Falkirk Wheel – Stockingfield Junction Bridge loop from Edinburgh Waverley

07:36

178km

770m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 1, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 17.7 km for 121 m

After 39.4 km for 235 m

After 139 km for 235 m

After 161 km for 121 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

53.6 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 …

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2

60.1 km

Lock 18

Highlight • Structure

3

71.1 km

Swans on the Water

Highlight • Natural

72.3 km

Ruins

Ruins

5

79.2 km

View of the Campsie Fells

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Campsie Fells were formed by volcanic intrusion over existing mudstone and limestone beds.

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6

80.2 km

Hungryside Bridge

Highlight • Structure

Hungryside Bridge is a lifting bridge carrying Torrance Road over the Forth and Clyde Canal.

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82.0 km

Mill Plantation

Forest

88.9 km

River Kelvin

Lake

9

89.9 km

Maryhill Locks

Highlight • Bridge

Crossroads of the Kelvin Walkway and the Forth and Clyde Canal towpath

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10

90.8 km

Stockingfield Junction Bridge

Highlight • Monument

Stockingfield Junction is a spot along the canal between Maryhill and Ruchill in Glasgow, Scotland. It first opened back in 1777, closed in 1963, and was later restored and reopened …

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11

125 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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143 km

Linlithgow Basin

Lake

B

178 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

163 km

6.78 km

4.76 km

1.19 km

1.18 km

868 m

113 m

Surfaces

172 km

3.16 km

1.24 km

944 m

488 m

103 m

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Thursday 23 July

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14°C

13 %

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