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Avon Aqueduct

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Avon Aqueduct

Name: Avon Aqueduct
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Recommended by 33 mountain bikers

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Location: Whitecross, Central Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. Avon Aqueduct loop from Linlithgow – Muiravonside Country Park

21.3km

01:44

330m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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2. Avon Aqueduct – Linlithgow Palace loop from Camelon

40.8km

02:20

240m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Avon Aqueduct – Red Route loop from Polmont

32.7km

02:28

460m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Katherine Moore

February 11, 2020

Excellent viewing spot for the Avon Aqueduct. There are a set of steps here where you can walk up to the Aqueduct and walk across for even more stunning views.

The aqueduct was built to a design by Hugh Baird, with advice from Thomas Telford, in tandem with the aqueducts at Slateford and Lin's Mill, with which it shares its design. Telford was not convinced that the stone arches were necessary in conjunction with the iron trough, but Baird used both on all three major aqueducts. Construction was carried out by Messrs. Craven, Whitaker and Nowell between 1819 and 1821, their success in building a stone bridge over the River Ouse making their tender for the contract "by far the most eligible."

The aqueduct straddles the border between the West Lothian and Falkirk Council areas, so has two Historic Scotland listings. The aqueduct is a category A listed building.

David McMillan

June 15, 2020

You need to get off the bike here and push it over.

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Elevation 70 m

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Location: Whitecross, Central Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Avon Aqueduct

1. Avon Aqueduct loop from Linlithgow – Muiravonside Country Park

2. Avon Aqueduct – Linlithgow Palace loop from Camelon

3. Avon Aqueduct – Red Route loop from Polmont

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