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Camelon, Bantaskine And Tamfourhill

Falkirk Wheel and the Forth and Clyde Canal

Camelon, Bantaskine And Tamfourhill

Falkirk Wheel and the Forth and Clyde Canal

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Falkirk Wheel and the Forth and Clyde Canal

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Location: Camelon, Bantaskine And Tamfourhill, Central Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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1. The Kelpies – Falkirk Wheel loop from Carron

15.0km

03:50

50m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Falkirk Wheel – The Kelpies loop from Falkirk High

16.3km

04:13

90m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Falkirk Wheel – Union Canal loop from Bantaskin

7.23km

01:54

60m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Brian

January 29, 2017

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 and the Firth of Clyde at the narrowest part of the Scottish Lowlands. It is 35 miles (56 km) long and it runs from the River Carron at Grangemouth to the River Clyde at Bowling, and had an important basin at Port Dundas in Glasgow.

Successful in its day, it suffered as the seagoing vessels were built larger and could no longer pass through. The railway age further impaired the success of the canal, and in the 1930s decline had ended in dormancy. The final decision to close the canal in the mid 1960s was made due to maintenance costs of bridges crossing the canal exceeding the revenues it brought in. However, subsidies to the rail network were also a cause for its decline and the closure ended the movement of the east-coast Forth River fishing fleets across the country to fish the Irish Sea. The lack of political and financial foresight also removed a historical recreational waterway and potential future revenue generator to the town of Grangemouth. Unlike the majority of major canals the route through Grangemouth was drained and back filled to create a new carriageway for port traffic.

Joschi

June 15, 2022

The Falkirk Wheel overcomes a height of 24m and can lift 1800 tons. The Falkirk Wheel was opened on May 24, 2002 by Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee. The cost of the new project was £17 million.

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Sabrina ⚜️

June 29, 2024

It is definitely worth it, you can see lots of boats and there is always something going on at the locks.

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Distance 1.50 km

Uphill 0 m

Downhill 10 m

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Location: Camelon, Bantaskine And Tamfourhill, Central Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Falkirk Wheel and the Forth and Clyde Canal

1. The Kelpies – Falkirk Wheel loop from Carron

2. Falkirk Wheel – The Kelpies loop from Falkirk High

3. Falkirk Wheel – Union Canal loop from Bantaskin

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