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Carbrain And Hillcrest

Union Canal Tunnel – The Kelpies loop from Cumbernauld

Moderate

14

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Union Canal Tunnel – The Kelpies loop from Cumbernauld

02:22

52.7km

390m

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: September 24, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 37.6 km for 12 m

After 37.7 km for 12 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

18.9 km

Union Canal Tunnel

Highlight • Bridge

Turn on your headlights for the oncoming riders/runners/walkers!

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24.9 km

Antonine Wall

Ruins

3

30.8 km

The Kelpies

Highlight • Rest Area

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

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4

35.7 km

The silhouetted figures are L-R of Dr Harold Lyon a Consultant in geriatric medicine at Falkirk Infirmary. He also had an interest in palliative care and established the Strathcarron Hospice. …

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5

35.9 km

Lock 16

Highlight • Structure

6

36.0 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 …

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7

37.5 km

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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8

37.6 km

Outside the visitors center is a willow sculpture of a working horse and canal worker

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9

44.0 km

Lock 18

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B

52.7 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.9 km

21.0 km

3.78 km

1.88 km

790 m

225 m

214 m

Surfaces

47.7 km

4.05 km

521 m

251 m

193 m

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Friday 23 October

11°C

2°C

98 %

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