Bowling to the Falkirk Wheel
Go to online mappingFrom - to: Bowling Harbour to Falkirk Wheel
Type: Traffic-free apart from a short section on-road at Stockingfield Junction, Glasgow
Access: Paisley Canal, Johnstone, Howwood, Lochwinnoch and North Glengarnock train stations
Surface: Gravel and tarmac
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The Forth and Clyde Canal links Glasgow to Falkirk providing a wonderful, flat traffic-free walking and cycling route across central Scotland. The highlight of this route is the famous Falkirk Wheel, the world's first and only rotating boat lift which connects the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal.
Starting from the picturesque Bowling Harbour on the Clyde Estuary near Glasgow, the route passes through Clydebank and continues along the canal to Stockingfield where you leave the traffic-free canal path for a short while. The route passes the beautiful Kelvin Valley, Kirkintilloch, Auchinstarry Marina and Bonnybridge before reaching the Falkirk Wheel.
Local attractions:
- Clydebank Museum
- Possil Marsh Wildlife Reserve, near Bishopbriggs
- Auld Kirk Museum, Kirkintilloch
- The Antonine Wall
- Rough Castle Roman Fort
- Falkirk Wheel
Bike hire:
- Magic Cycles, Bowling Harbour
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