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The Kelpies – Falkirk Wheel loop from Polmont

The Kelpies – Falkirk Wheel loop from Polmont

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The Kelpies – Falkirk Wheel loop from Polmont

01:27

31.9km

220m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 6.55 km for 9 m

After 13.4 km for 12 m

After 13.8 km for 12 m

After 16.9 km for 19 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.55 km

The Kelpies

Highlight • Rest Area

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

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6.69 km

The Kelpies Sculptures

Highlight • Monument

The Kelpies are 30-metre high horse-head sculptures, standing next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal, and near River Carron, in The Helix, a new parkland project …

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11.5 km

Silhouette Figures of Dr. Harold Lyon, Reginald Adams, and Robert Barr

Highlight • Monument

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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11.8 km

Lock 16

Highlight • Structure

11.9 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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13.4 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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13.6 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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13.7 km

Willow Sculpture of a Working Horse and Canal Worker

Highlight • Monument

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

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31.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.3 km

14.5 km

857 m

628 m

471 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.0 km

836 m

599 m

175 m

167 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Tuesday 18 August

16°C

11°C

95 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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The Kelpies – Falkirk Wheel loop from Polmont

The Kelpies

The Kelpies Sculptures

Silhouette Figures of Dr. Harold Lyon, Reginald Adams, and Robert Barr

Lock 16

Falkirk Wheel and the Forth and Clyde Canal

Mooring at the Union Canal and Forth & Clyde Canal Junction

Falkirk Wheel

Willow Sculpture of a Working Horse and Canal Worker

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