| Direction |
Route |
Name |
Comment |
| Start |
|
Caldercruix Station |
in Caldercruix |
| Head East |
|
Station Road |
on North side of station |
| ↑ Straight Ahead |
75 |
Main Street |
after station |
| ↑ Straight Ahead |
75 |
Airdrie-Bathgate Railway Path |
at Caldercruix Road crossing |
| Fork Right ↗ |
75 |
Station Road |
in Blackridge |
| ← Turn Left |
B718 |
Harthill Road |
at end of road |
| ↑ Straight Ahead |
B718 |
Westcraigs Road |
continuation of road |
| ↑ Straight Ahead |
|
Heights Road |
at Main Street crossroads |
| ← Turn Left |
|
unnamed road |
after a couple of miles, where road veers right |
| ↑ Straight Ahead |
B8022 |
unnamed road |
at B825 crossroads |
| Fork Right ↗ |
|
unnamed road |
at junction where B8022 heads left to Slamannan |
| 2nd Right → |
|
unnamed road |
after left bend |
| ← 1st Left |
|
unnamed road |
at Wester Shieldhill |
| Turn Right → |
754 |
Union Canal towpath access ramp |
immediately after canal bridge (dismount due to steep narrow ramp) |
| Turn Right → |
754 |
Union Canal towpath |
at foot of ramp (stay dismounted) |
| ↑ Straight Ahead |
754 |
Falkirk Canal Tunnel |
(narrow towpath through tunnel) |
| ↑ Straight Ahead |
754 |
Union Canal towpath |
path widens, recommence cycling |
| [OPTION] 1st Right → |
|
Link path to Falkirk High Station |
after tunnel exit |
| [MAIN ROUTE] ↑ Straight Ahead |
754 |
Union Canal towpath |
past canal locks |
| ↑ Straight Ahead |
754 |
Roughcastle Tunnel |
|
| Fork Right ↗ |
754 |
Union Canal towpath |
down the hill to Visitors' Centre |
| Finish |
754 |
Falkirk Wheel Visitors' Centre |
in Falkirk |
Beyond the Visitors' Centre there is a footbridge over the Forth & Clyde Canal to get to the canal path on the far side. Turn right for Falkirk and Grangemouth or left for Kirkintilloch and Glasgow.
