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Linlithgow And Linlithgow Bridge

Canada Wood Kitchen & Trails – Avon Aqueduct loop from Linlithgow

Linlithgow And Linlithgow Bridge

Canada Wood Kitchen & Trails – Avon Aqueduct loop from Linlithgow

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Canada Wood Kitchen & Trails – Avon Aqueduct loop from Linlithgow

02:44

43.3km

430m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 23.1 km for 57 m

After 38.7 km for 235 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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374 m

Linlithgow Canal Centre and Tea Room

Highlight • Cafe

The Canal Centre is open on the following dates during 2017:

Weekends

Every Saturday and Sunday from Saturday 15th April till Sunday 24th September.

Canal Centre: 1 pm – 4.30 pm

Tearoom: 1 pm – 4.30 pm (last orders at 4.15 pm)

Museum: 1 pm – 4.30 pm, Admission FREE.

Boat Trips: Town Boat Trips every 30 minutes between 2 pm and 4.30 pm and Aqueduct Cruises leaving at 2 pm.

Weekdays

Monday – Friday between 3rd July and 18th August.

Tearoom and Canal Museum: 2 – 4 pm.

Boat Trips: Town Boat Trips every 30 minutes between 2 pm and 4 pm.

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655 m

Linlithgow Palace

Highlight • Castle

The ruins of Linlithgow Palace are situated in the town of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, 15 miles (24 km) west of Edinburgh. The palace was one of the principal residences of the monarchs of Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries. Although maintained after Scotland's monarchs left for England in 1603, the palace was little used, and was burned out in 1746. It is now a visitor attraction in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.

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17.4 km

Easter Strip

Forest

18.1 km

Lionthorn Woods

Highlight • Forest

Pretty private woodland on the edge of Falkirk with walking and cycling trails. The John Muir way runs through the woodlands here too (johnmuirway.org/). Well surfaced and great to explore year-round at zero cost.

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21.4 km

Battle of Falkirk Muir Memorial

Highlight • Monument

The site of the battle on the south muir is today marked by an obelisk unveiled by the Duke of Atholl in 1927. It is a modest memorial of such a great encounter and a more chilling reminder of the battle can be found in the many eye witness accounts of the battle which survive. Among the most graphic was that of Chevalier Johnstone who was sent with a sergeant and twenty men to guard the captured cannons on the battlefield.

Only once more would British soil witness such carnage and that just three months later on Drumossie Moor at Culloden. On that day Lord Kilmarnock was taken, as the Jacobite cause perished. In August he was beheaded on Towerhill in London.

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22.3 km

Canada Wood Kitchen & Trails

Highlight • Trail

Plenty of trails, blue and green trails around Canada wood kitchen, greenrig cycles bike shop and a pump track with red trails further south into auchingean wood.

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22.5 km

The Cafe at Canada Wood

Highlight • Parking

Great place to stop for lunch before during or after your ride, great freshly cooked quality meals. Can get very busy though but worth the wait.

cafecanadawood.co.uk

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22.6 km

Canada Wood Kitchen & Bar

Highlight • Cafe

Superb cafe/restaurant at Canada Wood.

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23.2 km

Craigburn Wood

Forest

38.8 km

Avon Aqueduct

Highlight • Bridge

Excellent viewing spot for the Avon Aqueduct. There are a set of steps here where you can walk up to the aqueduct and walk across for even more stunning views.

The aqueduct was built to a design by Hugh Baird, with advice from Thomas Telford, in tandem with the aqueducts at Slateford and Lin's Mill, with which it shares its design. Telford was not convinced that the stone arches were necessary in conjunction with the iron trough, but Baird used both on all three major aqueducts. Construction was carried out by Messrs. Craven, Whitaker and Nowell between 1819 and 1821, their success in building a stone bridge over the River Ouse making their tender for the contract "by far the most eligible."

The aqueduct straddles the border between the West Lothian and Falkirk Council areas, so has two Historic Scotland listings. The aqueduct is a category A listed building.

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43.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.1 km

8.82 km

8.25 km

7.16 km

2.63 km

253 m

161 m

Surfaces

21.7 km

11.2 km

4.77 km

3.92 km

1.63 km

155 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Thursday 27 August

20°C

14°C

71 %

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Canada Wood Kitchen & Trails – Avon Aqueduct loop from Linlithgow

Linlithgow Canal Centre and Tea Room

Linlithgow Palace

Lionthorn Woods

Battle of Falkirk Muir Memorial

Canada Wood Kitchen & Trails

The Cafe at Canada Wood

Canada Wood Kitchen & Bar

Avon Aqueduct

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