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Glasgow to Edinburgh 2: Falkirk to Edinburgh

Posted on 27 April 20182 April 2021 by Rob Ainsley

The second day of route research, following the Union Canal from Falkirk along smooth flat tarmac towpath right into Edinburgh city centre.

The bonnie mountains* of Lothian
Avon Aqueduct at Linlithgow, second only to Pontcysyllte in its ability to scare careless cyclists
Spring at Linlithgow
Journey’s end in Edinburgh, and a beer with Paul Wedgwood (not illustrated)

*slag heaps

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