http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Winchburgh to Falkirk Wheel - canal path en Wed, 13 May 2026 05:02:35 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16480#post-221967 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:05:24 +0000 Rosie 221967@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's a scenic tour, not an arterial route.</p> <p>Enjoy the scenery, and the flowery corridor round Broxburn. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16480#post-221965 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 14:41:45 +0000 gibbo 221965@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If we continue with winds from the East, I'll probably do a test run to Linlithgow next week. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16480#post-221955 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:48:35 +0000 dougal 221955@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you think of it as part of the National Cycle Network you can <em>never</em> be disappointed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16480#post-221951 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:41:26 +0000 I were right about that saddle 221951@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If you think of it as a trail rather than a path then there are no 'bad bits'. State of mind, innit? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16480#post-221947 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:00:07 +0000 wingpig 221947@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The good bits are just frequent enough to make it worth sticking through the bad bits. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16480#post-221913 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 09:32:40 +0000 spytfyre 221913@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>took my hybrid all the way to linlithgow and managed fine usually around the 15mph rate with 20 on the good open dry bits </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16480#post-221908 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 09:13:34 +0000 gibbo 221908@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@iwrats</p> <p>Thanks. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16480#post-221907 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 09:05:42 +0000 I were right about that saddle 221907@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gibbo</p> <p>There are a few stretches of plowter where the canal is cut into steep, tree-lined gorges and the Falkirk Tunnel is a bit sketchy (sunglasses off next time...) but otherwise it's fine. Wouldn't take a fancy road bike but anything else will manage fine. Don't expect to go too fast, but no need for bubblewrap or ointment. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16480#post-221906 Fri, 03 Jun 2016 08:58:03 +0000 gibbo 221906@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hey, guys!</p> <p>How good is the canal path from Winchburgh to Falkirk Wheel? </p> <p>Any dodgy bits that are either inches wide, or turn to mush whenever there's rain? </p>