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Happy Birthday - Union Canal - 200 this year

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  1. Tulyar
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    The Union Canal has a neat USP as a route to cycle along. Its a contour canal, sneaking around the hills & with massive aqueducts to jump a few rivers to avoid having any locks, & thus make boat movements so much faster (especially for freight)

    It could also have a birthday bike ride if there is the momentum to deliver this - any contacts with Scottish Canals to see how this might fit with their plans?

    Its also the bicentenary of the Caledonian Canal - a bit further & perhaps we need to lean on West Coast Railway/Scotrail for a train to Banavie, and then the logistics of getting back from Inverness - (919 coaches back to Fort Bill or coaches/trains down A9 HML? - with new 6-bike HST's)

    PM thoughts?

    Posted 2 years ago #

  2. gembo
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    See threads passim

    Lots of new signs going up at the Edinburgh end Lift Bridge and under another bridge.

    @wingpig, @uberuce and I cycled to Falkirk Wheel a few years back. They bailed on return due to monotony and used roads. I persevered and mistook a posh house for a place I could get. A cup of tea

    You can get inside some of the aqueducts.

    I think we did a kids ride once too @Daisy and child came along.

    Posted 2 years ago #

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