Along the route you ll pass interesting sights on the canal such as the falkirk wheel a rotating boat lift. At times it runs along the towpath of the union canal a wonderful wildlife corridor and recreational space.
Map of the union canal the union canal which has a length of 31 miles 50 km today was built as a contour canal.
Union canal edinburgh map. View all hotels near union canal on tripadvisor. This avoided building costs and future operational delays caused by the provision of locks but necessitated large aqueducts to cross river valleys. Follow the union canal towpath from falkirk to edinburgh on this super waterside cycling and walking route.
Discover the union canal by bike walking running. The route follows national cycle network routes 75 and 754 so is well signed throughout. St john the evangelist rc church portobello is situated 1 miles southeast of union canal.
Its 32 miles of revitalised waterway aquaducts tunnels and bridges offers walkers joggers cyclists and waterborne craft an alternative and at. The union canal and forth clyde canals were reopened between 2000 and 2001 through the 84 5m millennium link project which was the largest canal restoration in the uk at the time. The falkirk wheel is the 21st century new beginning and end of the union canal.
0 06 km travelodge edinburgh central waterloo place hotel 0 08 km the balmoral hotel 0 08 km princes street suites 0 11 km motel one edinburgh princes 0 14 km apex waterloo place hotel. Hotels near union canal. The 19th century union canal is not a park in the typical sense but like the water of leith it provides a strip of blue and green through edinburgh from lochrin basin in fountainbridge just off lothian road to edinburgh s outskirts and beyond.
At falkirk you can link up with the forth and clyde canal which will take you into glasgow. For detailed information on each section of the canal click on the map the union canal was built in 1822 primarily to transport coal into edinburgh but it was also used by many other industries and by passenger craft. St john the evangelist roman catholic church is a catholic parish located in the portobello district of edinburgh scotland united kingdom in the archdiocese of st andrews and edinburgh.
The union and forth clyde canals route 754 is an entirely traffic free cycle path from edinburgh to glasgow. The union canal provides a great route in and out of edinburgh ideal if you commute by bike but also great for an excursion or to keep fit. Once unknown to all but the local waterway aficionados the edinburgh terminus of the union canal is now an attractive place to meet friends eat and drink or take a canalside stroll and watch the colourful boats.
Just a short walk from the capital s famous castle edinburgh quay is a thriving canal centre bringing alfresco waterside dining to the historic streets of scotland s capital. John lord cc by 2 0.
