Glasgow's Forth & Clyde Canal Engineering Trail
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The first two bridges on our trail
2 minTwo new locks
27 sA modern bridge with historic foundations
22 sAn old basin with a new life
20 sGlasgow's only inner city local nature reserve
26 sLarge basin
15 sThe Firhill Road Bridge
36 sMurano Street Bridge
12 sThe Ruchill Spillway acts as an overflow on this stretch of the canal
32 sA new bridge for an old junction
41 sA series of five locks changing the level of the canal
24 sA major tourist attraction when it was new
1 minA tour along the Forth & Clyde Canal in Glasgow is a journey through time from the Jacobite uprisings, through the industrial revolution and right up to modern times. You’ll learn about the engineering of this peaceful, active way to travel in and out of the city and find out about its secret other life...