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The path continues along the towpath of the Union Canal, through [[Linlithgow]], past the red shale [[spoil tip|bings]] which are all that remains of Scotland's oilshale industry, and through the outskirts of Edinburgh.[{{cite web|url=https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lothian/linlithgow-ratho.shtml|title=Union canal: Linlithgow to Ratho|publisher=WalkHighlands|access-date=2018-08-31}}] Unlike the Forth and Clyde Canal with its many lock systems, the Union Canal is a contour canal and there is only one lock, located near the Falkirk Wheel. |
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The path continues along the towpath of the Union Canal, through [[Linlithgow]], past the red shale [[spoil tip|bings]] which are all that remains of Scotland's oilshale industry, and through the outskirts of Edinburgh.[{{cite web|url=https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lothian/linlithgow-ratho.shtml|title=Union canal: Linlithgow to Ratho|publisher=WalkHighlands|access-date=2018-08-31}}] Unlike the Forth and Clyde Canal with its many lock systems, the Union Canal is a contour canal and there is only one lock, located near the Falkirk Wheel. |
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The path ends at the canal port at [[Lochrin|Lochrin Basin]], Edinburgh Quay, near [[Tollcross, Edinburgh|Tollcross]], in the centre of Edinburgh.[{{cite web|url=https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lothian/ratho-lochrin.shtml|title=Union Canal: Ratho to Lochrin Basin|publisher=WalkHighlands|access-date=2018-08-31}}] If desired the pathway can be extended a further 3 km through the centre of Edinburgh and down to [[Leith]] and Leith Docks. |
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The path ends at the canal port at [[Lochrin|Lochrin Basin]], Edinburgh Quay, near [[Tollcross, Edinburgh|Tollcross]], in the centre of Edinburgh.[{{cite web|url=https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lothian/ratho-lochrin.shtml|title=Union Canal: Ratho to Lochrin Basin|publisher=WalkHighlands|access-date=2018-08-31}}] If desired the pathway can be extended a further 3 km through the centre of Edinburgh and down to [[Leith]] and Leith Docks on the [[National Cycle Route 75]] which follows the same route after a meeting point near [[Kingsknowe]] in the south-west of the city. |
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Railway lines run close to the path for most of its length. Bowling Station, on the line from Glasgow, is close to the start of the path.[ Both Glasgow main line railway stations are in the centre of the city, only a few hundred metres apart. The line which has run close to the path from Bowling to Glasgow passes through [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow Central Station]] low-level. The railway line which runs close to the rest of the path runs from [[Glasgow Queen Street railway station|Glasgow Queen Street Station]] to [[Haymarket railway station|Edinburgh Haymarket Station]]. In [[Croy, North Lanarkshire|Croy]], [[Falkirk]] and [[Linlithgow]] the canal passes only a few hundred metres from the railway stations. Edinburgh's Waverley Station and Haymarket Station are only a short distance from Lochrin Basin.] |
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Railway lines run close to the path for most of its length. Bowling Station, on the line from Glasgow, is close to the start of the path.[ Both Glasgow main line railway stations are in the centre of the city, only a few hundred metres apart. The line which has run close to the path from Bowling to Glasgow passes through [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow Central Station]] low-level. The railway line which runs close to the rest of the path runs from [[Glasgow Queen Street railway station|Glasgow Queen Street Station]] to [[Haymarket railway station|Edinburgh Haymarket Station]]. In [[Croy, North Lanarkshire|Croy]], [[Falkirk]] and [[Linlithgow]] the canal passes only a few hundred metres from the railway stations. Edinburgh's Waverley Station and Haymarket Station are only a short distance from Lochrin Basin.] |
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