Foldie Forth Clyde Canal Ride

My friend Anna & I put our folding bikes on the night bus to Edinburgh, (with no sleep & a headwind that followed us ALL DAY) rode over the Forth Road Bridge, west along the north bank of the Forth, across the Kincardine Bridge to the amazing Kelpies, along the Forth & Clyde Canal to the Falkirk Wheel (mind blown), on to Kirkintilloch where we stayed with a wonderful family from warmshowers.org. 

Folded up and ready to get on the coach

Edinburgh

The Kelpies

The Falkirk Wheel

In the morning (after the best sleep of my life & an epic breakfast) we carried on along the canal to Bowling where it joins the Clyde River. Then we returned back along the canal and joined the disused railway track route to Glasgow. All because we wanted an adventure and really like bridges and canals.

Glasgow

A big shout-out to to the Scottish sun, our bikes that aren’t made for 50+ mile rides and of course our bums that we have condemned to life on a saddle.

For more information on this ride read Anna's piece for Cycling UK here

Eat, Sleep, Cycle: A Bike Around the Coast of Britain by Anna Hughes

When I was planning my solo, unsupported cycling trip from John O’Groats to Land’s End a friend of mine said “you should meet Anna, she cycled around the circumference of the island so if you think just doing the length is a big deal, she’ll put you straight.” Anna became my oracle and after just one phone call I turned my idea into a definite plan. When I met her she had just finished writing about her adventure and I was one of the first people to read Eat Sleep Cycle. I was lucky to have a friend like Anna on speed dial in case I needed advice or a pep talk.