Glasgow’s Forth & Clyde Canal Engineering Trail
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This walk along Glasgow’s Forth & Clyde Canal will take you through the history of the city as well as that of Scotland itself. You’ll find out about how the Forth & Clyde Canal was shaped by East/West rivalry, global conflict and even the Jacobite uprisings. We’ll walk from the Claypits Local Nature Reserve, Glasgow’s only inner-city nature reserve, along the canal towpath as far as the Kelvin aqueduct. Along the way, we’ll explore the engineering of the canal and it’s structures, learning why they were built, how they work and the impact they’ve had on the surrounding communities for the last 250 years.
ADDRESS & CONTACT INFO
Hamiltonhill Claypits canalbridge
Glasgow Canal Slide, Garscube Link, off Garscube Road, A81
G20 7JX
VISIT DETAILS
TOUR DATES & TIMES
Friday 20th September: 11 : 00 AM
Saturday 21st September: 2 : 00 PM
Sunday 22nd September: 2 : 00 PM
Saturday 21st September: 2 : 00 PM
Sunday 22nd September: 2 : 00 PM
TOUR INFORMATION
Tour Duration: 90
Tour Meeting Point: Hamiltonhill Claypits canalbridge
Tour Meeting Point: Hamiltonhill Claypits canalbridge
BOOKING DETAILS
OTHER INFORMATION
TRAVEL
Nearest Train and/or Subway: St George's Cross Subway station, various bus routes on Garscube Road & Maryhill Road
Parking Available: no
Additional Parking Details: Please dress for the weather and wear sensible footwear for walking
Parking Available: no
Additional Parking Details: Please dress for the weather and wear sensible footwear for walking
ACCESSIBILITY
Physical Access: Limited Access
Further Accessibility Details: Canal tow path which, though accessible, may be narrow and uneven in places
Facilities:
Additional Restricitions on Access: Please dress for the weather and wear sensible footwear for walking
Further Accessibility Details: Canal tow path which, though accessible, may be narrow and uneven in places
Facilities:
Additional Restricitions on Access: Please dress for the weather and wear sensible footwear for walking
ORGANISATION
Organised by: Institution of Civil Engineers
The Institution of Civil Engineers promotes and advances civil engineering around the globe. Our members are the civil engineers that design and build the world around you; the roads and railways, schools, offices, hospitals, water and power supplies, the kinds of things that we take for granted but would find life very hard to live without. Civil engineers are at the forefront of the fight against the effects of climate change, working to create a more sustainable future for us all.
Tel: 07917 508041
Email: alison.ward@ice.org.uk
Website: https://www.ice.org.uk/
The Institution of Civil Engineers promotes and advances civil engineering around the globe. Our members are the civil engineers that design and build the world around you; the roads and railways, schools, offices, hospitals, water and power supplies, the kinds of things that we take for granted but would find life very hard to live without. Civil engineers are at the forefront of the fight against the effects of climate change, working to create a more sustainable future for us all.
Tel: 07917 508041
Email: alison.ward@ice.org.uk
Website: https://www.ice.org.uk/
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