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Carron to Auchinstarry

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It’s been uphill all day today.

Starting at the Carron Basin, just above the River Carron and the Firth of Forth. we ascended through locks 3 to 16 before reaching the junction at the Falkirk Wheel.

On our way up we passed the "wee dredger" coming down. Unfortunately it wasn’t as "wee" as its name suggests as it wouldn’t fit under the bridge behind the dredger in the photo. We had to lower the level of the water in the pound between the locks so it would fit under. Fortunately it was only a short pound so it didn’t take long.

Passing the dredger

We passed the swing bridge at the junction and the lifting bridge at Bonnybridge before tackling locks 16-20 to reach the summit pound.

This took us through Dullatur Bog, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) when the canal follows a straight cut.

This summit pound would take us all the way to Glasgow but we only went as far as Auchinstarry to fill up with water and visit the shop in the village. Then we returned a short distance to Craigmarloch where we are moored quietly on our own.

Dullatur Bog

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