Day 78 - Falkirk to Lennoxtown - 9.3 miles

Chaos and confusion. Train strikes and bus replacement services!!
Walking down to Haymarket station we crossed over the canal and watched a guy magnet fishing.
In five minutes we watched him retrieve the metal spout of an old kettle and a road sign!

We eventually caught a bus from Edinburgh to Linlithgow and a train onwards to Croy where we started our walk.

The John Muir trail initially follows the line of  Antonine Wall
and the remains of some Roman forts particularly Principia. 
It then follows the Forth & Clyde canal to Kirkintilloch where it turned sharply north and quickly became more rural in character
before it picked up Glazert water and led to our hotel.

Total distance walked so far = 957.7 miles
Total ascent so far = 113 169 feet


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