Wheelside area guide
Audio adventures near the Falkirk Wheel
The canal basin around the Falkirk Wheel is made for walking: flat towpaths, wide water and plenty to look at. Wheelside adds a layer of story to it. Our self-guided audio adventures play through your headphones and unlock chapter by chapter as you reach each point along the walk.
Wheelside is an independent maker of audio adventures. We are not part of the Falkirk Wheel or its boat trips — think of these walks as something extra to do while you are in the area, before or after whatever else you have planned.
Walks you can do at the Wheel
Short, gentle and suitable for families — a good first taste of how a Wheelside adventure feels.
Mini Tour Falkirk Wheel
Falkirk Wheel · Free
Coggie The Otter
Falkirk Wheel · Free
Planning your visit
Open the adventure you want on your phone while you still have a good signal, bring headphones, and walk to the start point shown on that adventure’s own page. Press begin, listen to the short introduction, and then simply walk — the next chapter arrives on its own as you reach each spot.
Nothing is time-slotted, so you can fit a walk around the rest of your day. If you have longer and want something darker, the woodland routes in Canada Wood are a short distance away.
Other Falkirk areas
See this area inside the app on the Falkirk Wheel location page.