A full index of rides completed to date, by canal / area / Nicholson Guide, showing the mileage, difficulty, and type of ride (solo, 2 car, etc.) Click on the heading to sort by that criteria.
From | To | Guide & PDF | Cycling Miles | Cycling Time (hours) | Difficulty | Type of Ride | Canal |
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Northampton | Braunston | Northampton to Braunston | 25 | 4 | 4=hard | solo cycle | Grand Union |
Northampton | Milton Keynes | Northampton to Milton Keynes | 22 | 2.5 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | Grand Union |
Milton Keynes | Tring | Milton Keynes to Tring Station | 24 | 3 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | Grand Union |
Tring | Rickmansworth | Tring Station to Rickmansworth | 21 | 2.5 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | Grand Union |
Rickmansworth | Slough / Hayes & Harlington | Rickmansworth to Slough, Hayes & Harlington | 25 | 3 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | Grand Union |
London Canals | London Canals | London Canals | 62 | 10 | 2=fair | solo cycle | Grand Union, Paddington Arm, Regents, Thames, and others |
Norton Junction | Foxton Locks | Norton Junction to Foxton Locks | 28 | 4.5 | 4=hard | 2 car | Grand Union Leicester Branch |
Etruria Junction | Froghall Wharf | Caldon Canal | 23 | 3.5 | 3=moderate | 2 car | Caldon Canal |
Saul Marina | Brimscombe | Stroudwater Canal | 24 | 3.25 | 1-easy | solo cycle | Stroudwater Canal |
Aylesbury | Wendover | Aylesbury to Wendover | 16 | 3.25 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | Grand Union, Aylesbury and Wendover Arms |
Lea Bridge, London | Hertford | Northampton to Braunston | 27 | 3.25 | 2=fair | solo cycle | River Lea Navigation |
Broxbourne | Bishop's Stortford | Broxbourne to Bishop’s Stortford | 17 | 2.5 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | River Lea Navigation, River Stort Navigation |
Farmers Locks, Birmingham | Dudley | Farmers Locks to Dudley | 27 | 3.5 | 4=Hard | solo cycle | Birmingham & Fazeley, Birmingham Level Mainline, Wolverhampton Level, Dudley No.1, Dudley No. 2, Titford Canal, |
Leamington Spa | Rugby | Leamington Spa to Rugby | 26 | 3.5 | 3=Moderate | solo cycle | Grand Union Canal, Oxford Canal |
Coventry | Rugby | Coventry to Rugby | 23 | 3.0 | 3=Moderate | solo cycle | Coventry Canal, Oxford Canal |
Fazeley Junction, Tamworth | Bedworth | Fazeley Junction to Bedworth | 23 | 3.0 | 2=fair | solo cycle | Coventry Canal |
Fazeley Junction, Tamworth | Gas Street Basin | Fazeley Junction to Gas Street Basin | 31 | 3.5 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | Birmingham & Fazeley, Tame Valley Canal, Birmingham Mainline |
Solihull | Shirley | Solihull to Shirley | 28.5 | 3.5 | 3=moderate | solo cycle (circular ride) | Grand Union, Birmingham & Fazeley, Digbeth Branch, Worcester & Birmingham, Stratford-Upon-Avon Canal |
Walsall | Walsall | Rushall Canal and Walsall | |||||
Wednesfield | Wednesfield | Wyrley & Essington Canal, and Wednesbury Oak Loop | 24 | 3.0 | 2=fair | solo cycle (circular ride) | Wyrley & Essington, Wolverhampton Mainline, Wednesbury Oak Loop, Walsall Canal |
Halesowen | Kidderminster | Halesowen to Kidderminster | 28 | 3.5 | 2=fair | solo cycle | Dudley No. 2, Dudley No. 1, Stourbridge Canal, Staffordshire & Worcester |
Fazeley Junction, Tamworth | Burton-Upon-Trent | Fazeley Junction to Burton | 23.5 | 3.0 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | Birmingham & Fazeley, Coventry Canal, Grand Union |
Fazeley Junction, Tamworth | Bedworth | Fazeley Junction to Bedworth | 23 | 3.0 | 2=fair | solo cycle | Coventry Canal |
Fazeley Junction, Tamworth | Gas Street Basin, Birmingham | Fazeley Junction to Gas Street Basin | 30 | 3.5 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | Birmingham & Fazeley Canal, Birmingham Mainline, Tame Valley Canal, Walsall Canal |
Solihull | Shirley | Solihull to Shirley | 28.5 | 3.5 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | Birmingham & Fazeley Canal, Birmingham & Worcester Canal, Digbeth Branch, Grand Union Canal, Stratford-upon-Avon Canal |
Walsall | Walsall | Rushall Canal and Walsall | 29.5 | 3.5 | 2=fair | solo cycle | Rushall Canal, Walsall Canal, Wyrley & Essington Canal |
Wednesfield | Wednesfield | Wyrley & Essington Canal, and Wednesbury Oak Loop | 24 | 3.0 | 2=fair | solo cycle | Walsall Canal, Wolverhampton Level, Wyrley & Essington Canal |
Birmingham | Delph, Dudley | Farmers Locks to Dudley | 27 | 3.5 | 4=hard | solo cycle | Birmingham & Fazeley Canal, Birmingham Mainline, Dudley No. 2 Canal, Dudley No. 1 Canal, Titford Canal, Wolverhampton Level |
Halesowen | Kidderminster | Halesowen to Kidderminster | 28 | 3.5 | 2=fair | solo cycle | Dudley No. 2 Canal, Dudley No. 1 Canal, Staffs & Worcester Canal, Stourbridge Canal |
Fazeley Junction, Tamworth | Burton-on-Trent | Fazeley Junction to Burton | 22.5 | 3.0 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | Birmingham & Fazeley Canal, Coventry Canal, Trent & Mersey Canal |
Market Harborough | South Wigston | Market Harborough to South Wigston | 16 | 2.25 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | Grand Union Leicester Branch, Grand Union Market Harborough Branch |
Langley Mill | Cromford | Cromford Canal | 19.5 | 3.0 | 4=hard | solo cycle | Cromford Canal |
Wolverhampton | Stourbridge | Wolverhampton to Stourbridge | 19 | 2.5 | 2=fair | solo cycle | Birmingham Mainline, Staffs & Worcester Canal, Stourbridge Canal |
South Wigston | Syston | South Wigston to Syston | 17 | 2.0 | 2=fair | solo cycle | Grand Union Leicester Branch |
Wrenbury | Winsford | Wrenbury to Winsford | 22 | 2.0 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | Llangollen Canal, Shropshire Union Mainline, Shropshire Union Middlewich Branch |
Nantwich | Ellesmere Port | Nantwich to Ellesmere Port | 32.5 | 4.0 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | Shropshire Union Mainline |
Penkridge | Fradley Junction | Penkridge to Fradley Junction | 28 | 3.5 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | Staffs & Worcester Canal, Trent & Mersey Canal |
Great Haywood, Stafford | Stoke | Great Haywood Junction to Stoke | 24.5 | 3.0 | 2=fair | solo cycle | Staffs & Worcester Canal, Trent & Mersey Canal |
Stoke | Middlewich | Stoke to Middlewich | 24.5 | 3.25 | 3=moderate | solo cycle | Trent & Mersey Canal, Wardle Canal, Shropshire Union MIddlewich Branch |
Wolverhampton | Nantwich | Wolverhampton to Nantwich | 47 | 7 | 4=hard | solo cycle | Birmingham Mainline, Staffs & Worcester Canal, Shropshire Union Mainline |
Oldbury | Penkridge | Oldbury to Penkridge | 24 | 3.75 | 2=fair | solo cycle | Birmingham Mainline, Staffs & Worcester Canal |