Paths along towpaths are generally flat, making them attractive for walkers with constraints on steep ascents, but it must be noted that they are not necessarily without steps and/or stiles. There will also be some variation to cope with canal tunnels with no towpath. This may mean that those walkers with the above-mentioned constraints will resort to a bus to cover the problematic bits.
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Coventry Canal Path
Length >60km
Max transport gap <10km
A 61km walk between the centre of Coventry and Fradley Junction.
Forth and Clyde / Union Canal Walk
Length >60km
Max transport gap <10km
A walk of 102km between Bowling and Edinburgh.
Grand Union Canal Walk
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 227km walk along the towpath of the canal between the River Thames at Brentford and Birmingham’s famous Gas Street Basin.
Image: Norwood Green
Kennet and Avon Canal Path
Length >60km
Max transport gap <20km
A walk of 157km along the towpath of the Kennet and Avon Canal between Reading and Bath.
Oxford Canal Path
Length >60km
Max transport gap >20km
A walk of 129km between Oxford and Hawkesbury Junction, on the north-eastern tip of Coventry.
Image: Braunston Junction, where the Oxford Canal (right) meets the Grand Union Canal
Regent’s Canal Walk
Length <20km
Max transport gap <10km
A 14km walk along the towpath (with necessary diversions via streets to negotiate tunnels) between Little Venice and Limehouse.
Image: East portal of Islington tunnel
Royal Military Canal Path
Length <60km
Max transport gap <20km
A 45km walk alongside the Royal Military Canal between Hythe and Rye.
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