Tag: walk

Grand Union Canal walk update : 05-Aug-2019

Since we started walking the Grand Union Canal, we’ve made it from London up to Olton. So only one day left and we will, have walked the whole way from London to Birmingham!!

So far it’s taken us 15 days… It’s been broken up into the following…

Total distance so far: 181.63 miles.

Grand Union Canal : Birdingbury Wharf to Warwick ✅

That’s us just done another part of the Grand Union Canal. This time, we walked from Birdingbury Wharf to Warwick (Warwick Parkway railway station). A distance of 11.65 miles.

The route we took can be found over at www.strava.com/activities/2493511514.

Here are some photos from day 13 of our Grand Union Canal walk.

More photos can be found over at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/england/grand-union-canal/

Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal – Day 1

Turns out while in Scotland, I’ve stared walking anther canal without really meaning too. This time, The Union Canal (Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal).

So far, I’ve (along with Nick and Neil) walked from the very start, which is close to the Falkirk Wheel to Polmont. A distance of 9.58 miles.

Check out the route, we took over at www.strava.com/activities/2441792248

More photos can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/canals/edinburgh-and-glasgow-union-canal/

Grand Union Canal : Long Buckby to Birdingbury Wharf ✅

That’s us just done another part of the Grand Union Canal. This time, we walked from Long Buckby to Birdingbury Wharf. A distance of 14.54 miles.

The route we took can be found over at www.strava.com/activities/2381297851 and www.strava.com/activities/2381427436. It’s in two parts, due to my GPS watch going flat. So had to change over to using my phone.

Here are some photos from day 12 of our Grand Union Canal walk.

More photos can be found over at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/england/grand-union-canal/

Grand Union Canal – Blisworth to Long Buckby ✅

That’s us just done another part of the Grand Union Canal. This time, we walked from Blisworth to Long Buckby. A distance of 14.26 miles.

The route we took can be found over at www.strava.com/activities/2273017671

Here are some photos from day 11 of our Grand Union Canal walk.

9 miles to Braunston

More photos can be found over at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/england/grand-union-canal/

National Cycle Network : 26/03/2018

I’ve just updated my National Cycle Network photo gallery, since I’ve now walked along, a very small part of NCR 67. Yes of course, you can use the network for both cycling and walking :).