Summary
This is a trip of 8 miles, ½ furlongs and 5 locks from Damson Lane Bridge No 78B to Kingswood Railway Bridge No 37.
This will take 3 hours and 24 minutes.
From Damson Lane Bridge No 78B travel south on the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section – Main Line) for 8 miles and 5 locks to Kingswood Junction, then travel northwest on the Stratford Canal (Kingswood Branch) for ½ furlongs to Kingswood Railway Bridge No 37.
Route
| Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section – Main Line) | |||
| From Damson Lane Bridge No 78B (Elmdon Heath. Damson Lane) to: | |||
| Henwood Bridge No 77 [see navigational note 1 below] | 2 miles, ¼ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| Henwood Mill Winding Hole [see navigational note 2 below] | ¼ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| Knowle Top Lock No 51 | 2 miles, 2½ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
| Knowle Bottom Lock No 47 Having passed through Knowle Locks [see navigational note 3 below]. | 1¾ furlongs, 4 locks | ||
| Kingswood Junction
Junction of Grand Union and Stratford upon Avon Canals
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3 miles, 3¼ furlongs, 1 lock | ||
| Stratford Canal (Kingswood Branch) | |||
| From Kingswood Junction (Junction of Grand Union and Stratford upon Avon Canals) to: | |||
| Kingswood Railway Bridge No 37 | ½ furlongs, 0 locks | ||
Totals
Total distance is 8 miles, ½ furlongs and 5 locks. There are at least 2 small aqueducts or underbridges.
This is made up of ½ furlongs of narrow canals; 8 miles of broad canals; 5 broad locks.
This will take 3 hours and 24 minutes.
