Journey to Cheshunt

Summary

This is a trip of 7 miles, ¾ furlongs and 5 locks from Stanstead Marina to Cheshunt Visitor Moorings travelling south on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee).

This will take 3 hours and 1 minute.

Route

Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee)
From Stanstead Marina (Also known as Lee Valley Marina Stanstead Abbots) to:
	Rye House Bridge No 58 With Pipe Bridge alongside	1 mile, 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Rye House Junction Junction of Rivers Stort and Lee	4 furlongs, 0 locks
	Cheshunt Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings	5 miles, 3½ furlongs, 5 locks

Totals

Total distance is 7 miles, ¾ furlongs and 5 locks Today’s travel includes at least 1 small aqueduct or underbridge.

This is made up of 7 miles, ¾ furlongs of small rivers; 5 broad locks.

This will take 3 hours and 1 minute.

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Journey to Stanstead Abbott’s Marina

Summary

This is a trip of 4 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks from Broxbourne Rowing Club to Stanstead Marina travelling north on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee).

This will take 2 hours and 11 minutes.

Route

Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee)
From Broxbourne Rowing Club to:
	Rye House Junction Junction of Rivers Stort and Lee	2 miles, 5¼ furlongs, 3 locks
	Rye House Bridge No 58 With Pipe Bridge alongside	4 furlongs, 0 locks
	Stanstead Marina Also known as Lee Valley Marina Stanstead Abbots	1 mile, 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks

Totals

Total distance is 4 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks.

This is made up of 4 miles, 2½ furlongs of small rivers; 3 broad locks.

This will take 2 hours and 11 minutes.

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Journey back to Broxbourne

Summary

This is a trip of 9 miles, 7½ furlongs and 11 locks from Footbridge No 26 to Broxbourne Rowing Club.

This will take 5 hours and 14 minutes.

From Footbridge No 26 travel west on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line) for 7 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 8 locks to Rye House Junction, then travel southwest on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) for 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 3 locks to Broxbourne Rowing Club.

Route

Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line)
From Footbridge No 26 (The Pincey Brook flows into the navigation – No Access) to:
	Harlow Lock No 8 Also known as Harlow Mill Lock	4 furlongs, 0 locks
	Roydon Road Bridge No 6 High Street (B181)	5 miles, 3 furlongs, 6 locks
	Rye House Junction Junction of Rivers Stort and Lee	1 mile, 3½ furlongs, 2 locks
Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee)
From Rye House Junction (Junction of Rivers Stort and Lee) to:
	Broxbourne Rowing Club	2 miles, 5¼ furlongs, 3 locks

Totals

Total distance is 9 miles, 7½ furlongs and 11 locks.

This is made up of 9 miles, 7½ furlongs of small rivers; 11 broad locks.

This will take 5 hours and 14 minutes.

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Journey to Pishiobury Park

Summary

This is a trip of 5 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 7 locks from Bishop’s Stortford Visitor Moorings to Footbridge No 26 travelling south on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line).

This will take 3 hours and 13 minutes.

Route

Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line)
From Bishop’s Stortford Visitor Moorings (14 day moorings) to:
	Footbridge No 26 The Pincey Brook flows into the navigation – No Access	5 miles, 7¼ furlongs, 7 locks

Totals

Total distance is 5 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 7 locks.

This is made up of 5 miles, 7¼ furlongs of small rivers; 7 broad locks.

This will take 3 hours and 13 minutes.

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Journey to Bishops Stortford

Summary

This is a trip of 5 miles and 5 locks from Sawbridgeworth Visitor Moorings to Bishop’s Stortford Visitor Moorings travelling north on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line).

This will take 2 hours and 54 minutes.

Route

Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line)
From Sawbridgeworth Visitor Moorings (14 day moorings<BR>There are more Visitor Moorings above Sawbridgeworth Lock) to:
	Bishop’s Stortford Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings	5 miles, 5 locks

Totals

Total distance is 5 miles and 5 locks. This is made up of 5 miles of small rivers; 5 broad locks. This will take 2 hours and 54 minutes.

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Journey to Sawbridgeworth

Summary

This is a trip of 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 2 locks from Harlow Lock No 8 to Sawbridgeworth Visitor Moorings travelling northeast on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line).

This will take 57 minutes.

Route

Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line)
From Harlow Lock No 8 (Also known as Harlow Mill Lock) to:
	Sawbridgeworth Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings<BR>There are more Visitor Moorings above Sawbridgeworth Lock	1 mile, 3 furlongs, 2 locks

Totals

Total distance is 1 mile, 3 furlongs and 2 locks (not counting Harlow Lock No 8).

This is made up of 1 mile, 3 furlongs of small rivers; 2 broad locks.

This will take 57 minutes. For initial calculation purposes (before adjusting for such things as overnight stops) this is taken as 1 day of 57 minutes.

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Journey to Harlow

Summary

This is a trip of 9 miles, 3½ furlongs and 10 locks from Broxbourne Rowing Club to Harlow Lock No 8.

This will take 5 hours and 39 minutes.

From Broxbourne Rowing Club travel northeast on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) for 2 miles, 5¼ furlongs and 3 locks to Rye House Junction, then travel northeast on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line) for 6 miles, 6½ furlongs and 7 locks to Harlow Lock No 8.

Route

Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee)
From Broxbourne Rowing Club to:
	Rye House Junction Junction of Rivers Stort and Lee	2 miles, 5¼ furlongs, 3 locks
Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort – Main Line)
From Rye House Junction (Junction of Rivers Stort and Lee) to:
	Roydon Road Bridge No 6 High Street (B181)	1 mile, 3½ furlongs, 2 locks
	Harlow Lock No 8 Also known as Harlow Mill Lock	5 miles, 3 furlongs, 5 locks

Totals

Total distance is 9 miles, 3½ furlongs and 10 locks (not counting Harlow Lock No 8).

This is made up of 9 miles, 3½ furlongs of small rivers; 10 broad locks.

This will take 5 hours and 39 minutes. For initial calculation purposes (before adjusting for such things as overnight stops) this is taken as 1 day of 5 hours and 39 minutes.

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Journey to Broxbourne

Summary

This is a trip of 4 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks from Stanstead Marina to Broxbourne Rowing Club travelling south on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee).

This will take 1 hour and 49 minutes.

Route

Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee)
From Stanstead Marina (Also known as Lee Valley Marina Stanstead Abbots) to:
	Rye House Bridge No 58 With Pipe Bridge alongside	1 mile, 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Rye House Junction Junction of Rivers Stort and Lee	4 furlongs, 0 locks
	Broxbourne Rowing Club	2 miles, 5¼ furlongs, 3 locks

Totals

Total distance is 4 miles, 2½ furlongs and 3 locks.

This is made up of 4 miles, 2½ furlongs of small rivers; 3 broad locks.

This will take 1 hour and 49 minutes. For initial calculation purposes (before adjusting for such things as overnight stops) this is taken as 1 day of 1 hour and 49 minutes.

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Journey to St Margarets

Summary

This is a trip of 19 miles, 7 furlongs and 15 locks from Hertford Union Top Lock No 1 to Stanstead Marina.

This will take 9 hours and 59 minutes which is 1 day, 2 hours and 59 minutes at 7 hours per day.

From Hertford Union Top Lock No 1 travel northeast on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) for 3¼ furlongs and 2 locks to Hertford Union Canal Junction, then travel north on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) for 11 miles, ¾ furlongs and 7 locks to Waltham Town Lock No 11, then travel north on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) for 8 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 6 locks to Stanstead Marina.

Route

Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal)
From Hertford Union Top Lock No 1 (Also known as Old Ford Upper Lock, Homerton Footpath Lock) to:
	Hertford Union Canal Junction Junction of Hertford Union Canal and River Lee	3¼ furlongs, 2 locks
Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section)
From Hertford Union Canal Junction (Junction of Hertford Union Canal and River Lee) to:
	Tottenham Lock No 17 [see navigational note 1 below] BW key needed to operate lock	4 miles, ¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Enfield Lock No 13 BW key needed to operate the gates / windlass for the paddles	5 miles, 4½ furlongs, 4 locks
	Waltham Town Lock No 11	1 mile, 3½ furlongs, 3 locks
Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee)
From Waltham Town Lock No 11 to:
	Rye House Junction Junction of Rivers Stort and Lee	6 miles, 5½ furlongs, 6 locks
	Rye House Bridge No 58 With Pipe Bridge alongside	4 furlongs, 0 locks
	Stanstead Marina Also known as Lee Valley Marina Stanstead Abbots	1 mile, 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks

Totals

Total distance is 19 miles, 7 furlongs and 15 locks (not counting Hertford Union Top Lock No 1) Today’s travel includes at least 1 small aqueduct or underbridge.

This is made up of 3¼ furlongs of broad canals; 11 miles, ¾ furlongs of commercial waterways; 8 miles, 2¾ furlongs of small rivers; 8 broad locks; 7 large locks.

This will take 9 hours, 59 minutes which is 1 day, 2 hours and 59 minutes at 7 hours per day. For initial calculation purposes (before adjusting for such things as overnight stops) this is taken as 1 day of 9 hours and 59 minutes.

The trip can be done in under one day, so no overnight stopping places have been calculated.

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Journey to Homerton

Summary

This is a trip of 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock from Mile End Road Bridge No 56 to Hertford Union Top Lock No 1.

This will take 37 minutes.

From Mile End Road Bridge No 56 travel northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Regent’s Canal) for 4¼ furlongs and 1 lock to Hertford Union Junction, then travel northeast on the Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal) for 5½ furlongs to Hertford Union Top Lock No 1.

Route

Grand Union Canal (Regent’s Canal)
From Mile End Road Bridge No 56 (A11. Also known as Globe Bridge) to:
	Hertford Union Junction Junction of Regent’s and Hertford Union Canals	4¼ furlongs, 1 lock
Grand Union Canal (Hertford Union Canal)
From Hertford Union Junction (Junction of Regent’s and Hertford Union Canals) to:
	Hertford Union Top Lock No 1 Also known as Old Ford Upper Lock, Homerton Footpath Lock	5½ furlongs, 0 locks

Totals

Total distance is 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs and 1 lock (not counting Hertford Union Top Lock No 1).

This is made up of 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs of broad canals; 1 broad lock.