Journey to Braunston, or boaters heaven

Summary

This is a trip of 15 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 13 locks from Wright’s Lane Bridge No 45 to Braunston Marina Western Entrance.

This will take 7 hours and 4 minutes which is 1 day, 4 minutes at 7 hours per day.

From Wright’s Lane Bridge No 45 travel northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Norton to Gayton) for 11 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 7 locks to Norton Junction, then travel west on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Braunston to Norton) for 4 miles, ¾ furlongs and 6 locks to Braunston Marina Western Entrance.

Route

Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Norton to Gayton)
From Wright’s Lane Bridge No 45 to:
	The Wharf PH	2 miles, 3½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Bugbrooke Bridge No 36 Bugbrooke village half a mile east	a few yards, 0 locks
	Heyford Fields Marina @Heyford Fields Farm, Bugbrooke Road, Nether Heyford, Northants.	3½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Heyford Wharf Bridge No 32 Nether Heyford village half a mile northeast. Many moored boats in this area. Furnace Lane	7½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Stowe Hill Marina Service Wharf	1 mile, 5¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	The Narrow Boat PH (Stowehill)	½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Weedon Wharf	3¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Weedon Bec Visitor Moorings	1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Weedon Station Bridge No 24 A45	3¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Whilton Marina 48 hours mooring on the towpath side	3 miles, 1 furlong, 0 locks
	Buckby Top Lock No 7 The New Inn is sited alongside the lock. Also known as The New Inn (Long Buckby) Having passed through Buckby Locks.	1 mile, 3¼ furlongs, 6 locks
	Norton Junction Junction of Grand Union Leicester Section with Main Line	1½ furlongs, 1 lock
Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Braunston to Norton)
From Norton Junction (Junction of Grand Union Leicester Section with Main Line) to:
	Braunston Tunnel (East end)	1 mile, 6 furlongs, 0 locks
	Braunston Tunnel (West end) Having passed through Braunston Tunnel.	1 mile, 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Braunston Top Lock No 6	2¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Braunston Bottom Lock No 1 The Boat Shop is in front of the lock Having passed through Braunston Locks.	4¼ furlongs, 5 locks
	Union Canal Carriers Ltd Home of Adventure Fleet	¼ furlongs, 1 lock
	Braunston Visitor Moorings (Marina End) 48 hour moorings (April-September) / 14 day moorings (October-March)	2½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Braunston Marina Western Entrance Entrance for Marina Services and Brokerage	¼ furlongs, 0 locks

Totals

Total distance is 15 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 13 locks. There are at least 5 small aqueducts or underbridges and 1 tunnel (Braunston Tunnel. ).

This is made up of 15 miles, 3¼ furlongs of broad canals; 13 broad locks.

This will take 7 hours, 4 minutes which is 1 day, 4 minutes at 7 hours per day.

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Journey to Gayton

Summary

This is a trip of 15 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 8 locks from Stantonbury Bridge No 75 to Wright’s Lane Bridge No 45.

This will take 6 hours and 44 minutes.

From Stantonbury Bridge No 75 travel northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford) for 14 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 8 locks to Gayton Junction, then travel northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Norton to Gayton) for 1 mile, ¾ furlongs to Wright’s Lane Bridge No 45.

Route

Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford)
From Stantonbury Bridge No 75 to:
	New Bradwell Footbridge No 71B	1 mile, 2¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	New Bradwell Aqueduct Crosses Grafton Street. Also known as V6 Aqueduct	½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Wolverton Railway Bridge No 71A	4 furlongs, 0 locks
	The Galleon PH	1 mile, 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Galleon Wharf Also known as Old Wolverton Wharf	½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Wolverton Aqueduct Also known as Great Ouse Aqueduct, Iron Trunk & Cosgrove	2¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Cosgrove Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings	2¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Winding Hole below Cosgrove Lock	½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Junction with Old Stratford Arm	¼ furlongs, 1 lock
	The Barley Mow PH	2¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Castlethorpe Wharf Bridge No 64 Castlethorpe village is three-quarters of a mile north east.	6½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Thrupp Wharf Marina Site of Castlethorpe Wharf	½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Stoke Bruerne Services Also known as Stoke Bruerne Sanitary Station	4 miles, 5 furlongs, 0 locks
	Stoke Bruerne Bottom Lock No 20	¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Stoke Bruerne Top Lock No 14 [see navigational note 1 below]	6 furlongs, 6 locks
	Spice of Bruerne Indian restaurant	a few yards, 1 lock
	Stoke Bruerne and Waterways Museum	a few yards, 0 locks
	The Boat Inn (Stoke Bruerne)	a few yards, 0 locks
	Waterside Café	a few yards, 0 locks
	Bob The Blacksmith	3 furlongs, 0 locks
	Blisworth Tunnel South End Milepost 20	a few yards, 0 locks
	Blisworth Tunnel North End Having passed through Blisworth Tunnel.	1 mile, 6 furlongs, 0 locks
	Gayton Junction Junction with Grand Union Northampton Branch	1 mile, 6¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Norton to Gayton)
From Gayton Junction (Junction with Grand Union Northampton Branch) to:
	Gayton Visitor Moorings 14 days moorings	¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Wright’s Lane Bridge No 45	1 mile, 0 locks

Totals

Total distance is 15 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 8 locks. There are at least 3 small aqueducts or underbridges and 1 tunnel (Blisworth Tunnel. ).

This is made up of 15 miles, 3¼ furlongs of broad canals; 8 broad locks.

This will take 6 hours and 44 minutes.

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Journey to Stanton Low Country Park

Summary

This is a trip of 14 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 5 locks from Leighton Lock No 27 to Stantonbury Bridge No 75 travelling northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford).

This will take 5 hours and 32 minutes.

Route

Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford)
From Leighton Lock No 27 to:
	Old Linslade Winding Hole	1 mile, 4¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Soulbury Three Locks Moorings (Above Locks) 48 hour moorings above the lock	1 mile, 3¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Soulbury Top Lock No 26 Also known as Three Locks Bridge No 107	¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Soulbury Bottom Lock No 24 Having passed through Soulbury Three Locks.	1 furlong, 2 locks
	Soulbury Three Locks Moorings (Below Locks) 48 hour moorings	¾ furlongs, 1 lock
	Willowbridge Bridge No 99	2 miles, 2½ furlongs, 1 lock
	Hammonds Bridge No 97	1 mile, 1½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Skew Bridge No 94	6¼ furlongs, 1 lock
	Bridge No 93	3¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Simpson Bridge No 92 With Pipe Bridge alongside	1¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	The Plough PH (Milton Keynes)	3 furlongs, 0 locks
	Milton Keynes Marina Also known as Peartree Marina	7 furlongs, 0 locks
	Peartree Bridge No 88	¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Little Woolstone Bridge No 83 Little Woolstone a quarter of a mile east. Also known as Little Woolstone, Redway Bridge No 83	7¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Blue Bridge Winding Hole	3 furlongs, 0 locks
	Campbell Park Visitor Moorings	2 furlongs, 0 locks
	Bridge No 78B	1 mile, 5¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Giffard Park Moorings 7 day moorings	3¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Linford Manor Park Visitor Mooring 48 hour mooring	3¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Great Linford Railway Bridge No 76A (disused)	2½ furlongs, 0 locks
	The Black Horse PH (Great Linford)	¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Stantonbury Bridge No 75	4¼ furlongs, 0 locks

Totals

Total distance is 14 miles, 3¾ furlongs and 5 locks (not counting Leighton Lock No 27). There are at least 3 small aqueducts or underbridges.

This is made up of 14 miles, 3¾ furlongs of broad canals; 5 broad locks.

This will take 5 hours and 32 minutes.

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Journey to Leighton Buzzard

Summary

This is a trip of 9 miles, ¾ furlongs and 11 locks from Lower Icknield Way Bridge No 132 to Leighton Lock No 27 travelling north on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford).

This will take 5 hours and 33 minutes.

Route

Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford)
From Lower Icknield Way Bridge No 132 (B489) to:
	Marsworth Junction Junction of Grand Union Aylesbury Arm with Main Line	1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Marsworth Wharf	¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Marsworth Services Also known as Marsworth Sanitary Station	¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Waterside Café (Cheddington)	1 mile, 2 furlongs, 2 locks
	Seabrook Top Lock No 36	2½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Seabrook Bottom Lock No 34 Also known as Pitstone Lock Having passed through Seabrook Locks.	3¾ furlongs, 2 locks
	Grove Lock Marina	4 miles, 4½ furlongs, 6 locks
	Leighton Buzzard Bridge No 114 Leighton Road (B4032)	1 mile, 3½ furlongs, 1 lock
	Leighton Lock No 27	6¾ furlongs, 0 locks

Totals

Total distance is 9 miles, ¾ furlongs and 11 locks (not counting Leighton Lock No 27) Today’s travel includes at least 1 moveable bridge.

This is made up of 9 miles, ¾ furlongs of broad canals; 11 broad locks.

This will take 5 hours and 33 minutes.

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Journey to Marsworth… yes, Marsworth

Summary

This is a trip of 9 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 22 locks from Winkwell Swing Bridge No 147 to Lower Icknield Way Bridge No 132 travelling northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford).

This will take 7 hours and 51 minutes which is 1 day, 51 minutes at 7 hours per day.

Route

Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford)
From Winkwell Swing Bridge No 147 to:
	Berkhamsted Top Lock No 53 Also known as Broadwater Lock	2 miles, 4¼ furlongs, 7 locks
	Broadwater Pedestrian Bridge	1¼ furlongs, 1 lock
	Tring Road Garage @Tring Road, Berkhamsted, Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (A4251)	2 miles, 5½ furlongs, 6 locks
	Cowroast Marina	2 furlongs, 1 lock
	Tring Summit Visitor Moorings (Cowroast End) 14 day moorings<BR>Braunston 58 miles	¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	The Grand Junction Arms PH	2 miles, 4¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Bulbourne Yard Former BW yard and lock gate workshop	¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Bulbourne Junction Junction of Grand Union Wendover Arm with Main Line, Braunston 55¼ miles / Wendover 6¾ miles	2 furlongs, 0 locks
	Bulbourne Drydock Also known as Bates Drydock	a few yards, 0 locks
	Marsworth Lock No 40	3½ furlongs, 5 locks
	Lower Icknield Way Bridge No 132 B489 Having passed through Marsworth Locks.	2¼ furlongs, 2 locks

Totals

Total distance is 9 miles, 2¼ furlongs and 22 locks.

This is made up of 9 miles, 2¼ furlongs of broad canals; 22 broad locks.

This will take 7 hours, 51 minutes which is 1 day, 51 minutes at 7 hours per day.

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Journey to Hemel Hempstead

Summary

This is a trip of 10 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 21 locks from Grand Junction Canal – Colne Junction to Winkwell Swing Bridge No 147 travelling north on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford).

This will take 8 hours and 25 minutes which is 1 day, 1 hour and 25 minutes at 7 hours per day.

Route

Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford)
From Grand Junction Canal – Colne Junction (Junction of the Grand Junction Canal with the River Colne) to:
	Batchworth (North) Visitor Moorings 14 days mooring in one year	¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Lot Mead Railway Bridge No 171 [see navigational note 1 below]	1½ furlongs, 1 lock
	Cassiobridge Bridge No 169 @Rickmansworth Road, Watford, Three Rivers, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (A412)	1 mile, 2¼ furlongs, 1 lock
	Grove Ornamental Bridge No 164	2 miles, ¼ furlongs, 4 locks
	Ye Olde Red Lion PH	3 miles, 5 furlongs, 7 locks
	Dickenson Quay Marina [see navigational note 2 below] Also known as Apsley Marina	3¾ furlongs, 1 lock
	Two Waters Road Bridge No 151 Hemel Hempstead Town Centre a quarter of a mile north. K2 Curry House by bridge. Two Waters Road (A414)	7 furlongs, 3 locks
	The Fishery Inn	6 furlongs, 1 lock
	Middlesex & Herts Boat Services Moorings	7 furlongs, 2 locks
	Middlesex & Herts Boat Services Wharf Includes Winkwell Dry Dock	1 furlong, 1 lock
	Winkwell Swing Bridge No 147	¼ furlongs, 0 locks

Totals

Total distance is 10 miles, 2¾ furlongs and 21 locks.

This is made up of 10 miles, 2¾ furlongs of broad canals; 21 broad locks.

This will take 8 hours, 25 minutes which is 1 day, 1 hour and 25 minutes at 7 hours per day

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Journey up to Ricki

Summary

This is a trip of 5 miles, ¾ furlongs and 6 locks from Harefield Marina to Grand Junction Canal – Colne Junction travelling north on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford).

This will take 3 hours and 4 minutes.

Route

Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford)
From Harefield Marina (Musk Marine Sales. Braunston 79 miles) to:
	The Bear On The Barge PH	1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Troy Junction Towpath Bridge No 177A Junction with the private Troy Branch	1 mile, 3½ furlongs, 2 locks
	The Coy Carp PH	1¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Copper Mill Lock Weir Exit [see navigational note 1 below] No Access!	¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Hillingdon Narrowboats Association	1 furlong, 1 lock
	Springwell Farm Basin Bridge No 176DD roves over the entrance.. Also known as Woodhall & Heward Basin	4½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Frogmoor Wharf Tesco supermarket with “Customer Moorings” and “Strictly No Overnight Mooring”!<BR>14 day moorings on the towpath side	1 mile, 6¼ furlongs, 2 locks
	Batchworth Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings	½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Batchworth Junction Junction with Grand Union (Rickmansworth Branch). Rickmansworth Town Centre, half a mile north.. Also known as Rickmansworth, Batchworth Lock Canal Centre	¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Grand Junction Canal – Colne Junction Junction of the Grand Junction Canal with the River Colne	4¾ furlongs, 1 lock

Totals

Total distance is 5 miles, ¾ furlongs and 6 locks.

This is made up of 5 miles, ¾ furlongs of broad canals; 6 broad locks.

This will take 3 hours and 4 minutes.

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Journey to Harefield Marina

Summary

This is a trip of 2 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 2 locks from Uxbridge Bridge Winding Hole to Harefield Marina travelling north on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford).

This will take 1 hour and 14 minutes.

Route

Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford)
From Uxbridge Bridge Winding Hole to:
	Swan and Bottle PH Chef & Brewer. Also known as Way’s Wharf (Offside)	a few yards, 0 locks
	Swan and Bottle Visitor Moorings 24 hour moorings. Also known as Three Ways Wharf (Offside)	¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Denham Marina	¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Denham Boat Services	7½ furlongs, 1 lock
	Frans Tea Garden	¼ furlongs, 1 lock
	Denham Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings (£25 per day for overstaying)	¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Harefield Marina Musk Marine Sales. Braunston 79 miles	1 mile, 2 furlongs, 0 locks

Totals

Total distance is 2 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 2 locks. There are at least 2 small aqueducts or underbridges.

This is made up of 2 miles, 3¼ furlongs of broad canals; 2 broad locks.

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Journey from Uxbridge to… the other side of Uxbridge

Summary

This is a trip of 6¾ furlongs and 1 lock from Uxbridge Boat Centre to Uxbridge Lock Winding Hole travelling north on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford).

This will take 30 minutes.

Route

Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford)
From Uxbridge Boat Centre (Also known as Uxbridge Boatyard Dock) to:
	The General Elliot PH 14 day moorings	¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	The Dolphin PH	½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Uxbridge Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings. Also known as Uxbridge	3½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Swan and Bottle PH Chef & Brewer. Also known as Way’s Wharf (Offside)	¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Swan and Bottle Visitor Moorings 24 hour moorings. Also known as Three Ways Wharf (Offside)	¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Denham Marina	¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Uxbridge Lock Winding Hole Also known as King’s Mill	1¼ furlongs, 1 lock

Totals

Total distance is 6¾ furlongs and 1 lock.

This is made up of 6¾ furlongs of broad canals; 1 broad lock.

This will take 30 minutes.

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Journey to Uxbridge Boat Centre

Summary

This is a trip of 17 miles, ½ furlongs and 1 lock from Meanwhile Gardens Moorings to Uxbridge Boat Centre.

This will take 5 hours and 30 minutes.

From Meanwhile Gardens Moorings travel west on the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch) for 11 miles, 7¾ furlongs to Bull’s Bridge Junction, then travel northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford) for 5 miles, ¾ furlongs and 1 lock to Uxbridge Boat Centre.

Route

Grand Union Canal (Paddington Branch)
From Meanwhile Gardens Moorings to:
	Kensal Green Bridge No 4 B450	4¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Kensal Green Stop & Shop Moorings 4 hours moorings	¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Kensal Green Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings (14 days in one year – £25 per day for overstaying)	2 furlongs, 0 locks
	Grand Junction Arms Young’s	1 mile, 7¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Grand Junction Arms Visitor Moorings 7 day moorings (£25 per day for overstaying). @Disraeli Road, Harlesden, London Borough of Brent, Greater London, England, United Kingdom	½ furlongs, 0 locks
	North Circular Road Aqueduct	7¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Sainsburys Alperton Moorings [see navigational note 1 below] Also known as Alperton	1 mile, ¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Piggery Bridge No 12 Alperton	¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Black Horse Bridge No 15 [see navigational note 2 below]	2 miles, 1¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	The Black Horse PH (Greenford) Fuller's	a few yards, 0 locks
	Greenford Visitor Moorings 14 day moorings (£25 per day for overstaying). Also known as Black Horse Visitor Moorings	½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Northolt Boatyard High Line Yachting (Northolt). Also known as High Line Yachting (Northolt)	7¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Engineer’s Wharf Moorings Residential Moorings	1 mile, 1 furlong, 0 locks
	Willow Tree Open Space Moorings Also known as Site of Yielding Dock	3¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Willowtree Marina	1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Uxbridge Road Visitor Moorings 7 day moorings	6½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Bull’s Bridge No 21 [see navigational note 2 below] Although now a footbridge it used to carry Bull’s Bridge Road	1 mile, 1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Bull’s Bridge Junction Junction with Grand Union Paddington Branch. Opposite is a dry dock.. Also known as Bull’s Bridge Wharf, Bull’s Bridge Dock	a few yards, 0 locks
Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford)
From Bull’s Bridge Junction (Junction with Grand Union Paddington Branch. Opposite is a dry dock.. Also known as Bull’s Bridge Wharf, Bull’s Bridge Dock) to:
	The Old Crown PH	4½ furlongs, 0 locks
	The Woolpack PH	4¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Tesco Yiewsley Moorings	2 miles, 0 locks
	Cowley Peachey Junction Junction with Grand Union Slough Branch	1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Packet Boat Marina Service Wharf	1¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	High Line Yachting Chandlery (Cowley)	¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	The Water’s Edge Bar Bar and Restaurant	¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Cowley South Visitor Moorings 7 day moorings (£25 per day for overstaying)	4¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Cowley Lock No 89 Towpath crosses over lock gates	½ furlongs, 0 locks
	Toll House Bistro	a few yards, 1 lock
	Cowley Sanitary Station Also known as Cowley Services	¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	The Malt Shovel PH Vintage Inns<BR>Braunston 83 miles	a few yards, 0 locks
	Uxbridge Boat Centre Also known as Uxbridge Boatyard Dock	7¼ furlongs, 0 locks

Totals

Total distance is 17 miles, ½ furlongs and 1 lock. There are at least 4 small aqueducts or underbridges.

This is made up of 17 miles, ½ furlongs of broad canals; 1 broad lock.

This will take 5 hours and 30 minutes.