LIFETIME of WALKS by DEREK HARWOODDerek Harwood's Walking Records If you have any queries about the pictures or discriptions please e-mail me at: derek@harwoodonline.com | |||||
GRAND UNION CANAL WALK Norton Junction to Crick Wednesday 6th August 2003 ...............Walk No. 560 |
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Grand Union Canal No. 58 Total 224 miles Time Taken: 1.25 hrs Distance: Enjoyment: Weather: Sunshine 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm 5.5 miles 75% Sunny and Warm Temp: Cloud: Rain: Visibility: Ground Conditions: Wild Life: 21oC 5% 0% Very Good Very Dry Ducks, Lambs Total AA: Total MH: Total LD: Total AW: Other: Total Distance: 676.5 mls 730.5 mls 1675.5 mls 100.5 889 mls 4072 miles Companions: (Derek) Walking Alone ------- To be Updated Points of Interest: Rowington Village Rowington St. Lawrence Church Grand Union Canal Rowington Hill Bridge No. 62 London Birmingham Railway Line Ivy House Turners Green Bridge 63 Tom o' the Wood Public House General: Good Friday. 2 moving barges, no Locks Fifty Seventh day's walking on 'Grand Union Canal'. 217 to 218.5 miles. Parked in Tom o' the Wood Public House car park and started walking from Turners Greeen Bridge 63. Perfect walking way, pleasant sunshine, little breaze and generally dry underfoot. Ivy house on the right, a very pleasant cottage on the canal and a goat farm on the right. Round the first bend and another cottage on the right, this time the owner was taking on running repairs, sawing a piece of wood. The cottage garden was on two levels, running down from the canal. The higher garden lawn was covered in daisies and the lower garden lawn was covered in dandilions. We continued slowly passing many couples walking in both directions. After a short distance the canal continued in a steep and deep cutting, with large tall trees on both banks. Plenty of wildlife but not enough time to see the animals emerge from the banks and trees. Towpath very muddy in places in the cutting where springs emerge from the bank and the water collects in the hollow of the towpath. Walked to the Rowington Hill Bridge No. 62, glanced at the view beyond the bridge bringing back memories of the last section with Matt, Clare and the dog William, and returned to the cutting and Turners Green. We sat on an upturned boat for a rest at the cottage where the man was working on the outward walk. We went into the Tom o' the Wood Public House for a drink and a meal, but unfortunately we were too late for a meal. The kitchen staff had given up, or they didn't like the colour of our money. Photos taken next day when weather deteriorated drastically, back to normal for time of year. Hazards: Usual precautions required when walking alongside water. Watch out for cyclists approaching at a speed. | |||||
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