Monday 2 October 2017

North West Passage: Stats

Here's the route we've covered over the past five weeks.


We covered 411 miles and 294 locks, and the engine was on for 184.4 hours.

Waterways travelled:

  • Grand Union Canal
  • North Oxford Canal
  • Coventry Canal
  • Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
  • Trent and Mersey Canal
  • Staffs and Worcs Canal
  • Caldon Canal and Leek Arm
  • Bridgewater Canal
  • River Irwell
  • Manchester Ship Canal
  • River Weaver
  • Middlewich Branch
  • Shropshire Union Canal
  • Birmingham Canal Navigations New and Old Main Lines
  • Digbeth Branch
Bold indicates waters we hadn't been on before.

We turned round at:
  • Leek
  • Froghall
  • Castlefield
  • Salford Quays
  • Black Country Museum
  • Smethwick Top Lock (unplanned)
We travelled through fifteen different tunnels, and did seven of them twice (in bold).
  • Blisworth
  • Braunston
  • Newbold
  • Leek
  • Harecastle
  • Barnton
  • Saltersford
  • Preston Brook
  • Cowley
  • Coseley
  • Summit
  • Galton
  • Ashted
  • Curzon Street
  • Shrewley
In total, we spent just over eleven miles under ground.

1 comment:

Quaysider said...

Thanks for sharing the journey - I've really enjoyed following your travels but am especially jealous of your (ok so slightly out of focus) kingfisher photo... I've YET to see one perched... all I get is a blue flash ahead of the boat on the river. I keep trying but so far no luck!