Cycle Route Details | |
Route Name | Circular Canal Route |
Distance(miles) | 19.75 |
Duration(hh:mm) | 02:00 |
Difficulty | 6/10 |
Cycle Route Location | |
Country | England |
Town/City | West Acton |
County/Region | London |
Start Location | Lyton Road, West Acton |
End Location | West Acrom |
Cycle Steps | |
1. A nice route for the most part going from West Acton to the Grand Union Paddington Arm heading west along the Canal then south a Bulls Bridge (tesco here) towards Brentford - Lots of locks Hanwell Flight | |
Landmarks/Sites to see? | |
Hanwell Flight - They negotiate the Grand Union from Brentford and continue the great climb up the Hanwell flight of locks on the borders of Ealing. This amazing feat of 18th century civil engineering was completed in 1794 and the the locks together raise the canal by 53ft in less than half a mile. |
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