The dashed line are approximate-- its really hard to see trails from space. |
Langs het Jaagpad
Along the towpath, around the world. Canals added as travel permits.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
A few weekends ago, I decided to end this long period of neglecting my blog and accepted an offer to go hiking on the Billy Goat Trail. Part of it lies along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, and is technically a towpath; the other part follows the Potomac River. The map:
Monday, July 25, 2011
Riverside Walk, Sarum
Continuing the digression of the previous post into non-navigable waterways, I recently visited the Riverside Walk in Salisbury, once known as Sarum. Here's the map, which is less linear than normal, and pretty small:
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Riverside Walk, Canterbury
Thesis-writing and exams have kept me from the towpath for far too long. Although this wasn't really a canal, nor even a canal trip, there was a towpath, and there was some boat traffic, so I seized the opportunity. Here's the map:
Saturday, April 9, 2011
De Herengracht
"The Gentlemen's Canal"
To my mind there have been four centers of canal culture in the history of the world: the Great Canal of China, the cities of Venice and Tenochtitlan, and the Netherlands. Recently I had the pleasure of visiting one through the city of Amsterdam.
The map, travelling south to north:
To my mind there have been four centers of canal culture in the history of the world: the Great Canal of China, the cities of Venice and Tenochtitlan, and the Netherlands. Recently I had the pleasure of visiting one through the city of Amsterdam.
The map, travelling south to north:
Friday, March 25, 2011
Regent's Canal, part two
I learned a new word today, "gongoozler." This is apparently a person in Britain who watches canal traffic.
I decided to finish the Regent's Canal. Here's the usual map:
I decided to finish the Regent's Canal. Here's the usual map:
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Regent's Canal
Riding the Bakerloo line today, I discovered that all service was suspended south of Paddington. A perfect opportunity to start on the Regent's Canal, where I left off yesterday! So, leaving the station I backtracked to Little Venice.
And I was glad I did- the weather was amazing.
Here's the map, east to west again:
And I was glad I did- the weather was amazing.
Here's the map, east to west again:
From Little Venice, over the top of Regent's Park and London Zoo, and ending at Lock 17 in Camden. |
Friday, March 11, 2011
Grand Union Canal
First post! Today, I walked along the Grand Union Canal, specifically the Paddington Arm, from Willesden to the canal's terminus behind St. Mary's Hospital near Paddington Station.
I walked east on this map:
The canal was amalgamated in the early 20th century from a series of smaller canals, in this case Grand Junction Canal and Regent's Canal.
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