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A Short Walk Along the Grand Union Canal

Route facts

Waterways:
Grand Union Canal »

Distance: 1.59 miles / 2.56 km

Duration: 30 minutes

Circular route from: Navigation Inn, Cosgrove

You are asked to stick to the Country Code:* Keep to the line of the paths* Leave gates as you find them* Respect the countryside - leave wildlife, livestock. crops and machinery alone* Keep your dogs under control* Take your litter home

The route is a short and picturesque in the village of Cosgrove. Panels along the route inform you about the history and landscape of the area.

 

Waypoints

1. Start

Start point, walking route: A Short Walk Along the Grand Union Canal

Easting: 478776, Northing: 243599

2. Navigation Inn to Ornamental Bridge

The route begins at the Navigation Inn in Cosgrove. You will need to walk south along the road until you reach a bridleway, which heads south-east. Walk along the bridleway and when you reach the village, turn east onto Bridge Road and cross over the Ornamental Bridge.

Easting: 479250, Northing: 242750

3. Ornamental Bridge to Navigation Inn

Continue to follow the road and then turn left to head north on a footpath alongside the canal. This will lead you to a road a short distance from the Navigation Inn where you began.

Easting: 478776, Northing: 243599

4. End

End point, walking route: A Short Walk Along the Grand Union Canal

Easting: 478776, Northing: 243599