Total route

This is a trip of 218 miles, 5 furlongs and 167 locks from Campbell Wharf Marina to Scarisbrick Bridge No 27A.

This will take 105 hours and 39 minutes which is 21 days, 39 minutes at 5 hours per day.

Route generated by Canal Planner https://canalplan.uk

From Campbell Wharf Marina travel northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Gayton to Brentford) for 18 miles, ¾ furlongs and 8 locks to Gayton Junction, then travel northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Norton to Gayton) for 12 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 7 locks to Norton Junction, then travel west on the Grand Union Canal (Grand Junction Canal – Main Line – Braunston to Norton) for 4 miles, 4 furlongs and 6 locks to Braunston Turn, then travel southwest on the Grand Union Canal (Oxford Canal Section) for 5 miles to Napton Junction, then travel west on the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Napton Canal) for 14 miles, ¾ furlongs and 25 locks to Budbrooke Junction, then travel northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal: widened section – Main Line) for 21 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 26 locks to Camp Hill Top Lock Winding Hole, then travel northwest on the Grand Union Canal (Warwick and Birmingham Canal) for 4½ furlongs and 6 locks to Proof House Junction, then travel north on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal – Digbeth Branch) for 6 furlongs and 6 locks to Aston Junction, then travel southwest on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Birmingham and Fazeley Canal – Main Line) for 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 13 locks to Farmer’s Bridge Junction, then travel southwest on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Newhall Branch) for 2 furlongs to Deep Cuttings Junction, then travel northwest on the Birmingham Canal Navigations (Main Line) for 15 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 24 locks to Aldersley Junction, then travel north on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal (Main Line: Aldersley to Autherley) for 4 furlongs to Autherley Junction, then travel northwest on the Shropshire Union Canal (Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal – Main Line) for 38 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 29 locks to Nantwich Basin Entrance, then travel northwest on the Shropshire Union Canal (Chester Canal – Nantwich to Bunbury) for 3 miles, 1½ furlongs to Barbridge Junction, then travel northeast on the Shropshire Union Canal (Middlewich Branch) for 10 miles and 4 locks to Wardle Lock No 4, then travel east on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Wardle Lock Branch) for 1 furlong to Middlewich Junction, then travel northwest on the Trent and Mersey Canal (Main Line – Middlewich to Preston Brook) for 16 miles, 7¼ furlongs and 5 locks to Preston Brook, then travel north on the Bridgewater Canal (Preston Brook Branch) for 6½ furlongs to Preston Brook – Waters Meeting, then travel northeast on the Bridgewater Canal (Main Line) for 20 miles, 4¾ furlongs to Stretford – Waters Meeting, then travel west on the Bridgewater Canal (Stretford and Leigh Branch) for 10 miles, 6½ furlongs to Leigh Bridge No 11, then travel northwest on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Leigh Branch) for 7 miles, 2½ furlongs and 2 locks to Wigan Junction, then travel west on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line – Liverpool to Wigan) for 15 miles, 1½ furlongs and 6 locks to Scarisbrick Bridge No 27A.

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