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The Grand Union Canal is the main waterway between London and the Midlands, with one line running to Birmingham and another to Leicester. Duddeston, Warwick, Apsley and Hayes & Harlington stations give train access to the towpath.
There are 35 stations within reach of the Grand Union Canal: within 2 miles of it, or half a mile in towns.
The Grand Union Canal runs about 136 miles in our route data, including any river sections it follows. The stations below are in order along it.
Grand Union Canal train stations
- West Drayton
- Berkhamsted
- Hatton (Warks)
- Leamington Spa
- Bordesley0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)
- Wolverton0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)
- Warwick Parkway0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)
- Fenny Stratford0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)
- Small Heath0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)
- Olton0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)
- Apsley0.1 mi (about 0.1 mi on foot)
- Hayes & Harlington0.1 mi (about 0.1 to 0.2 mi on foot)
- Hemel Hempstead0.1 mi (about 0.1 to 0.2 mi on foot)
- Tring0.1 mi (about 0.2 mi on foot)
- Kings Langley0.2 mi (about 0.2 mi on foot)
- Loughborough (Leics)0.2 mi (about 0.2 mi on foot)
- Brentford0.2 mi (about 0.2 to 0.3 mi on foot)
- Acocks Green0.2 mi (about 0.3 mi on foot)
- Lapworth0.2 mi (about 0.3 mi on foot)
- Leighton Buzzard0.3 mi (about 0.3 to 0.4 mi on foot)
- Adderley Park0.3 mi (about 0.4 to 0.5 mi on foot)
- Tyseley0.4 mi (about 0.4 to 0.5 mi on foot)
- Duddeston0.4 mi (about 0.4 to 0.5 mi on foot)
- Warwick0.4 mi (about 0.4 to 0.5 mi on foot)
- Syon Lane0.4 mi (about 0.5 to 0.6 mi on foot)
- Rickmansworth0.4 mi (about 0.5 to 0.6 mi on foot)
- Cheddington0.7 mi (about 0.8 to 0.9 mi on foot)
- Bow Brickhill0.8 mi (about 1 mi on foot)
- Barrow upon Soar1.0 mi (about 1 to 1.5 mi on foot)
- Long Buckby1.1 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot)
- Iver1.3 mi (about 1.5 to 2 mi on foot)
- Denham Golf Club1.4 mi (about 1.5 to 2 mi on foot)
- Claverdon1.6 mi (about 2 mi on foot)
- Hampton-in-Arden1.6 mi (about 2 mi on foot)
- Sileby1.9 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot)
Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.
Station-to-station walks
Walk the towpath from one station and catch the train back from another. Each station is shown with its nearest walk in each direction along the Grand Union Canal, from 4 to 20 miles. Miles include the walk to and from each station.
Walks onto other canals
Start on the Grand Union Canal and finish on another canal, changing at the junction where they meet.
| From | To | Distance | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyseley | Birmingham Snow Hillon the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal | 8 mi | about 2.5 hours |
| Duddeston | Water Ortonon the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal | 8.5 mi | about 3 hours |
| Tring | Aylesburyon the Grand Union Canal (Aylesbury Arm) | 9.5 mi | about 3 hours |
| Cheddington | Aylesburyon the Grand Union Canal (Aylesbury Arm) | 10.5 mi | about 3.5 hours |
| West Drayton | Greenfordon the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) | 8 mi | about 2.5 hours |
| Syon Lane | Greenfordon the Grand Union Canal (Paddington Arm) | 10 to 10.5 mi | about 3.5 hours |
| Denham Golf Club | Iveron the Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm) | 8 to 8.5 mi | about 2.5 to 3 hours |
| Hayes & Harlington | Sloughon the Grand Union Canal (Slough Arm) | 8.5 mi | about 3 hours |
| Long Buckby | Rugbyon the Oxford Canal | 16 mi | about 5.5 hours |
| Duddeston | Tame Bridge Parkwayon the Tame Valley Canal | 8 to 8.5 mi | about 2.5 to 3 hours |
Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
Canal routes and towpaths © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph