GUC : Tring to Cheddington

Footpath down to the canal at Tring

Footpath down to the canal at Tring

 

Looking down from bridge 134, where the tow path changes banks

Looking down from bridge 134, where the tow path changes banks

 

Upper Icknield Way bridge

Upper Icknield Way bridge

 

Works on the approach to Bulbourne Junction

Works on the approach to Bulbourne Junction

 

Entry to the Wendover arm (eventually disused)

Entry to the Wendover arm (eventually disused)

 

Top of Marsworth Locks

Top of Marsworth Locks

 

Not quite half way (to Braunstone)

Not quite half way (to Braunstone)

 

Marsworth Top Lock

Marsworth Top Lock

 

Marsworth middle lock

Marsworth middle lock

 

Marsworth lower lock and the nearby Marsworth Reservoir

Marsworth lower lock and the nearby Marsworth Reservoir

 

Attractive flowers atop a boat on the canal as it winds its way down the slope north of Marsworth

Attractive flowers atop a boat on the canal as it winds its way down the slope north of Marsworth

 

Lower Icknield bridge (note the unused archway)

Lower Icknield bridge (note the unused archway)

 

Looking back at bridge 132 (Lower Icknield bridge), clearly showing the unused archway.

Looking back at bridge 132 (Lower Icknield bridge), clearly showing the unused archway.

 

Marsworth no 1 and 2 locks on the initial entry to the Aylesbury branch - note the narrowness of the lock and the gates

Marsworth no 1 and 2 locks on the initial entry to the Aylesbury branch – note the narrowness of the lock and the gates

 

 

Looking towards Marsworth no 3 lock on the Aylesbury branch

Looking towards Marsworth no 3 lock on the Aylesbury branch

 

Bridge 131

Bridge 131

 

Underneath bridge 130

Underneath bridge 130

 

Marsworth locks

Marsworth locks

 

Bridge 126

Bridge 126

 

Railway bridge between bridges 126 and 125

Railway bridge between bridges 126 and 125

 

Seabrook locks

Seabrook locks

 

Panorama near Seabrook

Panorama near Seabrook

 

Ivinghoe bridge

Ivinghoe bridge

Bridge 122 and Ivinghoe locks - note the unused archway

Bridge 122 and Ivinghoe locks – note the unused archway

 

Looking back from bridge 122 - the end of this walk

Looking back from bridge 122 – the end of this walk

 

A deserted Cheddington station - only me waiting for the next train, in an hour's time...

A deserted Cheddington station – only me waiting for the next train, in an hour’s time…


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