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Coventry Canal Towpath

Coventry Canal Towpath

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Coventry Canal Towpath

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Location: Staffordshire, West Midlands Region, England, United Kingdom

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Bert

September 21, 2021

Cycling

Quite narrow in places, good scenery

CmdrGravy

June 16, 2024

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Towpath is usually in pretty good condition for most of the year. Probably not all suitable for a road bike but anything with 40mm or above tyres is going to be fine.

JakobusPilger

September 20, 2025

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Such a towpath (known in German as a towpath or Leinpfad), which runs alongside the river or canal, was an essential part of the transport infrastructure in earlier times. Before ships could move by motor power, horses walked along the bank, pulling the boat against the current. This activity was called "treideln" in German, and thus the "treidelpfad" got its name. Where these paths – running directly along the bank – have survived to this day, they no longer serve their original purpose, but are still popular: namely, with hikers and cyclists.

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