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A path alongside a canal or river, originally for horses towing barges, now more often used as a footpath
Examples of towpath in a Sentence
Then just trust the usual ' towpath telegraph ' to exaggerate the difficulties.
By the time we returned - quite early - two or three 60ft moorings were now available on the towpath side.
We turned here and reversed into a towpath mooring as our boat is too high to fit through the tunnel.
Make sure that the towpath is easily passable by keeping your fishing tackle tidy.
The towpath is a little uneven in places but is quite passable on foot.
The towpath side bottom quadrant wall is now finished, with special ' psychedelic ' blue and red brickwork capping!
Take a walk along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath through the Weavers ' Triangle - a well preserved Victorian industrial townscape.
You could also support your local team by providing food or transport, or walking the towpath.
Walk to the canal, cross a footbridge and join the towpath.
The platform that will carry the towpath can be seen.
The former towpath is marked in the A-Z all the way along the southern bank on this stretch.
Some of the metal supports from the old wooden towpath can still be seen.
The view we see is from the canal towpath looking to the point the bridge reached the bank of the wharf.
Do not leave litter or food on the towpath, discarded food can attract vermin.
The towpath side bottom quadrant wall is now finished, with special ' psychedelic ' blue and red brickwork capping !
The towpath and ground on each side gradually drop away where the whole surrounding area has subsided due to mining.
I visited the area in 1995 and found the towpath fully restored and open from Princess Street to the terminus.
Follow towpath on Right Hand side of canal for approximately 1500m to reach end of canal.
There was a lot of the towpath left in the tunnel at this time.
The towpath on the opposite side has been built up to rise to the height of the new bridge.
On a still day the breeze may be just the passing of a canal towpath walker.
British Waterways are also responsible for the towpath hedge.
The next item of interest is the towpath swing bridge at the entrance to the bone works arm.
A brick floor has been laid in the towpath side top paddle chamber to match the opposite side.
Our route through the park stays within extensive tree cover, which does make a nice contrast to countless miles of canal towpath walking.
The towpath of the canal is now part of a network of cycle tracks and also provides a pleasant place to stroll.
You can just make out Tesco trolley on towpath under bridge.
The canal will pass through a box culvert 110 meters long, which will not have a towpath.
On the towpath to Cuckoo's Corner there were a handful of the red common darters.
There are several Robins perching at intervals along the towpath hedge, a Wren and a few fieldfares.
The towpath is closed and hefty fines will be levied against anyone breaching the restrictions.