Route Detail
Grindley Brook to Whixall
Grindley Brook to Whixall
Generated point-to-point trip on canal water with 4 mapped pub stops, practical parking nearby, and low mapped hazard load.
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Distance
7.6 km
Paddle time
1h 40m
Shuttle
15 min
Hazards
0
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Access entitlement
Grindley Brook to Whixall still needs an extra licence, permit, or authority check for your declared profile. A current route notice may make conditions more restrictive right now.
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Authority
Canal & River Trust
Why this status
This first-pass corridor is treated as Canal & River Trust managed water covered through the current reciprocal Paddle UK waterways licence context.
Source-backed coverage
1 source-backed match across 1 authority
Llangollen Canal
high confidenceMatched CRT waterway page title to route waterway name Llangollen Canal.
Planning guidance only. Access entitlement does not replace checking the managing authority directly before launch.
Trip pack
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Bridge 6, Wrexham Road Bridge
Third-party contractors will be on site at Bridge 6, Wrexham Road Bridge on the Llangollen Canal to carry out a detailed inspection of the canal bridge. The works will take place from 8am to 6pm on Monday 21 September 20
Lock 1 Baddiley Lock to Lock 1 Swanley lock on the Llangollen Canal
From our last update, further detailed surveys and assessments of the damaged canal embankment, towpath and culvert are continuing. Some of these surveys and investigations cannot be completed until the fallen tree at th
Between Lock 6 Grindley Brook Lock and Bridge 31A Whitchurch Bypass Bridge
We have now completed the reinstatement of the flooded field and repairs to the culvert inlet and outlets. The footpath has been re-opened and the field will be re-seeded with stockproof fencing installed over the next f
Trust and freshness
This route blends mapped corridor evidence with generated access assumptions, so it is practical for planning but still needs a local check.
Computed 13 Sept 2026.
Generated route line
The route line comes from mapped waterway geometry in the current catalogue.
Stops and access
Parking and nearby stop evidence is stronger on both ends of this route.
Warnings feed
Current notices are layered in separately and should still be checked before you launch.
Trip summary
Route type
How the day is shaped
Access confidence
How well defined the launch and take-out feel
Nearby parking
Best practical parking reference
Launch points
Grindley Brook put-in
Generated launch near mapped parking
Take-out points
Whixall take-out
Generated take-out near route end
Pubs
Cock and Greyhound
Short walk from the water
Archibald Worthington Club
Short walk from the water
Reuben's Bar & BBQ
Short walk from the water
The Black Bear
Short walk from the water
Parking
Grindley Brook parking
Parking nearby
Roundthorn Bridge
Parking nearby
Llangollen Canal parking
Surface parking
Access notes
Generated from OpenStreetMap waterway geometry and nearby amenity data.
Check local access, conditions, and navigation restrictions before launching.
