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Shropshire Union Canal - Lea by Backford
16.5 km of mapped canal geometry for custom planning. 24 pub stops, 20 cafes, 14 service points, and 20 mapped hazards cached for this corridor.
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Distance
16.2 km
Paddle time
215 min
Stops
56
Hazards
20
Parking to Parking
24 pub stops, 20 cafes, and 14 parking options along this stretch.
20 mapped hazards on this stretch. Review before setting off.
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Generated route options
Discovery corridor only
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Useful places
Parking
Surface parking · Parking
Nearby pub
Waterside pub · Pubs
Country Kitchen Cafe
Cafe near the water · Cafes
Rest stop
Rest stop · Rest stops
Texaco
Fuel nearby · Services
Parking
Surface parking · Launches
Parking
Parking nearby · Parking
Shell
Fuel nearby · Services
ASDA petrol station
Fuel nearby · Services
Parking
Access may be limited · Parking
The Gunners
Nearby pub · Pubs
Parking
Access may be limited · Launches
Parking
Surface parking · Parking
Starbucks
Cafe near the water · Cafes
M&S Cafe
Cafe near the water · Cafes
Parking
Surface parking · Parking
Sainsbury's
Fuel nearby · Services
Shropshire Union Canal · Lea by Backford waypoint 0
Discovery waypoint · Waypoints
Jaguar Coffee House
Cafe near the water · Cafes
The Wheatsheaf
Nearby pub · Pubs
Picnic stop
Picnic stop · Rest stops
Picnic stop
Picnic stop · Waypoints
EQ Moston Services
Fuel nearby · Services
Parking
Surface parking · Parking
Parking
Surface parking · Take-outs
Parking
Surface parking · Waypoints
The Friendly Bench
Rest stop · Rest stops
Shropshire Union Canal · Lea by Backford waypoint 1
Discovery waypoint · Waypoints
Parking
Surface parking · Parking
Rest stop
Rest stop · Rest stops
Morrisons
Fuel nearby · Services
Esso
Fuel nearby · Services
Texaco
Fuel nearby · Services
Parking
Parking nearby · Parking
Asda Café
Cafe near the water · Cafes
Parking
Surface parking · Parking
The Bouverie
Nearby pub · Pubs
Bubble Tea Bar
Cafe near the water · Cafes
Parking
Surface parking · Parking
Watergates Bar
Nearby bar · Pubs
Tap Room and Gin Parlour
Nearby bar · Pubs
The Love Shack
Nearby bar · Pubs
Convivio Bar and Grill
Nearby bar · Pubs
Chalk Coffee
Cafe near the water · Cafes
The Kitchen
Cafe near the water · Cafes
The Bull and Stirrup Hotel
Nearby pub · Pubs
Dublin Packet Inn
Nearby pub · Pubs
Café Gate
Cafe near the water · Cafes
Pic Nic
Cafe near the water · Cafes
Arista Coffee
Cafe near the water · Cafes
Rest stop
Rest stop · Rest stops
Rest stop
Rest stop · Rest stops
Parking
Access may be limited · Parking
Parking
Access may be limited · Parking
The Old Queens Head
Nearby pub · Pubs
Albion Inn
Nearby pub · Pubs
Plumbers Arms
Nearby pub · Pubs
The Olde Boot Inn
Nearby pub · Pubs
Olde Cottage
Waterside pub · Pubs
Rosies
Nearby bar · Pubs
The Leopard
Nearby pub · Pubs
The Boathouse
Nearby pub · Pubs
Golden Eagle
Nearby pub · Pubs
The Falcon
Nearby pub · Pubs
The Lodge
Cafe near the water · Cafes
Cinderbox Coffee
Cafe near the water · Cafes
Jaunty Goat
Cafe near the water · Cafes
GG Savor
Cafe near the water · Cafes
Fork & Flavour
Cafe near the water · Cafes
Little Niki's Tearooms
Cafe near the water · Cafes
Olawa Bakery
Cafe near the water · Cafes
Toilets
Toilets · Rest stops
Rest stop
Rest stop · Rest stops
Rest stop
Rest stop · Rest stops
Rest stop
Rest stop · Rest stops
Rest stop
Rest stop · Rest stops
Asda Handbridge Express Petrol
Fuel nearby · Services
Water point
Water point · Services
The Mount Inn
Nearby pub · Pubs
The Lodge Bar
Nearby bar · Pubs
Cafe.com
Cafe near the water · Cafes
Hoole Road Service Station
Fuel nearby · Services
Slipway
Slipway access · Services
Slipway
Slipway access · Take-outs
Parking
Parking nearby · Parking
The Piper
Nearby pub · Pubs
Parking
Access may be limited · Parking
The Centurion
Nearby pub · Pubs
Costa Drive Thru
Cafe near the water · Cafes
Rest stop
Rest stop · Rest stops
Shell
Fuel nearby · Services
Sainsbury's
Fuel nearby · Services
Hazards and constraints
Whitby Bottom Wide Lock
lock
Whitby Top Wide Lock
lock
Tunnel
tunnel
Tunnel
tunnel
Restricted section
restriction · No access mapped
Restricted section
restriction · No access mapped
Restricted section
restriction · No boat access mapped
Restricted section
restriction · No boat access mapped
Tunnel
tunnel
Finchett's Gutter
restriction · No boat access mapped
City Walls
restriction · No access mapped
Northgate Bottom Lock
lock · Lock 1
Shropshire Union Canal (Dee Branch)
lock · Lock 1
Crewe North and Holyhead Line
tunnel · CNH3
Tunnel
tunnel
Tunnel
tunnel
Crewe North and Holyhead Line
tunnel · CNH3
Tunnel
tunnel
Restricted section
restriction · No access mapped
Tarvin Lock
lock · Lock 7
Verification
This corridor comes from the broader UK waterway discovery index generated from OS Open Rivers geometry.
Amenity overlays were precomputed from nearby mapped waterway amenities and cached with this discovery corridor.
Hazard overlays were precomputed from nearby mapped restrictions, locks, weirs, bridges, and related hazard features.
