Objective: cycle from Broxbourne to Bishop’s Stortford along the River Stort Navigation, returning by train to Broxbourne. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 16.6 miles Time to complete: 2 hrs 20 mins 7.1 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 1, pp 126-127, 134-137 Costs: free parking at Broxbourne. Train from Bishop’s Stortford to Broxbourne £8.60 (20 minutes, 4… Continue reading Broxbourne to Bishop’s Stortford
Category: River Lea Navigation
London Canals
The ‘London Canals’ as defined here are the Grand Union from Bulls Bridge Junction (Paddington Arm junction) to The Thames, the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union, the Regents Canal, the Hertford Canal, the Lea Navigation, the Limehouse Cut, and various bits of waterway around Stratford Marsh and the Olympic Park. Also the Thames embankment… Continue reading London Canals
Lea Bridge to Hertford
Objective: train from Hertford east to Lea Bridge, cycle from Lea Bridge (London) to Hertford, along the River Lea/Lee navigation Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 27 miles Time to complete: 3.25 hours cycling, 8.3 mph, plus train journey (about 50 minutes) Nicholson Guide: Guide 1, pp 121-131 Costs: free parking at Hertford, low cost London… Continue reading Lea Bridge to Hertford