Four Counties Ring
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The Four Counties Ring takes in the Wardle Canal, Shropshire Union Canal - Middlewich Branch, Shropshire Union Canal, Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal and Trent & Mersey Canal.
110 miles, 94 locks, 2 tunnels.
The approx cruising time is 60 hours.
Can be done in 9 days cruising 7 to 7.5 hours per day.
Wardle Canal Junction with the Trent & Mersey Canal to the Shropshire Union Canal - Middlewich Branch: 1 lock 0.1 miles.
Shropshire Union Canal - Middlewich Branch to Barbridge Junction with the Shropshire Union Canal: 3 locks 10 miles.
Shropshire Union Canal to Autherley Junction with the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal : 29 locks 40 miles
Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal to Gt Haywood Junction with the Trent & Mersey Canal: 12 locks 22 miles.
Trent & Mersey Canal to the junction with the Wardle Canal at Middlewich: 49 locks 38 miles.
Places of Interest on Route
Middlewich - Church Minshull - Venetian Marina - Barbridge Junction, Nantwich - Secret Bunker - Audlem - Shroppie Fly - Adderley Lock Flight - Market Drayton - Woodseaves Cutting - Knighton Wharf - Norbury Junction - Cowley Tunnel - Stretton Aqueduct - Brewood - Pendeford Narrows - Autherley Junction - Autherley Narrows - Hatherton Junction - Gailey Wharf - Otherton - Penkridge - Teddesley - Acton Trussell -Tixall Wide - Great Haywood Junction - Stone - Barlaston - Trentham - Stoke - Etruria Junction - Middleport - Harecastle Tunnel - Start of Heartbreak Hill - Hassall Green - End of Heartbreak Hill - Wheelock - Middlewich
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