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Canal towpath · Park · Grantham

Grantham Canal from Earlesfield

3 miles Approx. 1 hour In GranthamEasy

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The canal’s Grantham end: from the filled-in basin at Earlesfield Lane Bridge out through the edge of town to open country at Harlaxton Bridge — three flat miles of grass and tarmac path you can join from the housing estates.

  • Water

Quick facts

Distance
3 miles, there and back
Time
1 hour
Terrain
Canal towpath, Park
Parking
Roadside
Off-lead
Good
Enclosure
Open
Livestock
None normally reported
Road exposure
Moderate
Water
Canal
Mud
Moderate
Pushchair
In parts
Toilets
No
Dog bins
Not known
Café or pub
None listed
Entry
Free

The walk

Within the town the path alternates between grass and tarmac and the canal society suggests using the pavements where they run alongside; beyond the ring road the towpath is quiet for the three miles to Harlaxton Bridge. There and back, or on to Denton Wharf for a longer day.

Route on Grantham Canal Society

Conditions can change. Keep dogs under appropriate control, close gates, and follow local signage. This is a guide to where to go, not a navigation app.

Current conditions

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Nearby walks

  • Easy
    In Grantham

    Dysart Park

    Park • 1 mile

    Time
    Approx. 20 mins
    Off-lead
    Off-lead: not known
    Parking
    Parking: roadside
    • Water
    • Pushchair ok
  • Moderate
    2 miles from Grantham

    Harlaxton loop via Denton

    Canal towpath & Farmland • 7 miles

    Time
    Approx. 3 hours
    Off-lead
    Off-lead: limited
    Parking
    Parking: roadside
    • Livestock possible
    • Water