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Grafitti on the towpath, Regents Canal, near Royal College St, Camden,

Photo by Kristine K. Stevens, a curious traveler, author and beekeeper who is hiking the Buckeye Trail in Ohio.

Previously, Kristine sold her house, quit her job and traveled around the world. Learn more at "If Your Dream Doesn't Scare You, It Isn't Big Enough: A Solo Journey Around the World."

Across the fields from the tow-path.

part of the Sheffield canal and river system, there is some lovely scenery, I don't think most of Sheffielders realise just how many lovely places there are actually in Sheffield itself. You really don't have to go far to reach any of it. There are some lovely walks on the riverside and canal towpaths

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Walk from Todmorden to Walsden, along the towpath

I have been talking about visiting West Virginia from Pittsburgh for a good three years now. Got sick of all that waiting and biked to Paw Paw to get some food.

Photo safari into downtown Akron on the Towpath Trail from Cascade Locks

Towpath cycle route from Thatcham to Aldermaston

Crunching into town ...

The towpath was where mules (or people) would haul barges along the canal of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. 184 miles, and it was finished at about the same time as the railway system was completed. Trains won, and the canal languished.

Today, it is a pedestrian walking path.

The Lagan River towpath today.

Cuyahoga Valley NP

Scotman's Flash (rear), Leeds Liverpool Canal (foreground) near Wigan.

Seen on the towpath between Thatcham and Newbury

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Walk from Todmorden to Walsden, along the towpath

Walk from Todmorden to Walsden, along the towpath

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Seen on the towpath at Clayton

Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, Akron, Ohio

These photos were taken at the weekend. The young gosling was just finding his feet and although Mom and Dad were a bit protective at first they slowly allowed me to get close enough to take the pictures.

Photo safari into downtown Akron on the Towpath Trail from Cascade Locks

You will find a number of highways heritage walks on the Milestone Society's website, www.MilestoneSociety.co.uk, including this one in Saddleworth, which includes a stroll along the towpath of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park, on the Ira road trailhead in Bath