| Well-tended houseboats line the towpath, berthed at permanent moorings complete with mini-gardens and bankside electricity supply. |
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| Houseboats and expensive terraced villas line the waterway, while well-heeled ladies take yappy canine triplets for walkies along the towpath. |
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| For another water side walk, we will go to St. Mullins and walk part of the towpath of the River Barrow. |
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| At points the towpath is bordered with mature trees and thickets of elder and hawthorn, home to many different species of birds. |
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| Detectives are hunting an anorak-wearing flasher who exposed himself to a woman as she walked along a Burnley canal towpath. |
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| Turn right on the far side of the bridge and retrace your steps along a section of the canal towpath walked earlier. |
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| The canal's towpath runs is designated as a National Waterway Walk and is a public right of way. |
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| Most mourners had walked along the canal towpath between St James and Devizes Cemetery for the interment. |
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| These include relocating the canal towpath to a bridge walkway creating a direct route for pedestrians crossing the basin. |
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| Tonight, as last night, it's just a towpath used by people walking their dogs and a black river lapping the bank. |
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| When I walk along the canal towpath and see people fishing that reminds me of James because he loves fishing. |
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| At points the towpath is bordered by mature trees and thickets of elder and hawthorn, home to many different species of birds. |
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| It was the only aqueduct on the Erie Canal to carry both a water trough and a towpath over a river. |
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| Along the edge of the canal you can run, pedal or ride on the 'green path', which has been created on the towpath, safe from motor vehicles. |
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| The land consists of 9 acres of undeveloped land in North Oxford, between the railway to the west and the towpath of the Oxford Canal to the east. |
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| I was annoyed to see whilst riding along the towpath on the way back into town that the swans have lost one of the cygnets in the past couple of days. |
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| We wish to point out that we know from practical experience that neither the towpath nor the underpass are suitable for either a wheelchair or pushchair. |
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| Navigable and floatable waterways form part of the public highways and carry footpath and towpath easements. |
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| The towpath is barely gelid, edged with ice, and the water glowers and the sky glowers back. |
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| To walk this towpath, even with all that activity over long ago, is to see a little of how we got to where we are now. |
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| Cyclists and joggers zip along the towpath, weaving their way past mothers pushing prams. |
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| Four weeks ago 14-year-old Alice was last seen on CCTV walking along a canal towpath towards Hanwell, west London. |
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| The property is accessed from the lock and the towpath via a quiet driveway. |
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| Cycling on the Göta Canal towpath in summertime, watching the boats go by, gives you a great sense of freedom. |
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| You will then follow the towpath down to Wireux where you will cross the Meuse for a visit of the ancient Molhain Collegial Abbey. |
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| If you follow the web of canals and the towpath roads, you'll see villas and fortresses, evidences of the tormented history of these areas. |
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| Reconstruction of this bridge provides pedestrian access for inhabitants of this part of Roubaix, and allows towpath walkers to change sides. |
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| The Caledonian Canal passes through a largely forested area, with the towpath providing a link between forest roads and paths. |
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| It is also planned to reinstall a small hydropower plant for night-time illumination of the itinerary along the canal towpath. |
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| The flat Scheldemeersen, the reed land and the towpath form a truly breathtaking scenery of natural beauty. |
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| Wigan council is backing the project, which will also see new street lighting and CCTV cameras installed along the canal towpath through the pier site. |
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| The towpath was lit only by the brightness of the full moon but she knew his jaunty walk anywhere and anyway there was nobody else around at that time of the night. |
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| Much of the route runs along the towpath adjacent to the Caledonian Canal. |
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| The incident happened when the horse was being led along the towpath on Sunday by her owner when she shied at a cycle barrier and bolted backwards. |
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| Horses pulled barges from the towpath before boat engines were used. |
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| Much of the route follows the towpath of the Caledonian Canal. |
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| We'd throw a rope round a tree and the children would dash off along the towpath for a recce while the adults threw together a little light salad and uncorked a local rose. |
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| Leave the lane when you reach a small open parking area on the right by the canal and cross it via a black and white swing bridge on your right to join the towpath. |
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| In the nineteenth century, the completion of the Canal Monsieur with its towpath which follows the course of the riverbank and the loop required the demolition of the Saint-Paul mill. |
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| When the towpath changed sides, it was necessary to take the towing horse and its driver across the river. |
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| The village of Capestang is 3 km away from the Domaine Pain de Sucre and is accessible by car on the main road or by bike or on foot along the canal towpath. |
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| These are good for shorter trips on the canal towpath and local roads. |
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| Whether you are cycling, walking or snowshoeing, the 19-km old towpath is an ideal place to enjoy the charm of the canal that has seen more than a century of history. |
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| The rooms « Aux Tourmarniotes » with their view on the ecluse of channel borded by the marne, will make you desire to escape for a walk on the towpath. |
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| Along the towpath, picnic tables invite you to take a break. |
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| Ducks flap as they swim out of our way and everyone says hello as they pass, either in narrowboats or along the towpath. |
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| Two supplemental arches, of similar cast iron construction, carry a towpath on the south bank and also act as flood arches. |
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| It combines riverside and towpath sections, with other paths to villages and places of interest in the wider valley. |
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| You'll also enjoy a swimming pool and a private dock on the River. The sunsets and sunrises on the water are beautiful and the walks on the towpath you will discover the protected wildlife. |
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| I lived in the converted barn of a deconsecrated pub in Hertfordshire, the towpath feet from my pillow. |
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| On the banks of the river Adour, 50 metres from the towpath and the bottom of the hill and in the middle of the maize shields, an old XVII century basco-Landaise farm. |
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| Police were called to the scene at a towpath near Burrows Court, Eldonian Village, which is in the city's Vauxhall area, after a member of public found the boy. |
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| A day to remberber... The next day you can go for a boat trip on the Meuse, take a walk or go biking along the towpath, visit a castle, go shopping in the city... Plenty of options for you to choose from. |
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| The road functioned as a towpath, making the Danube navigable. |
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| This arrangement allows the water displaced by the passage of a narrow boat to flow easily under the towpath and around the boat, enabling relatively free passage. |
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| The couple took turns to take potshots at the girl on a towpath and then, back at home, Oliver shot the teenager again as she was bathing her wounds. |
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| Funding is only in place for minor projects, but several locks have been substantially restored, lengths of towpath reconstructed, and dredging completed. |
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| The canal towpath, however, remains as a footpath through Kendal. |
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| In these circumstances, tidal effects can be observed upstream to the next lock beside Molesey weir, which is visible from the towpath and bridge beside Hampton Court Palace. |
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