LLANGOLLEN CHALLENGE

A unique opportunity for local young people to work together

22 to 30 July 2006

THE ROUTE

The following timetable shows the route that the boats took on this challenging voyage.
Cruising hours are approximate, but as you can see the days were long.
Names in brackets are the places they went through or passed near to.

OUTWARD JOURNEY - CALF HEATH to LLANGOLLEN
Saturday 22 July to Wednesday 26 July 2006
Saturday 22 July Calf Heath to Tyrley (near Market Drayton)
(via Wolverhampton, Brewood, Wheaton Aston, Gnosall, Norbury, Knighton)
Miles 31 Locks 3 Hours 11
Sunday 23 July Tyrley to Hurleston (Llangollen Canal)
(via Market Drayton, Audlem, Nantwich)
Miles 17 Locks 31 Hours 11
Monday 24 July Hurleston to Ellesmere (via Wrenbury, Whitchurch)
Miles 24 Locks 15 Hours 10½
Tuesday 25 July Ellesmere to Llangollen
(via Lower Frankton, Chirk, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct)
Miles 18 Locks 2 Hours 8
Wednesday 26 July Llangollen
Totals Miles 90 Locks 51 Hours 40½
(cruising hours are approx.)

HOMEWARD JOURNEY - LLANGOLLEN to CALF HEATH
Wednesday 26 July to Sunday 30 July 2006
Wednesday 26 July Llangollen
Thursday 27 July Llangollen to Grindley Brook (near Whitchurch)
(via Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Chirk, Lower Frankton, Ellesmere)
Miles 31 Locks 2 Hours 12
Friday 28 July Grindley Brook to Audlem (via Wrenbury, Nantwich)
Miles 19 Locks 21 Hours 10
Saturday 29 July Audlem to Gnosall
(via Market Drayton, Knighton, Norbury)
Miles 21 Locks 25 Hours 11
Sunday 30 July Gnosall to Calf Heath
(via Wheaton Aston, Brewood, Wolverhampton)
Miles 19 Locks 3 Hours 7½
Totals Miles 90 Locks 51 Hours 40½
(cruising hours are approx.)

We will have travelled on 3 canals – Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, Shropshire Union Canal and Llangollen Canal

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OUTWARD JOURNEY - CALF HEATH to LLANGOLLEN Saturday 22 July to Wednesday 26 July 2006
Saturday 22 July	Calf Heath to Tyrley (near Market Drayton) (via Wolverhampton, Brewood, Wheaton Aston, Gnosall, Norbury, Knighton)
	Miles 31	Locks 3	Hours 11
Sunday 23 July	Tyrley to Hurleston (Llangollen Canal) (via Market Drayton, Audlem, Nantwich)
	Miles 17	Locks 31	Hours 11
Monday 24 July	Hurleston to Ellesmere (via Wrenbury, Whitchurch)
	Miles 24	Locks 15	Hours 10½
Tuesday 25 July	Ellesmere to Llangollen (via Lower Frankton, Chirk, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct)
	Miles 18	Locks 2	Hours 8
Wednesday 26 July	Llangollen
Totals	Miles 90	Locks 51	Hours 40½ (cruising hours are approx.)