towpath
Waterway walking route
A towpath is a path running alongside a canal or river, originally used by horses or mules pulling barges with ropes.
Many towpaths have been converted to recreational trails for walking and cycling: We biked along the old towpath for miles.
Powered by equines
- towlineRope for hauling vessels
- towropeCable for pulling vehicles
- muleEquine hybrid, often sterile
- draughtCurrent of air
barge · packhorse · oxen · teamster · hauling · traces · harness · draft
Mechanism requiring a key
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- narrowboatSlim vessel for canals
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
aqueduct · lockkeeper · houseboat · towrope · wharf · weir · boatman · floodgate
Place holding deposits
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- watersideLand beside a lake
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- riverbankLand bordering a stream
meander · weir · embankment · levee · waterway · stream · tributary · confluence
horse-drawn
Powered by equines
draught · barge · packhorse · oxen · teamster · hauling · traces · harness · draft · tracking
lock
Mechanism requiring a key
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- narrowboatSlim vessel for canals
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
mooring · aqueduct · lockkeeper · houseboat · towrope · wharf · weir · boatman · floodgate · dredger
bank
Place holding deposits
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- watersideLand beside a lake
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
riverbank · meander · weir · embankment · levee · waterway · stream · tributary · confluence · bridge
walker
Ambulatory person or aid
cyclist · stroller · amble · saunter · promenade · trekker · strider · greenway · bikeway · recreation
- canalsGrand Canal, Panama Canal, Suez Canal, Erie Canal, canal boat
- ThamesRiver Thames, Thames Barrier, tidal river, riverbank, embankments
- Canal Heritagecanal locks, canal boats, locks, lock gates, lockhouse
- Potomac RiverPotomac River, Shenandoah River, Great Falls, tidal basin, rapids
- British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland
- historic travelGrand Tour, carriage, pilgrimages, wagon, Silk Road