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From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Jesus Green Lock Chesterton Ferry 1.75 0 0hr 35min 3.00 0hr 35min 3.00 0hr 35min 3.00 1 Jesus Green Lock Clayhythe Bridge 5.88 1 1hr 46min 3.87 1hr 55min 3.59 1hr 25min 4.85 6 Jesus Green Lock Upware Junction 10.50 1 2hr 50min 4.06 2hr 50min 4.06 2hr 50min 4.06 2 Jesus Green Lock Popes Corner 13.63 2 3hr 25min 4.57 3hr 25min 4.57 3hr 25min 4.57 1 From the River Cam to the Old West River (Great Ouse)
From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Jesus Green Lock Popes Corner 13.63 1 3hr 40min 3.99 3hr 40min 3.99 3hr 40min 3.99 1 Clayhythe Bridge Aldreth Bridge 16.00 0 3hr 35min 4.47 3hr 35min 4.47 3hr 35min 4.47 1 Clayhythe Bridge Twenty Pence Bridge 12.25 0 3hr 50min 3.20 3hr 50min 3.20 3hr 50min 3.20 1 Clayhythe Bridge Popes Corner 7.75 0 2hr 25min 3.21 2hr 25min 3.21 2hr 25min 3.21 1 Clayhythe Bridge Ely, A142 Road bridge 11.25 0 3hr 1min 3.83 3hr 5min 3.97 3hr 0min 3.75 3 Junction with Swaffham Lode Ely, A142 Road bridge 8.88 0 2hr 30min 3.55 3hr 0min 2.96 2hr 0min 4.44 2 Upware Junction Stretham Old Bridge 6.00 0 3hr 10min 1.89 3hr 10min 1.89 3hr 10min 1.89 1 Upware Junction Ely, A142 Road bridge 6.63 0 1hr 35min 4.18 1hr 35min 4.18 1hr 35min 4.18 1 Popes Corner Ely, A142 Road bridge 3.50 0 0hr 55min 3.82 0hr 55min 3.82 0hr 55min 3.82 1 Chesterfield Canal
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For details of the meanings of these various statistics see the Cruise Times Index PageFrom To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Winding hole Worksop Town Lock No 50 0.13 1 0hr 20min 3.38 0hr 20min 3.38 0hr 20min 3.38 1 Winding hole Chequer House Bridge 5.38 4 3hr 45min 2.50 4hr 50min 1.94 2hr 45min 3.41 3 Winding hole Forrest Locks Nos 54 to 57 6.38 5 4hr 45min 2.39 5hr 30min 2.07 3hr 50min 2.97 3 Winding hole River Idle Aqueduct 10.25 9 5hr 55min 3.25 5hr 55min 3.25 5hr 55min 3.25 1 Winding hole Retford Lock No 59 10.50 10 5hr 32min 3.70 6hr 10min 3.32 4hr 55min 4.17 2 Winding hole Clarborough Top Bridge No 62 13.25 11 7hr 35min 3.20 7hr 35min 3.20 7hr 35min 3.20 1 Winding hole Hayton Low Bridge No 66 14.25 10 6hr 55min 3.51 6hr 55min 3.51 6hr 55min 3.51 1 Winding hole Clayworth Top Bridge No 67 16.13 11 8hr 30min 3.19 8hr 30min 3.19 8hr 30min 3.19 1 Winding hole Drakeholes Tunnel (South end) 19.13 11 10hr 10min 2.96 10hr 10min 2.96 10hr 10min 2.96 1 Winding hole Cooper's Bridge, Misterton 24.00 13 12hr 52min 2.87 13hr 0min 2.85 12hr 45min 2.90 2 Winding hole Railway Bridge (Packet Inn) 25.00 15 13hr 0min 3.08 13hr 0min 3.08 13hr 0min 3.08 1 Winding hole Stockwith Bridge No 85 25.63 14 13hr 33min 2.92 13hr 55min 2.85 13hr 20min 2.97 3 From the Chesterfield Canal to the Fossdyke Canal
From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Stockwith Bridge No 85 Torksey Lock 15.00 2 2hr 15min 7.56 2hr 15min 7.56 2hr 15min 7.56 1 From the Chesterfield Canal to the Sheffield & South Yorkshire Navigation
From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Stockwith Bridge No 85 Godnow Swing Bridge 17.50 2 3hr 25min 5.71 3hr 25min 5.71 3hr 25min 5.71 1 Stockwith Bridge No 85 Keadby Lock No 17 12.75 1 2hr 55min 4.71 2hr 55min 4.71 2hr 55min 4.71 1 From the Chesterfield Canal to the River Trent
From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Cooper's Bridge, Misterton Torksey Junction 16.38 3 4hr 15min 4.56 4hr 15min 4.56 4hr 15min 4.56 1 Caldon Branch - Trent and Mersey Canal
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From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Etruria Junction Stockton Brook Bottom Lock No 5 6.50 4 3hr 10min 3.32 3hr 10min 3.32 3hr 10min 3.32 1 Hanley Park Bridge No 5B Milton Bridge No 18 3.63 0 4hr 15min 0.85 4hr 15min 0.85 4hr 15min 0.85 1 Hanley Park Bridge No 5B Engine Lock No 4 9.38 0 3hr 20min 2.81 3hr 25min 2.74 3hr 15min 2.88 1 Hanley Park Bridge No 5B Stockton Brook Top Lock No 9 5.88 6 2hr 55min 4.07 3hr 0min 3.96 2hr 50min 4.19 2 Hanley Park Bridge No 5B Park Lane Bridge No 31 7.50 6 7hr 10min 1.88 7hr 10min 1.88 7hr 10min 1.88 1 Hanley Park Bridge No 5B Hollybush Bridge No 38 13.88 9 6hr 25min 3.56 6hr 30min 3.52 6hr 20min 3.61 1 Hanley Park Bridge No 5B Cheddleton Locks Nos 13 and 14 10.13 11 7hr 37min 2.77 9hr 25min 2.24 5hr 45min 3.67 2 Hanley Park Bridge No 5B River Churnet Junction 18.63 14 8hr 35min 3.80 8hr 55min 3.66 8hr 15min 3.95 2 Hanley Park Bridge No 5B Flint Mill Lock No 17 18.88 14 9hr 5min 3.62 9hr 10min 3.59 9hr 0min 3.65 1 Hanley Park Bridge No 5B Froghall Tunnel 15.75 14 9hr 10min 3.25 10hr 0min 2.98 7hr 55min 3.76 3 From the Caldon Branch - Trent and Mersey Canal to the Leek Branch - Trent and Mersey Canal
From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Milton Bridge No 18 River Churnet Aqueduct 7.50 6 4hr 15min 3.18 4hr 15min 3.18 4hr 15min 3.18 1 Stockton Brook Bottom Lock No 5 River Churnet Aqueduct 5.75 5 3hr 10min 3.39 3hr 10min 3.39 3hr 10min 3.39 1 River Churnet Junction River Churnet Aqueduct 8.00 7 4hr 17min 3.50 4hr 25min 3.40 4hr 10min 3.60 2 From the Caldon Branch - Trent and Mersey Canal to the Trent and Mersey Canal
From To Miles Locks Ave Time Ave L/M Max Time Max L/M Min Time Min L/M No Voy Etruria Junction Barlaston Bridge No 103 5.75 6 3hr 0min 3.92 3hr 0min 3.92 3hr 0min 3.92 1 Hanley Park Bridge No 5B Etruria Junction 1.13 3 1hr 10min 3.54 1hr 10min 3.54 1hr 10min 3.54 1 Hanley Park Bridge No 5B Harecastle Tunnel (south end) 4.88 3 2hr 10min 3.63 2hr 10min 3.63 2hr 10min 3.63 1 Hanley Park Bridge No 5B Harding's Wood Junction 6.75 3 2hr 30min 3.90 2hr 30min 3.90 2hr 30min 3.90 1 Milton Bridge No 18 Harecastle Tunnel (south end) 8.50 3 4hr 5min 2.82 4hr 5min 2.82 4hr 5min 2.82 1 Engine Lock No 4 Harecastle Tunnel (south end) 9.25 3 3hr 45min 3.27 3hr 45min 3.27 3hr 45min 3.27 1
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