This is a trip of 21 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 16 locks from Limehouse Basin Visitor Moorings to Roydon Marina Moorings.

This will take 10 hours and 46 minutes which is 1 day, 3 hours and 46 minutes at 7 hours per day.

From Limehouse Basin Visitor Moorings travel north on the Grand Union Canal (Regent's Canal) for ¼ furlongs to Limehouse Basin ;
 northeast on the Lee and Stort Navigation (Limehouse Cut) for 1 mile, 2½ furlongs to Head of Bow Locks ;
 north on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) for 12 miles, 4 furlongs and 8 locks to Waltham Town Lock No 11 ;
 north on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) for 6 miles, 5½ furlongs and 6 locks to Rye House Junction ;
 northeast on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Main Line) for 4¾ furlongs and 1 lock to Roydon Marina Entrance ;
 and northeast on the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Roydon Marina Branch) for 2¼ furlongs and 1 lock to Roydon Marina Moorings .

Grand Union Canal (Regent's Canal)
From Limehouse Basin Visitor Moorings  to:
	Limehouse Basin     with Lion Wharf, South Quay, Medland Quay, Regent's Canal Wharf, Liverpool Steam Wharf, East Quay and North Quay. Also known as ‘Regent's Canal Dock’	¼ furlongs, 0 locks
Lee and Stort Navigation (Limehouse Cut)
From Limehouse Basin     (with Lion Wharf, South Quay, Medland Quay, Regent's Canal Wharf, Liverpool Steam Wharf, East Quay and North Quay. Also known as ‘Regent's Canal Dock’) to:
	Head of Bow Locks	1 mile, 2½ furlongs, 0 locks
Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section)
From Head of Bow Locks to:
	Bow Bridge No 5 Modern bridge 75yds long	4¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Old River Lea Junction  [see navigational note 1] Junction of the Lee Navigation with the Old River Lea	5 furlongs, 0 locks
	Hertford Union Canal Junction Junction of Hertford Union Canal and River Lee. Also known as ‘Hertford Union Canal and Lee Navigation Junction’	2¼ furlongs, 1 lock
	Tottenham Lock No 17        [see navigational note 2] Also known as ‘Tottenham Gale’	4 miles, ¾ furlongs, 0 locks
	Stonebridge Lock No 16  [see navigational note 3]	5¼ furlongs, 1 lock
	Pickett's Lock No 15    Temporarily renamed after Alfie Saggs the former lock keeper. Also known as ‘Alfie's Lock’, ‘Pickett's Lock Bridge No 30’	2 miles, ½ furlongs, 1 lock
	Ponders End Lock No 14  [see navigational note 4]	1 mile, ½ furlongs, 1 lock
	Enfield Lock No 13   [see navigational note 5]	1 mile, 6½ furlongs, 1 lock
	Narrowboat Café [see navigational note 6]	6¼ furlongs, 1 lock
	Rammey Marsh Lock No 12  [see navigational note 7]	¼ furlongs, 0 locks
	Waltham Town Lock No 11	5 furlongs, 2 locks
Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee)
From Waltham Town Lock No 11 to:
	Aqueduct Lock No 8 [see navigational note 8]	2 miles, 5 furlongs, 2 locks
	Rye House Junction Junction of Rivers Stort and Lee	4 miles, ½ furlongs, 4 locks
Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Main Line)
From Rye House Junction (Junction of Rivers Stort and Lee) to:
	Roydon Lower Lock No 15 [see navigational note 9]	3 furlongs, 0 locks
	Roydon Marina Entrance [see navigational note 10] Entrance to Roydon Marina	1¾ furlongs, 1 lock
Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Roydon Marina Branch)
From Roydon Marina Entrance [see navigational note 10] (Entrance to Roydon Marina) to:
	Roydon Marina Moorings	2¼ furlongs, 1 lock

Total distance is 21 miles, 3¼ furlongs and 16 locks Today's travel includes 1 small aqueduct or underbridge.

This is made up of ¼ furlongs of broad canals; 13 miles, 6½ furlongs of commercial waterways; 7 miles, 4¾ furlongs of small rivers; 8 broad locks; 8 large locks.

This will take 10 hours, 46 minutes which is 1 day, 3 hours and 46 minutes at 7 hours per day. For initial calculation purposes (before adjusting for such things as overnight stops) this is taken as 2 days of 5 hours and 23 minutes each.

This is calculated based on 2 full days travelling starting at Limehouse Basin Visitor Moorings.

Each full day will be approximately 5 hours and 23 minutes travelling.

First full day of trip

On the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section), at Ordnance Road Bridge No 39. This is ¼ furlongs of broad canals, and 12 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 6 locks of commercial waterways; a total of 12 miles, 5 furlongs and 6 locks and will take 5 hours 23 minutes.
Mooring here is unrated (no information available). The nearest known good moorings are Enfield Lock No 13 (2 furlongs and 1 lock earlier) and Hazlemere Marina Services (1 mile, ¾ furlongs and 1 lock further on).  

Last day of trip

On the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Roydon Marina Branch), at Roydon Marina Moorings. This is 1 mile, 1½ furlongs and 2 locks of commercial waterways, and 7 miles, 4¾ furlongs and 8 locks of small rivers; a total of 8 miles, 6¼ furlongs and 10 locks and will take 5 hours 23 minutes. Today's journey involves 1 small aqueduct or underbridge.
Mooring here is good (a nice place to moor). Very friendly moorings with a nice cafe/bar in the clubhouse.

Waterway Guides Relevant to This Trip

Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides No 1 - Grand Union, Oxford & the South East

Covers the whole trip

Waterway Maps Relevant to This Trip

Waterway Routes 01M - England and Wales Map

Covers the whole trip

Waterway Routes 50M - Grand Union Canal (All) Map (Downloadable)

Covers the Grand Union Canal (Regent's Canal) from Limehouse Basin Visitor Moorings to Limehouse Basin

Waterway Routes 52M - Grand Union Canal (South) Map (Downloadable)

Covers the Grand Union Canal (Regent's Canal) from Limehouse Basin Visitor Moorings to Limehouse Basin

Waterway Routes 63M - Lee and Stort Navigations Map (Downloadable)

Covers the Lee and Stort Navigation (Limehouse Cut) from Limehouse Basin to Head of Bow Locks; the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee: commercial section) from Head of Bow Locks to Waltham Town Lock No 11; the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Lee) from Waltham Town Lock No 11 to Rye House Junction; the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Main Line) from Rye House Junction to Roydon Marina Entrance; and the Lee and Stort Navigation (River Stort - Roydon Marina Branch) from Roydon Marina Entrance to Roydon Marina Moorings