Re: Re: Bike Paths or Towpaths next to the Canal.

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From: "trainfinder22" <trainfinder22-/E1597aS9LQAvxtiuMwx3w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <canals-list-hHKSG33TihhbjbujkaE4pw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 5:53 PM
Subject: [canals-list] Re: Bike Paths or Towpaths next to the Canal.


>  The Towpaths here are built for the long distance bikers and are
> also used by snowmobiles in the winter. Bikers and Boaters are two
> distict groups. One is the bikers who going cross the country and
> are usind the paths to get across New York nad stay off  the busy
> roads and the other are Boaters who go from town to town and lock to
> lock. Some conflict happens when bikers want to use some of the
> showers or the same faciltys as boaters.. The NY canal system is
> built to acommidate both and markets it self to both. There is
> little congestion as the system is 500 miles long and there is
> plenty of room
>

How wide are your towpaths? Ours tend to be a 4ft wide grass strip with a1ft 
strip of dirt in the middle, so everyone wants to be on the central 1ft.

Sue nb Nackered Navvy 



 
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