The Oxford
Canal Walk follows the picturesque Oxford Canal as it meanders
slowly through 77 miles of classic scenery, much of which has
barely changed in centuries. Passing through the quiet rural
landscape of the south Midlands. It passes beside 43 locks,
numerous wooden lift bridges, cast iron bridges and through one
tunnel. There are few hills to speak of - the canal summit is only
400 feet above the start at Oxford. At one time it was the
main transport route from the midlands to the south of England and
it is now one of the most beautiful and popular cruising
canals.
A little Bermuda triangle in
Oxford....
Thousands of people tear
past this cache every day, on the two A-roads, in trains on the
mainline, or even in canal boats on the Oxford Canal. The challenge
is to find a way to get here to this little noisy triangle of
little-observed space. I did it by bike. For goodness sake don't
stop your car on either A34 or 40, that would be dangerous. The
signal's not great just here, with all the raised roads, so I've
made the clue quite easy, or at least I think I have. The cache is
a black taped Tupperware beaker with room for a very few small
swaps or TBs.