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Tinsley
back to Victoria Keys (Blonk Street)
Section 2 of this guide takes you
back from the Tinsley Viaduct and the busy Meadowhall
shopping centre to Sheffield centre and the Victoria
Quays
This section of the trip is suitable
for paddlers of all ages and ability, the canal offers
the opportunity to paddle at your leisure and with
the knowledge that there are no weirs or obstacles
where you can come to grief
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The trip back starts with a lock to
portage after about 200 metres the canal then heads
towards the famous Tinsley flight 3 locks in succession
making it a lengthy portage, wheels would come in
useful here to pull open canoes up the tow path
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After getting back on at the top lock its all easy
paddling, 200 metres on you arrive at the Sheffield
arena and centretainment, ample parking here on
the canal side if you wish to make this the start
of your journey and its only a short walk down to
Burger king and a KFC if you hungry
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Its
around a 3/4 mile paddle right into the Victoria Quays
from the top lock at Tinsley, the scenery is ever
changing from industrial units to canal side woodland,
many bridges criss cross the canal at regular intervals
making getting on and off the canal easy, the tram
also runs along the canal and makes it easy to run
shuttles if you |
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at the quays and ready for a drink and a bite to eat,
many of the old railway arches that used to provide
a link from the canal basin to the rail network have
been renovated and are now either posh bars or elegant
cafes and shops, its a nice way to end a days paddling. |
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