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Lock 81, Grand Union Canal – Grand Union Canal Path loop from Croxley

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Lock 81, Grand Union Canal – Grand Union Canal Path loop from Croxley

Moderate

4.2

(5)

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Lock 81, Grand Union Canal – Grand Union Canal Path loop from Croxley

02:22

9.27km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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605 m

Croxley Common Moor Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

Look out for egrets

Tip by

3.16 km

Lock 81 Café

Highlight • Cafe

Outdoor cafe Opened Wednesday to Sunday 9:30 - 5:30pm : rwt.org.uk/around-batchworth/cafe

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3.24 km

Meadow and Lake View at Rickmansworth Aquadrome

Highlight • Natural

After the Hike, enjoy Your tea and sandwiches here. very clean and Family friendly.

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5.17 km

Stocker's Lock and Stone Bridge

Highlight • Structure

About 1922, the land between the River Colne and the canal was taken over by Rickmansworth Gravel Company. Building in the capital was booming and gravel was in demand. Extraction at the site began and the resulting pit became Stocker's Lake. The original Wembley stadium was built at around this time and many have since speculated on the possibility of a Wembley Connection?

Dredging and gravel extraction continued until the 1940s. In 1947 Rickmansworth and Uxbridge Valley Water Company purchased Stocker's Lake (an area of 93.7 acres) for £5000 as the dredging agreement had expired. This was to protect the aquifer and pumping sources at Stocker's and Springwell. The company became Rickmansworth Water Company in 1985 and later part of Three Valleys Water Company, eventually Affinity Water, the present owners.

In the 1970s Stocker’s Lake became a nature reserve and day to day management was assigned by the water company to Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.

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5.30 km