Download maps of the Grand Union Canal (North).
The most up to date and clearest maps of the Grand Union Canal (North) are available for download.
View on your computer, laptop, smart phone, or tablet, or print if you prefer the traditional paper format.
GPS tracking (on devices with GPS) shows you exactly where you are as you move along the map.
Monthly updates ensure you start with an up to date map, with options to keep it up to date too.
Clear Maps
Clear presentation shows the Locks, bridges, and aqueducts etc. superimposed on an Ordnance Survey (OS) background map. Icons represent all the facilities, including moorings and their time limits. Download the key to see the features which appear on the maps.
Information bars, positioned every half hour, show the distance from the end of the canal, in kilometres and miles, the number of locks, the number of opening bridges, and the cruising time in hours.
Route Covered
The maps cover the route shown in orange for the whole of the Grand Union Canal including:
- Grand Union Canal from Brentford to Birmingham
- Aylesbury Arm
- Digbeth Branch
- Hertford Union Canal
- Northampton Arm
- Paddington Arm
- Regents Canal
- Saltisford Arm
- Slough Arm
- Wendover Arm
Map Formats
The Grand Union Canal (All) Map is available in a choice of two formats:-
Printout A4 or A5
The Acrobat (pdf) map includes 76 pages of maps plus 4 cover pages. These can be viewed on screen a page at a time.
The pages are sized for printing A4, or A5 if your eyesight is good enough.
This map can be used on computers, laptops, phones and tablets with Acrobat Reader (or equivalent) software or app installed.
Laptop or Computer
The Memory-Map (qct) map has the same map pages joined into one scrollable and zoomable map.
This map works on Android, iPhone/iPad, Windows and Mac with Memory‑Map (or equivalent) software or app installed, and the classic map compatibility option enabled.
Installing
Please read more about installing each of the map formats, and the software or apps you will need to install:-
Downloading
Download links are sent by email, usually within a few seconds of payment being made and will be valid for 48 hours. Please check you junk mail folders if the email doesn’t appear promptly.
Free Map Examples
My maps for the Droitwich Canals are free to download in both Acrobat (pdf) and Memory‑Map (qct) formats. Please download and try these to see how good my maps are, and make sure you can install them on your device(s).
I also produce maps for canal restoration projects which are all free to download in both Acrobat (pdf) and Memory‑Map (qct) formats. These restoration maps are very similar in style to the maps for the open waterways.
Licencing and Copyright
The licence conditions permit you to use my maps on up to five devices. That’s computers, laptops, phones, tablets etc.
The maps are licenced for personal use. Business licences are available on request.
Copyright in the background maps is held by Ordnance Survey. Copyright in all other work is held by Waterway Routes. The maps should not be copied without permission except for the limited circumstances permitted by law.
DVDs
I also produce DVDs of the Grand Union Canal in a choice of formats:-
- Popular – North, South or Leicester Section – Like a television programme with highlights of a cruise, including commentary and background music.
- Bowcam – North, South or Leicester Section – A forward facing camera, running all the time, then speeded up to show the whole route.
- Combined – North, South or Leicester Section – Both Popular and Bowcam DVDs in one box
Alternatives
The Grand Union Canal also appears in:-
- England & Wales Maps which includes all the Waterway Routes maps joined into one large map which is cheaper than buying the maps individually.
- Grand Union Canal (North) which only covers the northern part of the Grand Union Canal
- Grand Union Canal (South) which only covers the northern part of the Grand Union Canal
- Grand Union Canal (Leicester Section) which only covers the northern part of the Grand Union Canal
Purchasing
The Grand Union Canal (All) maps are available to purchase and download from my website in Acrobat (pdf) and Memory‑Map (qct) formats as follows:-
- £12.50 – Acrobat (pdf) format only
- £20.00 – Memory‑Map (qct) format (with free Acrobat (pdf) format).
An email with links to download the file(s) is normally sent within seconds of purchase. Please check your junk mail folders if it seems to be missing.
The file sizes to download are approximately:
- Acrobat (pdf) version 77Mb.
- Memory‑Map version (qct) 73Mb.
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Hi – Great service and thank you
Can you confirm if i purchase a digital map it mentions keeping up to date – if i purchase the .qct then how long do i get the map updates for?
Kind regards
Nik
I produce monthly updates which are issued around the middle of each month which include any changes I know about by the first of that month.
When you order a map the download link will be valid for 6 months so you can download any (or all) of the updates issued during the 6 months after purchase.
After 6 months you can update at a discounted price which is calculated based on the number of months since purchase at 2% of the normal price per month. For example, if you wish to update after 10 months the cost will be 20% of the normal price. Just ask for a discount code when you wish to update and that will get you another 6 months of updates.
Thank you for your interest in my maps.