A towpath on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

A towpath is a road or track that runs alongside the banks of a river, canal or other inland waterway. The purpose of a towpath is to allow a land vehicle, beast of burden or a team of human pullers to tow a boat, often a barge. This mode of transport was common before efficient engines could be fitted on boats and where sailing was impossible due to rapid current, tunnels and bridges, or unfavourable winds. Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 1341 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (3008x2000, 1341 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Canal at Swains Lock The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, also known as the C&O Canal, operated from 1850 until 1924 parallel to the Potomac River in Maryland from Cumberland, Maryland to Washington, DC. The total length of the canal is about 184. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... “Footpath” redirects here. ... This bridge across the Danube River links Hungary with Slovakia. ... The Canal du Midi, Toulouse, France Canals are man-made channels for water. ... The Trikke is a Human Powered Vehicle (HPV) This article is about the means of transport. ... A horse-drawn boat or tow-boat is a historic boat operating on a canal, pulled by a horse walking on a special road along the canal, the tow-path. ... Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin: wise man or knowing man) under the family Hominidae (the great apes). ... A boat is a craft or vessel designed to float on, and provide transport over, water. ... Self propelled barge carrying bulk crushed stone A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, built mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods. ... For the songs, see Sailing (song). ... A current is a movement or flow of fluids, especially water in a river or ocean. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Many of these towpaths have been converted to multi-use trails in modern times since they are not used to tow barges anymore. They are still named towpaths although they are not used as such. Segregated cycle facilities may consist of a separate road, track, path or lane that is designated for use by cyclists and from which motorised traffic is generally excluded. ...

See also

• Flatboat
• Narrowboat
• Burlak