Grand Union canal routes

I.... although if I'd known about the mooring area on the Camden>Little Venice section, I'd have considered coming off the canal before then.

You have to come off anyway because the tunnel below the second elec. substation / edgeware road has no towpath.

If you did leave the tow path earlier you'd have had Prince Albert Road and the crappy Wellington / St Johns Wood road roundabout to deal with, and then the inevitability of getting left hooked just after the Lisson Grove junction on St Johns Wood road.

It's worth noting that the canal is unridable for the first 400m after the basin going west- follow Delamere Terrace to the footbridge then go straight through the park to the right of the church and re-join by the Harrow Road. The canalside raised pavement on Delamere Terrace isn't actually a cycle path, so you need to use extra care when using it when going west to east.