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Recent Examples of towpath
Wander through the 12-acre Peckman Preserve along the river, once a towpath for the Morris Canal.
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Lindsay Cohn,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
On their way into the track, Green and his three friends join a growing group of cyclists on the same journey, pedaling beneath the trees along the canal towpath.
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Luke Smith,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Mules on the towpath along the canal could pull a heavy barge at a clip of 4 miles per hour – far faster than the job of dragging wagons over primitive roads.
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Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
More than 600 cyclists will embark on a 400-mile ride along the Erie Canal towpath and part of the Empire State Trail from Buffalo to Albany.
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Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Lindsay Cohn,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
On their way into the track, Green and his three friends join a growing group of cyclists on the same journey, pedaling beneath the trees along the canal towpath.
—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Mules on the towpath along the canal could pull a heavy barge at a clip of 4 miles per hour – far faster than the job of dragging wagons over primitive roads.
—
Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
More than 600 cyclists will embark on a 400-mile ride along the Erie Canal towpath and part of the Empire State Trail from Buffalo to Albany.
—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for towpath
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Go wine tasting right in town, or do your research and drive the Nevada County foothill roads to a few local wineries with pretty tasting rooms.
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Entire buildings and roads were submerged in Accra on Monday, cutting off access to several areas of the Ghanian capital and in the neighboring city of Tema.
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Parents pushed strollers with infants, as men, women and children of all ages crammed onto the street.
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The bike lane is raised a little from the street, and then the sidewalk is raised a little from the bike lane.
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The suspect’s vehicle entered a closed roadway on Interstate 20 at the 420 exit near Aledo and struck an 18-wheeler, the release states.
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Police said the tractor-trailer veered off the roadway and overturned.
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The sheriff's office said Butler failed to maintain a single lane before leaving the roadway and crashing through the side of the home.
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Butler allegedly failed to drive in a single lane, left the roadway and crashed through the front of a two-story brick residence, according to the sheriff's office.
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The unearthed quarters included north-south thoroughfares intersected by east-west streets, forming open squares and public spaces, said Hisham el-Leithy, secretary general of the supreme council of antiquities.
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Others outside proudly waved their flags on the neighborhood thoroughfare, Westwood Boulevard.
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The new proposal for the future of the global commercial shipping route was first reported by The New York Times, citing an Iranian official and four diplomats with knowledge of the matter.
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Reynolds was on her USPS route when the incident happened, Postal Inspector Jessica Adams told USA TODAY.
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In nearby Altadena, another wind phone sits in a wooden framed telephone booth with vertical glass windows at the end of a brick walkway.
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The brick walkway from the street leads to the main entrance, a Connecticut River Valley doorway that is elaborate, unique, and beautiful.
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According to the National Park Service, the footpaths through the forested ridgetops of Pennsylvania are among the most popular.
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Meanwhile, my job is to stand guard on the other side of the footpath.
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“Towpath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/towpath. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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