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plan_round_trip

Plan a round trip

A tool of Canal Nav

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Plan return-to-start cruises from a point on the inland waterways of Great Britain, sized to fit a number of days. Returns several options: circular loops where the canal network offers one (canal "rings"), plus out-and-back and fewest-locks alternatives, each with distance, lock count, day-by-day plan and suggested overnight moorings. Timing is lock-aware and closures from every GB navigation authority are flagged on each option. Give boat dimensions to get fit warnings, and routes touching tidal water carry a tidal safety warning. The start can be a place name or "lat,lon" coordinates.

Input schema

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
startstringyesStart (and finish) point: a place name on the waterways or "lat,lon" coordinates.
daysintegeryesNumber of days the round trip should fit in.
boat_lengthnumber | stringnoBoat length. Metres by default (e.g. 17.4), or a feet/inches string (e.g. "57ft").
boat_beamnumber | stringnoBoat beam (width). Metres by default (e.g. 2.08), or feet/inches (e.g. "6'10\"").
boat_draughtnumber | stringnoBoat draught (depth below the waterline). Metres or feet/inches.
boat_air_draughtnumber | stringnoBoat air draught (height above the waterline, for bridges and tunnels). Metres or feet/inches.
lock_minutesnumbernoMinutes to work through one lock. Default 15.
cruising_hours_per_daynumbernoCruising hours per day. Default 6.
datestringnoStart date (YYYY-MM-DD) for closure checking. Defaults to today.
Raw JSON schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "start": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Start (and finish) point: a place name on the waterways or \"lat,lon\" coordinates."
    },
    "days": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 28,
      "description": "Number of days the round trip should fit in."
    },
    "boat_length": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "string"
      ],
      "description": "Boat length. Metres by default (e.g. 17.4), or a feet/inches string (e.g. \"57ft\")."
    },
    "boat_beam": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "string"
      ],
      "description": "Boat beam (width). Metres by default (e.g. 2.08), or feet/inches (e.g. \"6'10\\\"\")."
    },
    "boat_draught": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "string"
      ],
      "description": "Boat draught (depth below the waterline). Metres or feet/inches."
    },
    "boat_air_draught": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "string"
      ],
      "description": "Boat air draught (height above the waterline, for bridges and tunnels). Metres or feet/inches."
    },
    "lock_minutes": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 90,
      "description": "Minutes to work through one lock. Default 15."
    },
    "cruising_hours_per_day": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 16,
      "description": "Cruising hours per day. Default 6."
    },
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$",
      "description": "Start date (YYYY-MM-DD) for closure checking. Defaults to today."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "start",
    "days"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}

First seen 2026-09-14 · last seen 2026-09-14