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His bike of seven years was a Specialized Rockhopper, a mid-level mountain bike with front shocks, ideal for traversing wooded trails, canal towpaths and sturdy enough for the ride he took across Iowa.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2019

People do it behind motorboats and Jet Skis and, if necessary, cars, trucks, tractors, and horses running on irrigation-ditch towpaths.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 10, 2018

His pictures offer a somewhat romanticised view, concentrating on the buildings, canals and towpaths, with many taken during early-morning walks when the light was soft and perfect for photography.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2014

Almost every month, new kinds of data are incorporated into Google Maps: in June, it was 2,000 miles of British canal towpaths, complete with bridges and locks; it was bike lanes.

From The Guardian • Aug. 28, 2012

For preventing offences against decency by persons using the River Thames, and the banks and towpaths thereof, or any land acquired by the Conservators under the provisions of this Act.

From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.