The final leg to Altrincham. A not so logical an end point until you know I have friends that live there and it also made the legs broadly even at between 20 and 22 miles - my liking for symmetry! This will also be the last 20 miler that I will inflict on Sophie. At … Continue reading Leg 4 – Rochdale to Altrincham via Rochdale and Bridgewater Canals
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This then is Leg 3, however as it turned out it became a Leg 3a and Leg 3b. All becomes clear at Todmorden the half way point on the planned route. Picking up the trail from new Tuel Tunnel where I ended Leg 2 , Sophie and I start from Tuel Lane Deep Lock, which … Continue reading Leg 3 – Sowerby Bridge to Rochdale Via Rochdale Canal
An early morning start to get the 7:09 train from Ilkley to Wakefield Kirkgate via Leeds on Easter Monday. As the photo shows it was 8:20 when Sophie and I actually started. From the station we head down to the where the link between the Aire Calder Navigation and the Calder Hebble enters the River … Continue reading Leg 2 – Wakefield to Sowerby Bridge Via Calder Hebble Navigation
The first leg of my walk to Altrincham actually starts in Ilkley with a walk to Ilkley train station to catch the train to Leeds. It is a gorgeous sunny early morning and the weather promises to be good all day. Leeds was the where I should have started my Leeds & Liverpool Canal walk … Continue reading Leg 1 – Leeds to Wakefield Via The Aire & Calder Navigation