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Leeds and Liverpool Canal Walk

Gtr Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, N Yorkshire, W Yorkshire

203 km / 126 miles
Infirmary Winding Hole, Blackburn © Ben Abel
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This cross-Pennine canal is the longest in Britain, taking 46 years to complete, and despite it linking many industrialised towns and cities there is a wide variety of scenery on offer. It crosses the Pennine watershed near to Barnoldswick where there is a link with the Pennine Way National Trail.

Details:

Path Type: Other Paths
Attributes: Easy
Canal
Heritage
Industrial History
Start: SE296331 - Leeds, W Yorkshire View on StreetMap
Finish: SJ343921 - Liverpool Stanley Dock, Merseyside View on StreetMap
Web Sites: Canal & River Trust - Leeds & Liverpool Canal

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Guidebook North West & the Pennines: Waterways Guide 5 (Collins Nicholson Waterways Guides)  (HarperCollins  - 2019 )

Maps:

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National Trails (England & Wales)
Paths Marked on OS mapping
Other Paths
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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Landranger 102, 103, 104, 108, 109
OS Landranger Active 102, 103, 104, 108, 109
OS Explorer 2, 21, 41, 266, 275, 276, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 297
OS Explorer Active 2, 21, 41, 266, 275, 276, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 297
Other Paper Maps:
Stripmap
Heron Maps - Leeds and Liverpool Canal: Foulridge to Leeds (Guidepost - 2014)
Stripmap
Heron Maps - Leeds and Liverpool Canal: Liverpool to Keighley (Guidepost - 2014)

Walking Support Providers:

Support Providers
Walking, Hiking and Cycling Holidays (Brigantes Accommodation & Baggage Courier Service)
Support Providers
Walking, Hiking and Cycling Holidays (Let's Go Walking! Ltd)

Accommodation within 5 km of this Path:

 
 
From
Path
Along
Path
Walkers are Welcome
Baildon (Walkers are Welcome)
1 km
19 km
Walkers are Welcome
Bingley (Walkers are Welcome)
< 1 km
25 km
Hostel Accommodation
Earby Hostel
2 km
64 km

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Connected Paths:

E Routes
E-Route 2 UK Section - Middleton-in-Teesdale to Dover
National Trails (England & Wales)
Pennine Bridleway National Trail Pennine Way National Trail
Paths Marked on OS mapping
Beamers Trail Bronte Way Burnley Way Dales High Way Dales Way Link - Bradford to Ilkley Leeds Country Way Millennium Way - Bradford Pendle Way Reelers Trail Witton Weavers Way Click to show 7 more Paths Marked on OS mapping
Other Paths
Abbey Trail Aire Valley Towpath Route Airedale Way Beacons Way Whalley to Otley Blackpool to Bridlington (Aerospace Way) Bolton Rotary Way Footpath Bradford District Fair Trade Way Bradford Ring Clough Walk Great English Walk Historical Walks through Lancashire and Yorkshire Kendal Limestone Way Lady Anne's Way Lancashire Figure of Eight Lancashire Monastic Way Upholland to Sawley Abbey Lancashire Trail Lancashire Way - Central Loop Lancashire Way - Southern Loop Lancashire Witches Walk North West Leeds Green Gateways Trail North West Way Palatine Plod Paulinus Way Rail To Trail Walk - The Bentham Line Railway Heritage Trail St Bernard's Way Stanza Stones Trail Thirlmere Way Three Ridings on Foot Three Villages Heritage Walk Tops of the North (Carlisle and Cheviot to Cat and Fiddle) Tops of the North (Three Shire Heads to Carlisle) Trans Pennine Way Two Roses Way Wainwrights Way Welcome Way West Craven Way West Leeds Green Gateways Trail West Leeds Green Gateways Trail - Cabbage Hill Alternative West Leeds Green Gateways Trail - Whitehall Road Alternative West Leeds Green Gateways Trail - Wood Lane & St Bartholomews Church Alternative Wetlands & Waterways Loop Whippet Way Along the River Yarrow White Rose Way Wild Yorkshire Way Yorkshire Water Way Click to show 43 more Other Paths
Anytime Challenges
Bingley Parish Boundary Walk Burley Bridge Hike Burnley to Bingley Canal Clog Clarion House Way Dales Celebration Way Harden Hike Hyndburn Clog Myrtle Meander Skipton Double Trigger Skipton Saunter Skipton-Settle Link Three Rivers Walk Trans-Dales Trail - 2 Whittle Wander Witches Way Click to show 13 more Anytime Challenges

Downloads:

GPX Route File
Leeds and Liverpool Canal Walk GPX Exchange Format Route File
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Route Profile:

202.7 km (126.0 miles)
1,506 m (4,941 ft) ascent
168 m (551 ft)  maximum height
Leeds and Liverpool Canal Walk - Route Profile
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