Harecastle tunnel height

[Kez]

Whats the height limit for the harecastle tunnel?

[WJM]

Kneeling, with your head cocked! :-)

[denboy]

most NB`s have no problems although you do need to duck in a few places,take chimney`s down and exhaust if its thru the roof

Edited October 7, 2009 by denboy

[casper ghost]

I went through a few weeks ago no problems. Only had to remove chimney and exhaust stack. Didn't even have to remove the log box from roof.

[nb Innisfree]

went through last year, 7' 6" between water and roof at the lowest point.

[mayalld]

went through last year, 7' 6" between water and roof at the lowest point.

 

Over what width?

[Pie Eater]

We went through twice last month and it seems to get lower every time we visit. Put it this way if you are tall take a crash helmet.

 

Steve

[alan_fincher]

The lowness of Harecastle seems to be one of the more hyped stories, and it's undoubtedly very much less of an issue now it has now towpath (or towpath remnants) in place.

 

The documentation we were handed before a passage last year said that some bit's can be as low as the 5'9" quoted in Nicholsons, (dependent on water levels), but this sounds highly fanciful.

 

None the less a taller steerer will need to stoop quite considerably for the lower bits. I'm just over 6 foot, and was having my hair parted by the tunnel roof, despite being very crouched.

 

You would need to have a very excessive air draft on a "typical" narrow boat, and there are many other bits of the canal system that would be out of bounds to you long before Harecastle became an issue, that's for certain.

[nb Innisfree]

Over what width?

 

That was in the centre, I was on a nb.

[mayalld]

That was in the centre, I was on a nb.

 

So, at the cabin corners, it was somewhat lower.

[Lady Muck]

We went through ok with our roof mounted solar panels - we found that it wasn't quite as low as that bridge at Hertford, but it was the lowest tunnel we've been through (not been through Standedge BTW)

pic of our boat with panels

They did make me take all my plants and the bikes off the roof though!

Edited October 7, 2009 by Lady Muck

[mayalld]

We went through ok with our roof mounted solar panels - we found that it wasn't quite as low as that bridge at Hertford, but it was the lowest tunnel we've been through (not been through Standedge BTW)

pic of our boat with panels

They did make me take all my plants and the bikes off the roof though!

 

Have you not tried Woodley tunnel on the PF?

Edited October 7, 2009 by Lady Muck

[Lady Muck]

soz edited your post by accident....

 

 

Peak Forest? We did do the Peak Forest, can't remember any tunnels, I can remember a very low bridge somewhere up North though, had to take the plants off again!

[Chris J W]

soz edited your post by accident....

 

 

Peak Forest? We did do the Peak Forest, can't remember any tunnels, I can remember a very low bridge somewhere up North though, had to take the plants off again!

 

It's the one just before the Marple Aqueduct, isn't it?

[Lady Muck]

It's the one just before the Marple Aqueduct, isn't it?

 

possibly, my trip has all blended into one big canal.

[mayalld]

soz edited your post by accident....

 

 

Peak Forest? We did do the Peak Forest, can't remember any tunnels, I can remember a very low bridge somewhere up North though, had to take the plants off again!

 

The PF has two tunnels;

 

Hyde Bank, fairly close to Marple, which is fairly wide (although NOT wide enough for two boats to pass), no towpath, and no major height issues (apart from a sudden change in roof height hear the northern portal)

 

Woodley, near bridge 12, towpath, about 8' beam, and the curvature of the roof is such that it comes VERY close to the handrails unless you steer very carefully indeed.

 

The low bridge was probably on the Ashton

Edited October 7, 2009 by mayalld

[Tiny]

The PF has two tunnels;

 

Hyde Bank, fairly close to Marple, which is fairly wide (although NOT wide enough for two boats to pass), no towpath, and no major height issues (apart from a sudden change in roof height hear the northern portal)

 

Woodley, near bridge 12, towpath, about 8' beam, and the curvature of the roof is such that it comes VERY close to the handrails unless you steer very carefully indeed.

 

The low bridge was probably on the Ashton

 

We reckon Woodley is the nastiest normal height tunnel on the cut. (The one at Froghall is well below normal full width height - whatever the BW media men imply.)

[mayalld]

We reckon Woodley is the nastiest normal height tunnel on the cut. (The one at Froghall is well below normal full width height - whatever the BW media men imply.)

 

It would be massively improved by adding fendering on the offside to help keep you away from roof scrapes, but that would involve spending money on the PF.

[Keeping Up]

We must have gone through it too, but I don't remember it. Mind you, we don't travel with anything on the roof except in winter when the chimney is up.

[T.A]

I went through last month did not find it to bad I am 6ft. However it did remind me that When I go through long tunnels to remember to recharge my large rechargeable torch that I carry aboard I would hate to be in a position of having no emergency back up if my tunnel light failed, particularly as I was leading the procession

[adam1uk]

We reckon Woodley is the nastiest normal height tunnel on the cut. (The one at Froghall is well below normal full width height - whatever the BW media men imply.)

 

It certainly took me by surprise, although I don't think Woodley is quite as bad as the Ashted Tunnel on the BCN. It's very difficult to get a boat through there without scraping the handrails.

 

As far as Harecastle is concerned, it wasn't nearly as low as I was expecting, although I'm told the water levels were down when we went through.

[Lady Muck]

We must have gone through it too, but I don't remember it. Mind you, we don't travel with anything on the roof except in winter when the chimney is up.

When we were at the Saltisford Arm they were pruning the trees - we ended up with two wheelbarrows worth of logs on the roof! But not for long, the foul weather on the Leeds and Liverpool meant we've already burnt most of it.

 

It certainly took me by surprise, although I don't think Woodley is quite as bad as the Ashted Tunnel on the BCN. It's very difficult to get a boat through there without scraping the handrails.

 

The Ashtead is the tightest one, yes, our handrails were unscathed but I can't say the same for our chimney.

[nb Innisfree]

So, at the cabin corners, it was somewhat lower.

 

No not really, I reckon I could have left pram hood up tho it would have scraped a bit, I would think at cab corners (5' 1" wide in our case) about 7'

[amanda]

would a shetland saxon 21 be able to go through harecastle tunnel

[Laurence Hogg]

We reckon Woodley is the nastiest normal height tunnel on the cut. (The one at Froghall is well below normal full width height - whatever the BW media men imply.)

 

Have you trIed Gosty Hill?