Advice needed - The Rochdale canal (large pic warning)

[Richard Fairhurst]

You can, as long as the floating towpath has been moved out of the way!

[luctor et emergo]

You'll need a Boer with a Mauser to sit on the roof all night

He wouldn't sit on top of the roof...

[nebulae]

I think you have to give CaRT a bit of notice to move the floating towpath,as it is not a 5 min job.Obviously not needed for a narrow beam boat.

[luctor et emergo]

I think you have to give CaRT a bit of notice to move the floating towpath,as it is not a 5 min job.Obviously not needed for a narrow beam boat.

aka a proper boat...

[Boaty Jo]

My wife and I grew up and lived in Littleborough for 30+ years - how nice to hear good things about it.

As you pass the Summit pub on the way to Todmorden, up to the left you will see ventilation shafts for the 1.5 mile rail tunnel below.

If you google Summit Tunnel Fire you will see some amazing photos of when a train crashed and caught fire within the tunnel.

My brother was a fire-fighter who attended.

[Dave_P]

The Rochdale is a superb canal. Possibly my favourite. I wrote up our journey across it the other year: http://canal.travel/post/rochdale-canal

And that was me, coming the other way, with a mattress round my prop.

[Richard Fairhurst]

Curiously we've not yet had to use the bolt-cutters ourselves but we've lent them out twice - once to you, once to someone with a brand-new boat who'd picked up some springs on one of the low pounds through Worcester (just upstream of the Commandery, I think). Still wouldn't be without them, though. Just in case...

[oarfish]

We are planning on the Rochdale in a few weeks, have a friend up in Hebden and want to see Yorkshire this year.

[Jim Riley]

If you don't all hush up about how nice the Rochdale is it will get busy, spoilt! Pru and Tim caused an increase in the number of shire hires coming up the hill.

Posting from the centre of hebden, having come from lock 35,our mooring, yesterday, to lock 15, Shaw Plain Ends, where we were halted by a huge unruly tree which had gone for a swim. Tree (3) fellers set to early doors and we moved on again about 2 pm. Fascinating watching them clear it with a tiny rowing boat and a tirfor winch.

[jollymoggy]

Anywhere after Rochdale is fine. I've done it all and currently heading back towards Rochdale now.