Huddersfield Narrow: from Linthwaite to Marsden

This is the route that I took when walking the Huddersfield Narrow from Linthwaite to Marsden. On Sunday June 29th I did most of the route, the bit shown on the right from Linthwaite to Marsden Railway Station. On Wednesday August 1st I did the short bit (shown on the left) from Marsden Railway Station to Standedge Tunnel.
KML for the above routeKML for the above route

I think this is the public transport that I used to get to the start and/or return from the finish of the walk:

  Sunday 1530 Huddersfield Bus Station Stand M
              bus 183
  Sunday 1544 Linthwaite Church
              walk on July 29th
  Sunday 1843 Marsden Railway Station
              train
  Sunday 1852 Huddersfield
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Thursday 1229 Huddersfield
              train
Thursday 1237 Marsden Railway Station
              walk on August 1st
Thursday 1344 Marsden Railway Station
              train
Thursday 1351 Huddersfield

Here are some photos I took. If you want to see a photo in hi-res, click on it.

A view from lock 17E looking at the village of Linthwaite


Photo 0072 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 16:03:24
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Lock 18E


Photo 0074 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 16:11:00
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Lock 19E


Photo 0075 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 16:13:43
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Looking back at bridge 41


Photo 0079 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 16:16:18
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Looking back at lock 20E


Photo 0081 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 16:20:55
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Lock 21E on the outskirts of village of Slaithwaite - pronounced "Slough-at"


Photo 0082 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 16:25:34
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Photo 0083 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 16:26:45
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Approaching Britannia Road in Slaithwaite


Photo 0084 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 16:32:29
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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The Commercial pub is positioned near to bridge 44 across the Huddersfield Narrow Canal


Photo 0085 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 16:34:43
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Bridge 45 is positioned just before lock 23E


Photo 0087 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 16:36:31
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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In Slaithwaite, the Empire microbrewery is located next to the Canal


Photo 0088 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 16:40:54
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Another view of the Empire microbrewery


Photo 0089 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 16:41:59
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Lock 25E


Photo 0090 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 16:48:25
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Looking back at lock 26E


Photo 0091 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 16:53:58
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Photo 0092 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 16:57:16
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Photo 0093 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 17:08:14
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Is this a little egret or a duck?


Photo 0095 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 17:10:44
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Sparth Reservoir is located next to the Canal


Photo 0096 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 17:15:41
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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A photo showing both Sparth Reservoir and the Canal


Photo 0097 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 17:18:52
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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A lock where they forgot to paint the lock number


Photo 0098 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 17:23:05
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Photo 0099 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 17:29:22
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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On the outskirts of Marsden, locks come thick and fast at about 7 locks per mile - Lock 42E is located next to Marsden Railway Station


Photo 0100 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 17:37:01
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Photo 0102 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 17:37:56
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Riverhead Brewery Tap in Marsden, another excellent pub that has its own microbrewery


Photo 0103 was taken on 2018-07-29 at 18:28:53
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Back at Marsden Railway Station


Photo 0307 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 12:39:26
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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The Marsden Shuttle boats people from the Railway Station to the Eastern end of the Standedge Tunnel


Photo 0309 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 12:40:26
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Photo 0313 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 12:41:08
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Photo 0314 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 12:45:27
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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It's about a 15 minute walk from the Railway Station to the Eastern end of the Standedge Tunnel


Photo 0315 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 12:57:29
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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A tour boat about to take visitors into the Eastern end of the Standedge Tunnel


Photo 0317 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 13:00:14
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Photo 0318 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 13:00:40
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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The Evelyn waiting for the OK to travel through Standedge Tunnel - it's about 3.25 miles long


Photo 0319 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 13:07:51
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Photo 0322 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 13:14:44
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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The tour boat reversing out of the Standedge Tunnel


Photo 0324 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 13:15:31
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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A view from the Marsden Shuttle which I took on the way back to the Railway Station


Photo 0325 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 13:24:39
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Photo 0326 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 13:25:04
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Photo 0328 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 13:25:26
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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Photo 0330 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 13:32:27
According to the track by my GPS device, the photo was taken near to 0.00000,0.00000 which is T\227724
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