Huddersfield Narrow: from Diggle to Mossley

This is the route that I took on Monday July 30th 2018 when walking Huddersfield Narrow from Diggle to Mossley.

KML 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:

Monday 0935 Huddersfield Bus Station Stand M
            bus 184              
Monday 1013 Diggle Sunfield Lane
            today's walk
Monday 1304 Mossley Railway Station
            train
Monday 1321 Huddersfield Railway Station

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

A view from Station Road in Diggle of the Western end of the Standedge railway tunnel


Photo 0105 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 10:29:18
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A view from Station Road in Diggle of the Western end of the original Standedge canal tunnel


Photo 0106 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 10:29:50
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Looking back at a boat moored waiting to go through the Standedge tunnel


Photo 0107 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 10:38:10
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Looking back at the Western end of the Standedge tunnel


Photo 0108 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 10:38:36
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A fisherman just to the West of the Standedge tunnel


Photo 0109 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 10:39:50
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Photo 0110 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 10:50:12
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Lock 32W is the first lock on the Western side of the Pennines - these locks all have a "W" suffix


Photo 0111 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 10:51:48
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Many of the locks in this area are unusual in that both ends have single gates and all four paddles are on the same side of the lock
This means that all the locking work is on one side of the canal



Photo 0112 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 10:53:17
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Photo 0113 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 10:54:56
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Lock 30W


Photo 0114 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:00:18
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Lock 29W - with lock 28W just beyond the bridge and 29W not far away amongst the trees to the right


Photo 0115 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:03:46
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Whoops the "26W" got repainted as "W26"!


Photo 0116 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:10:55
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Photo 0118 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:16:14
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Photo 0119 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:17:35
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Photo 0121 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:18:44
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The "Wool Road Transhipment Warehouse"


Photo 0122 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:20:16
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Photo 0123 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:22:44
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In Dobcross, there's lock 23W with a railway viaduct just beyond it


Photo 0125 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:24:49
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Photo 0127 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:27:28
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Note we are back to the traditional design of locks: two gates at one of the ends and paddles placed on each gate


Photo 0132 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:28:37
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Lock 22W


Photo 0133 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:32:09
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I think this is the Obelisk on Alderman's Hill which is to the East of UpperMill


Photo 0134 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:33:41
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These stepping stones take you across the River Tame to the village of Uppermill


Photo 0135 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:37:57
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A runner using the towpath just before bridge 77 in the village of Uppermill


Photo 0136 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:40:35
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Photo 0137 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:41:24
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Some confusing signs on the outside of Saddleworth Museum which is on the other side of the Canal to the towpath


Photo 0138 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:43:32
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The "Pennine Moonraker" is moored outside the Saddleworth Museum


Photo 0141 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:44:19
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A boat working through lock 21W


Photo 0142 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:45:22
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Looking back at the boat that's got through lock 21W


Photo 0143 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:48:03
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text is absent but photo 0145 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:48:52
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A close up of High Street bridge in Uppermill


Photo 0146 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:51:44
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Lock 20W and bridge 79 with Tesco's not far away


Photo 0147 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 11:57:55
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Bridge 80


Photo 0148 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 12:05:00
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My detour to the Railway pub in Greenfield was unsuccessful as unfortunately it's closed on Mondays


Photo 0149 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 12:07:48
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The ground of Saddleworth Rangers Rugby League Football Club is on the other side of the Canal


Photo 0150 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 12:14:04
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Photo 0151 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 12:19:10
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Royal George Aqueduct


Photo 0152 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 12:30:43
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Photo 0153 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 12:41:36
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The 15 mile milepost


Photo 0154 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 12:42:52
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Photo 0155 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 12:48:37
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Lock 14W


Photo 0156 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 12:50:11
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A sign at Mossley Railway Station


Photo 0157 was taken on 2018-07-30 at 13:02:43
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Link to details of the next stage, the Huddersfield Narrow from Mossley to Ashton-under-Lyne
Link to the index page for this holiday
Link to the index page that has links to other holidays