Huddersfield Broad: from Cooper Bridge Junction to Huddersfield

This is the route that I took on Wednesday August 1st 2018 when walking Huddersfield Broad from Cooper Bridge Junction to Huddersfield.

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:

Wednesday 0935 Huddersfield Bus Station Stand Y
               bus MAX 203
Wednesday 0952 Leeds Road Cooper Bridge
               today's walk
Wednesday 1205 Huddersfield St Andrews Road
               bus 85A
Wednesday 1210 Huddersfield Bus Station Stand E

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

The start of the Huddersfield Broad Canal is next to the house on the right hand side of this photo
The Canal starts at Cooper Bridge at a junction with a River Calder section of the Calder and Hebble Navigation



Photo 0252 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 09:57:10
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Lock 1 appears immediately after the junction


Photo 0253 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 09:57:44
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Lock 1


Photo 0254 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 09:59:06
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Looking back at Lock 1


Photo 0255 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:00:05
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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The Huddersfield Broad is also known as the Ramsden Canal


Photo 0256 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:01:24
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Bridge 2 carries a railway line


Photo 0257 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:03:40
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This is a TransPennine Express on its way between Leeds and Huddeersfield


Photo 0260 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:04:12
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Lock 2


Photo 0263 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:05:59
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Photo 0265 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:07:49
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Photo 0266 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:10:47
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Photo 0267 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:12:32
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Bridge 3C - a pipe bridge


Photo 0268 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:15:14
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Bridge 4 is a railway viaduct of the disused Midlands Railway


Photo 0269 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:15:39
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Looking back at bridge 4


Photo 0270 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:16:39
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 0271 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:17:18
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Looking back at Lock 3 and bridge 5
notice that the arms of the gate are bent



Photo 0272 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:18:43
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Another view of the bent arms - this is because the gate is close to the bridge


Photo 0273 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:19:12
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Photo 0274 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:24:10
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Photo 0275 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:27:17
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Photo 0276 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:30:43
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Photo 0277 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:44:21
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Photo 0278 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 10:57:09
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Bridge 11


Photo 0280 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:13:30
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Photo 0283 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:20:51
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 0285 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:30:31
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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Photo 0286 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:31:21
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 0287 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:32:48
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This is the Locomotive (or Turnpike) bridge


Photo 0288 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:38:38
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Photo 0291 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:39:38
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 0292 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:40:06
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 sideways view of the Locomotive (or Turnpike) bridge


Photo 0293 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:40:58
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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Looking back at the Locomotive (or Turnpike) bridge


Photo 0294 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:41:32
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Boats alongside a Sainsburys store in Huddersfield


Photo 0295 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:41:52
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Photo 0296 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:43:18
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Photo 0297 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:44:06
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 Aspley Basin in Huddersfield


Photo 0299 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:46:01
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Aspley Basin


Photo 0300 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:48:23
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Looking back at bridge 18 which carries the Wakefield Road in Huddersfield


Photo 0302 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:52:38
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Some of the buildings of Huddersfield University


Photo 0303 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:54:52
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Photo 0304 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:55:14
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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Looking at the start of the Huddersfield Broad Canal with the Huddersfield Narrow Canal behind me


Photo 0305 was taken on 2018-08-01 at 11:56:35
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