Walking in Manchester today on the canals.
Starting off on the Rochdale.
It is stunning.
The Rochdale Canal
name refers to the town of Rochdale in Greater Manchester, through which the canal passes.
It runs for 33 miles between the centre of Manchester and Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire.
When originally built, the canal had 92 locks the canal now has only 91 locks. The former locks 3 and 4 have been replaced with a single deep lock. However,
the traditional lock numbering has been retained on all restored locks, and on all the relocated locks,
At Sowerby Bridge it connects with the Calder and Hebble Navigation. In Manchester it connects with the Ashton and Bridgewaster Canals.
The canal was re-opened to navigation along its entire length in July 2002 and forms part of the South Pennine Ring.
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