From Leeds all the way to Liverpool via the canal, in under 48 hours…
About the route…
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Starting in Leeds...
The Leeds & Liverpool canal leaves the city of Leeds and lines the edge of the Yorskhire Dales, running adjascent to the River Aire for 13 miles all the way to the village of Saltaire…
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...through Saltaire, Skipton, Colne, Blackburn, Wigan, and Burscough...
The canal then crosses Pennine countryside for another 16 miles to Skipton and 19 miles to Colne before passing through East Lancashire, stretching 20 miles to Blackburn, 23 miles to Wigan, and 12 miles to Burscough…
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...finishing in Liverpool
After another 24 miles, the canal reaches the city of Liverpool, where my 127 mile-long journey will come to a satisfying end.