2008/10/6 Adrian Stott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Richard J Sanders" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I'm planning next year's cruise to the northwest which will include the > >Rochdale and Huddersfield canals. > > > >I wondered whether there is a recommended way or advantage/disadvantage of > >going clockwise (i.e. going up the Rochdale and down the Huddersfield) or > >anticlockwise. > > OK, I claim my £5 for spotting the deliberate mistake. > > Whichever way you go round the loop, you will have to go up and down > both canals, as you will cross the summit of each.
Your reply is a joke, isn't it Adrian? You thought you'd catch us out, thinking you were being snotty about what was a perfectly reasonable question? Of course there are advantages in going different ways around these two trans-Pennine canals, though as Adrian hilariously points out they are both trans-Pennine canals which mean you'll be crossing the Pennines... er...twice. But yes, Richard. I'd agree with you. Come off the Peak Forest and go straight over the HNC. Apart from the point you make about the Ashton, you'll need enthusiasm and energy for the narrow canal so maybe it's better to do it while your fresh. It's amazing - as indeed most of the South Pennine ring is. Going that way you leave the worst bit until last and so you can judge how you want to cruise it, either by rushing to get it over with, or visiting in more unusual places such as, for instance, Rochdale itself, where there will be levels of risk. Steve [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
