Adrian Stott wrote: > "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.
Ah yes, but Cooper Bridge is at around 50m or 164ft(according to http://www.earthtools.org/) above sea level, while Ducie Street is only 48m or 157ft. So clearly, you go up when heading east and down when going west. Snigger. I'm actually surprised the difference is so small, I always think of Leeds as being much higher than Manchester and while I know that neither is on the actual route, it's still the way you think. I'm pretty sure that's how Richard's line of thought was going as well.
