Nick wrote... >Adrian Stott wrote: >> 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. > Cooper Bridge is the lowest point on the Yorkshire side of the South Pennine Ring, but it isn't in Leeds.
>I'm actually surprised the difference is so small, I always think >of Leeds as being much higher than Manchester In fact, Leeds Bridge, over the Aire just below the start of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, is around 25 metres above sea level. >and while I know that neither is on the actual route, > it's still the way you think. Ducie Street, which you mentioned, is on the route of the South Pennine Ring! -- Martin Clark Internet Boaters' Database http://www.lock13.co.uk/boats Pennine Waterways Website http://www.penninewaterways.co.uk
