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The nice thing about rambling along a canal is that it's hard to get lost. You can wander along the towpath without thinking - or just letting your thoughts ramble in time with your feet.
The nice thing about rambling along a canal is that it's hard to get lost. You can wander along the towpath without thinking - or just letting your thoughts ramble in time with your feet.
The Rochdale Canal was a good place to be on Sunday afternoon - nice and sunny, but with a wind to keep off the flies and to stop the sun getting too hot.
After the grottiness and unsavoury tunnel under Piccadilly Station -- somehow, the signs warning of "Closed Circuit Television" and "lewd b
ehaviour" seemed very relevant -- the canal makes its way through what will be a fabulous New Islington area (when it's new!). And then to Newton Heath, Failsworth, turning North towards Rochdale itself.
Almost the only company I had -- on a Bank Holiday Sunday, at that -- were a few geese. And if you like them here are a few more geese pictures.
Good job I had my wits about me near the M60 motorway, though - the towpath just ends -- splash. I chose
this point to turn round, and after debating walking to Moston station and catching a train back to Victoria, I decided to cut across to the Ashton canal - about 50 minutes on roads.
Fortunately, I discovered an even prettier way back - through the Medlock Valley. Who'd have thought to find such a wild natural piece of country so near the city?
Near Sports City, the Medlock runs out as a walker's route, so a quick hop on Alan Turing Way along to the Ashton Canal for the run back (past the fabulous FabLabManchester) to complete the circle.
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