If anyone wants to explore the midlands
- Start Point: Riddlesden (passing East Riddlesden Hall on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal). [1, 2]
- Initial Descent: Head southeast past the famous Bingley Five Rise Locks. [1]
- The Junctions: Transition through trans-Pennine canal links (such as via Leeds/Manchester connections or down toward the Leigh Branch and Bridgewater Canal) to link up with the Trent & Mersey Canal. [1]
- Final Approach: Cruise south on the Trent & Mersey Canal, passing Kidsgrove and through the Harecastle Tunnel straight into Stoke-on-Trent
72 hrs give or take