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As well as a windlass, you will need a handspike - a thick wooden pole - to operate the locks on the Calder & Hebble Navigation.
Boating the Calder & Hebble Navigation
Find boating information for the Calder & Hebble Navigation
Calder & Hebble Navigation
| Length | 21.5 miles |
| Locks | 28 |
Maximum boat dimensions
| Length | 17.53m | 57ft 6" |
| Width | 4.32m | 14ft 2" |
| Draught | 1.07m | 3ft 6" |
| Headroom | 2.97m | 9ft 9" |
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Calder & Hebble Navigation
Once served a very industrial area, but is now a rural and peaceful route, where the local people are known for their friendliness
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Last Edited: 11 December 2025
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