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Boating the Huddersfield Narrow Canal

Find boating information for the Huddersfield Narrow Canal

Huddersfield Narrow Canal

Length	19.3 miles
Locks	74

Note: A handcuff key will be required as anti-vandal locks are fitted along this canal.

Maximum boat dimensions

Length	21.35m	70ft
Width	2.08m	6ft 10"
Draught	0.75m	2ft 5"
Headroom	1.88m	6ft 2"

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Find everything you'll need to know about boating on our canals
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Find everything you'll need to know about boating on our canals
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Before you travel, check our route for any works
Downloadable waterway guides
Detailed maps and boating information for all our waterways
Downloadable waterway guides
Detailed maps and boating information for all our waterways
Huddersfield Narrow Canal
The Huddersfield Narrow Canal scales the Pennines and its summit is the highest stretch of canal in Britain
Huddersfield Narrow Canal
The Huddersfield Narrow Canal scales the Pennines and its summit is the highest stretch of canal in Britain
Standedge Tunnel
More information about passage through the tunnel
Standedge Tunnel
More information about passage through the tunnel

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Last Edited: 27 November 2024

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