The Leeds Liverpool Canal: Cherry Tree to Johnsons Hillock


Cherry Tree - Johnson's Hillock 54 -47 miles	Blackburn 59 -54 miles	Rishton, Church, Hapton 59 - 71	Burnley 71-75	Foulridge Tunnel - Burnley Lane 82 -75 miles
Former Lancaster Canal South Section 47 -37 miles	Cherry Tree On the outskirts of Blackburn the Leeds Liverpool Canal leaves the city behind and heads out into the farmland beyond. Cherry Tree Station is near to Cherry Tree bridge. Riley Green Green fields and old hospitals and the three Ollerton Bridges Withnell Fold Once the site of paper mills, the ponds are now a nature reserve. Johnson's Hillock The Leeds Liverpool Canal proper locks down into the former Lancaster Canal here.			Greenberfield - Foulridge 87 -82 miles
				Gargrave - Greenberfield 93 -87 miles
Wigan 37 -34 miles				Gargrave - Skipton
Wigan -Burscough 34 -25 miles				Skipton
Rufford Branch				Skipton to Keighley 99 - 109miles
Burscough -Maghull 24 - 12 miles				Keighley to Shipley 109 - 115
Melling -Bootle 12 -3 miles
Liverpool 3-0 miles	Liverpool Dock Link	home		Leeds 127.25 miles

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Carpark on A675 Near Boatyard Inn

Between Cherry Tree and Feniscolwes bridge the towpath is okay for wheelchairs but not ideal

Cherry Tree

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#95 Cherry Tree Bridge	warehouse and apartments by Cherry Tree Bridge #95	towpath route map at Cherry Tree	#94 Livesey Hall Bridge	#94 Livesey Hall Bridge

Milestone 53	former railway bridge and new houses	pigeons under bridge 93B	Feniscowles Bridge #93B	MilePost L'Pool 53miles LEEDS 74¼ Miles

a space station or a paper works?	County Boundary Marker	The Motorway follows the canal for some distance	water tower at paper works or the Berlin Wall	#93

wharf	an odd little basin, no sign of what was loaded or unloaded here	towards #93	MilePost L'Pool 52miles LEEDS 75¼ Miles	horses

#92	#91B	view from Riley Green Bridge #91A Site of MP51	Boatyard Inn parking strictly customers only not for walkers	Ruin by Riley Green Bridge

	Brimmicroft Bridge 91AA	Ollerton Bridge No1 #91	Ollerton Bridge No.2 #90	Ollerton Bridge No.2 #90

		MilePost LPool 50Miles Leeds 77¼ Miles	Ollerton Bridge No.3 #89	Paper Mill at Withnell Fold

Withnell Fold Bridge #88	Jacksons Bridge #87	View of Viaduct	Viaduct	Jacksons Bridge #87

Brown House bridge #86	view from #86	MilePost LPool 49Miles Leeds 78¼ Miles	Hedge laying	Whins Bridge #83

Mooring at Wheelton	Milepost LPOOL 48 Miles Leeds 79¼ Miles	Top Lock 58	Top Lock bridge	Lock 61

Lock 60	Steps for horses to go over bridge #81	4th lock Bridge #81	4th lock Bridge #81	Hook

Rope-worn Bollard	Lock 61 and 4th Lock Bridge	Toll House	Brand New Gates	Heavy Duty Hinges

Lock Paddles	Over flowing lock 63	Lock 64	Not much you can do around the locks	Sign post a Lock 64
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