New Bike for Towpath Treks

I now have a new bike so I can cycle along the towpath of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal without too much fear of my bike falling to pieces. Its been a while since I last did any cycling so it might take me a few weeks to get back up to speed. All I need is the right weather...

As well as cycling I am re-walking Liverpool to Leeds. So I can create a mile by mile guide to the towpath. It will tell you what the towpath is like (muddy, tarmac, covered in glass, cobbles etc) and what the area is like around the canal (rural, residential, abandoned industrial etc) and there will be links to maps showing you how to get to the towpath from local train stations.

http://www.towpathtreks.co.uk/LLC/milechart.html

Hopefully it will be useful for people planning cycle rides on the canal.

I might even get to do some filming from my bike.

Bits and Pieces

After this mornings walk, this afternoons drive was a bit easier. We went to Parbold first to get a photograph of the newly refurbished Windmill pub, I didnt have time to go inside, but will be back.



Next we headed to the former Walton Summit Branch to take a photo of the bridge next to the Duke of York pub. There is a photo of this bridge with the pub in the background, and a boat on the canal.



The canal is now grass, the pub was open but still has an advert for its lease. Again I resisted going inside, and headed off to another pub, the Lord Nelson. The pub has a canal mile post by the front door from the Walton Summit Branch, showing just one mile from the terminus.



I had planned to stop off at the boatyard in Tarleton but the sun was going down so we headed home.

If you have been to the Windmill at Parbold, let us know what you think of it here:

http://www.towpathtreks.co.uk/LLC/pub_info_display.asp?ino=19