A tough, rewarding broad canal crossing the Pennines through Hebden Bridge and Todmorden, with dramatic hill scenery and a lock roughly every quarter mile.
Current closures & stoppages
13 live navigation notices affecting the Rochdale Canal.
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Advice 2027-02-26
Lock 68, Tannersfield Lowest to Bridge 77, Holinwood Av Rd Bridge A6104
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Closure 2027-01-04 – 2027-03-12
Lock 30 Lock Landing, Walsden
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Closure 2027-01-04 – 2027-02-20
Lock 12, Rawden Mill
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Closure 2026-11-02 – 2026-12-18
Lock 79, Coal Pit Middle, Miles Platting, Manchester
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Closure 2026-11-02 – 2026-12-18
Lock 80, Coal Pit Lower, Miles Platting, Manchester
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Closure 2026-11-02 – 2026-11-27
Lock 49, Navigation Way, Rochdale
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Restriction 2026-10-27 – 2026-10-29
Bridge 1, Sowerby Bridge, Tuel Lane - Tunnel Inspection
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Closure 2026-10-20
Lock 44
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Restriction 2026-10-19 – 2026-10-25
Deansgate Railway Viaduct
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Advice 2026-10-05 – 2027-04-05
Bridge 65A, Trub Farm Access Bridge
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Restriction 2026-03-26
Rochdale Locks 1 to 13
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Restriction 2025-05-23
Hollins Mill Lane Bridge - Sunken Boat - Rochdale Canal
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Advice 2025-01-02
Advice: Bridgewater Canal
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