Canal & River Trust
130 miles of navigable water, 87 locks, 11 named marinas and moorings. Passes Leeds, Liverpool, Baildon, Barnoldswick, Bingley, Blackburn, Bootle, Brierfield, Burnley, Burscough, Chorley, Clayton-le-Moors, Farsley, Horsforth, Keighley, Litherland, Maghull, Nelson, Oswaldtwistle, Rishton, Shipley, Silsden, Skipton, Wigan.
| Boat | Size | Fits? |
|---|---|---|
| Narrowboat | 57ft × 6ft 10in | Fits |
| Long narrowboat | 70ft × 6ft 10in | Too big |
| Widebeam | 60ft × 10ft | Fits |
| Widebeam | 60ft × 12ft | Fits |
| Dutch barge | 70ft × 14ft 6in | Too big |
Length and beam against Canal & River Trust. “Some sections” means your boat is too big for at least one section or lock. Draught and headroom aren't checked here: see the table below.
Maximum boat sizes in metres, from the Canal & River Trust's waterway dimensions (page last edited 26 Mar 2026). “–” means the Trust doesn't give a figure.
| Section | Length | Beam | Draught | Headroom |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds & Liverpool Canal | 19.51 | 4.34 | 1.22 | 2.67 |
Each opens its Check a Mooring page: what's nearby on the water and ashore.
Mapped within 150 m of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in OpenStreetMap. Volunteers map these, so there are gaps.
3 more without a name in OpenStreetMap.
1 more without a name in OpenStreetMap.
None mapped.
None mapped.
3 more without a name in OpenStreetMap.
23 more without a name in OpenStreetMap.
Yes. A 60ft × 10ft widebeam is within every published limit on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
Yes. A 57ft × 6ft 10in narrowboat is within every published limit on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal.
About 130 miles of navigable water on our map, with 87 locks mapped in OpenStreetMap.
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