Dunkinfield to Marple 2.

The Peak Forest Canal starts in an urban area and seems to collect quite a lot of rubbish. To date it holds our record for largest object dumped in the canal. See below.

The early part of our walk to a refreshment stop in Hyde was quite industrialised, first with factories and then housing but it gradually improved as we moved south. The weather was again warm and sunny. Even in the urban areas the towpath was well wooded a lot of the time.

There was a lot of algal bloom on the early part to Hyde but it reduced later in the day as we moved south. Just before Hyde we met our first narrowboat of the day but we met plenty of walkers, dogs and cyclists throughout the day.

We had a refreshment break in Hyde then continued on our way. The surroundings  became much more rural. For a lot of the time was high above the land to the west which fell off very steeply. As it was heavily wooded however it was difficult to show in a photograph. We passed a number of spots where trees had fallen in the canal and not been cleared. Always on the non-towpath side.

We entered another long tunnel near Woodley but not quite as long as yesterday. As a result the weird 'uphill' effect was not as noticeable.
Just before we stopped for lunch in Romiley we passed a very cute little dog. I asked the woman what it was. It was a Jack Russell/Shih Tzu cross. I will not repeat what she told me they are commonly called.