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Take to the water water the to Take canoe. to places special such are they reasons the activity on water brings its own hazards and dangers, please ensure ensure please dangers, and hazards own its brings water on activity waterways. All portable, unpowered craft such as canoes, kayaks, kayaks, canoes, as such craft unpowered portable, All waterways. The diverse natural environment of our canals and rivers is one of of one is rivers and canals our of environment natural diverse The Canoeing, kayaking and paddle boarding can be fun, however, any any however, fun, be can boarding paddle and kayaking Canoeing, It’s not just narrowboats and barges that need a licence on our our on licence a need that barges and narrowboats just not It’s Map 2 Map Environmental Good Practice Good Environmental Safety Licencing 1 Wigan Lock Flight (23 locks) map not to scale Reedley Marina, Burnley to Trail information 1 Wigan2 GannowLock Flight Tunnel (23 locks)(559yds) map not to scale 10 Greenberfield Top Lock, Barnoldswick 2 Gannow3 Burnley Tunnel Embankment (559yds) Paddle across the border from Lancashire to Yorkshire and take in some of This guide follows the development of the trail as it journeys from 3 Burnley4 Foulridge Embankment Tunnel (1640yds) the great sites on the trail.