Many of the images in this post are not mine so I’ve linked back to the original images.
This is just a few of the sights I see when I’m out running in the area I live. As you can see its quite an industrial landscape, mostly remnants of the coal and cotton trade, now both gone.
Bronzed pit brow lass
I often pass the pit brow lass on the towpath near Wigan Pier.
The remaining parts of the pier
The infamous Wigan Pier.
Trencherfield Mill
Further on I pass Trencherfield Mill.
The Leigh Branch
A little further and I reach the Leigh branch of the canal, following this leads to Scotsmans Flash. As my running distance increases I intend to follow this route to nearby Leigh.
I hope this gives you a flavour of some of my local running routes.
Related articles
- England 2011-12: Wigan, Part 2 (trevor365photo.wordpress.com)
- The Road to Wigan Pier Revisited by Stephen Armstrong (guardian.co.uk)
Your scenery is much more pleasant than mine. I have actually been meaning to take the time on my runs and snaps some photos but I am always worried the second I stop to take a picture I will never want to start up running again
Give it a try, its funny, once you do stop to take a picture, you cant wait to start running again. Weird I know!
Very pretty! nice post!
Thanks!
pretty! nothing can beat running next to water!
I know, its kinda relaxing.