Kirkstall Pipe Bridge carries a footpath over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds).
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal (Main Line - Wigan to Leeds) was built by Nicholas Clarke and opened on January 1 1835. The canal joined the sea near Blackburn. Expectations for sea sand traffic to Polecroft were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. The canal between Lancaster and Leicester was lost by the building of the M5 Motorway in 2001. According to Cecil Yates's "Spooky Things on the Canals" booklet, Erewash Cutting is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

There is a bridge here which takes a pipe over the canal.
| Fallwood Marina | 1 mile, 1¾ furlongs | |
| Newlay Stone Bridge No 221 | 1 mile, ¼ furlongs | |
| Newlay Staircase Locks Nos 11 to 13 | 7 furlongs | |
| Newlay Pipe Bridge | 6¼ furlongs | |
| Kirkstall Forge Staircase Locks Nos 8 to 10 | 2½ furlongs | |
| Kirkstall Pipe Bridge | ||
| Kirkstall Lock No 7 | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Kirkstall New Road Bridge No 221A | 2¾ furlongs | |
| Kirkstall Old Road Footbridge | 3½ furlongs | |
| Kirkstall Brewery Visitor Moorings | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Kirkstall Wharf Bridge No 222 | 4 furlongs | |
Amenities nearby at Kirkstall Lock No 7
Amenities nearby at Kirkstall Forge Staircase Locks Nos 8 to 10
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Nearest water point
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In the direction of Wigan Junction
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Nearest self-operated pump-out
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Nearest boatyard pump-out
In the direction of Leeds Bridge
In the direction of Wigan Junction
Down towards Leeds from Scribblings from the Mintball posted Friday the 11th of July, 1980
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![Southern end of pipebridge across the canal. For the canal crossing and northern end, see [[2071905]]. by Stephen Craven – 27 May 2020](https://s1.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/49/00/6490081_22592c70_120x120.jpg)











![Maize field in the Aire Valley. A flat field on the river flood plain, with ripening corn in August. [[2746382]] shows the same field in winter.The spire of St Stephen's church, Kirkstall, is seen in the background. by Stephen Craven – 26 August 2017](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/51/27/5512798_04eb1878_120x120.jpg)





![Grazing land between Leeds and Bradford Road and the canal. There are usually horses here but perhaps they had been taken indoors somewhere due to the prolonged freezing weather. Seen from the gate in [[6752465]]. In the distance is a train heading up the Aire Valley. by Stephen Craven – 10 February 2021](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/75/24/6752468_c87408d3_120x120.jpg)



![Half-mile post on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. I don't recall seeing this before, so maybe it's a recent addition. In the background you can just make out a yellow railway milepost [[6088283]]. by Stephen Craven – 12 March 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/08/82/6088279_38ecfe89_120x120.jpg)



