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Cheshire ring canal walk 156 km 97 miles about 8 days.
Cheshire ring canal walk. The cheshire ring is a 97 mile route following the towpaths of 6 historic canals through lancashire cheshire and staffordshire. As i live in manchester city centre and at the hub of the north west canal network i will just pick up sections and aim to complete the cheshire ring once again. Because it takes boats approximately one week to complete the circuit it is suited to narrowboat holidays.
Cheshire ring canal walk. It offers a quiet countryside city streets and views of the cheshire plain and the peak district. Marbury park country park forge brook big wood trent and mersey canal the cheshire ring walk anderton anderton boat lift kennel wood the northe cheshire way marbury park country park.
Cheshire ring canal walk pubs cafes. Google maps open source maps. Featuring the bridgewater canal the first canal to be built in the modern waterways era the cheshire ring was formed after successful campaigns to restore several key sections around the route and is one of the original cruising rings.
Find walking maps and guidebooks self guided walking holidays and hiking tours. Lw light walk countryside walk. Located in marple the 200 year old pub boasts a large award winning beer terrace garden overlooking the canal.
5 8 gpx route file. Cheshire ring canal walk. The ashton canal peak forest canal macclesfield canal trent and mersey canal bridgewater canal and rochdale canal.
The ring o bells is a good choice for some refreshments on the macclesfield canal. The cheshire ring takes in the whole of the macclesfield canal and parts of the trent and mersey bridgewater rochdale ashton and peak forest canals. See this list of walks routes maps in.
158 km 98 miles click to enlarge a route following the towpaths along six historic canals of various ages and character this walk offers the solitude of quiet countryside the hustle and bustle of city streets and views of the cheshire plain and peak district hills. The route is 97 miles long as has a total of 92 locks. Cheshire ring canal walk.
The cheshire ring is a circular canal route in the north west of england. See more details photos from this walk. The route enters stockport at high lane.
Ordnance survey explorer map 1 25 000. Get directions to the start of this walk. The first stage was a simple route starting in marple on the peak forest canal towpath.
98 miles 158 km grid ref. The cheshire ring is a canal cruising circuit or canal ring which includes sections of six canals in and around cheshire and greater manchester in north west england.
