Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth

Gentle countryside stroll and historic church and hall


Route outline for walk ch175:

Gawsworth  -  Oakgrove  -  The Macclesfield Canal  -  The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk  -  Bosley Locks  -  River Dane Aquaduct  -  Railway Viaduct  -  Crossley Farm  -  Colleymill Bridge  -  North Rode  -  Manor Farm  -  Beancroft Wood  -  Rodegreen Farm  -  Gawsworth



National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk, a 158km (98 miles) circular footpath starting and finishing in Marple in Greater Manchester, England.

The canals that form the Cheshire Ring Canal Walk are (anticlockwise from Marple): The Peak Forest Canal, The Ashton and Rochdale Canals to Castlefield, Manchester, The Bridgewater Canal to Preston Brook, The Trent and Mersey Canal to Hardings Wood Junction near Kidsgrove and The Macclesfield Canal back to Marple.

The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk is waymarked by a bridge & barge motif. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

268 Wilmslow, Macclesfield & Congleton, Altrincham, Knutsford & Sandbach


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

118 Stoke-on-Trent & Macclesfield


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth

In no particular order . . .

Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth - Gawsworth Old Hall

Gawsworth Old Hall

Photo: Craig Hillier (4)

Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth - Statue of Robert Peel near the entrance to Gawsworth Old Hall

Statue of Robert Peel near the entrance to Gawsworth Old Hall

Photo: Craig Hillier (2)

Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth - Gawsworth Church

Gawsworth Church

Photo: Craig Hillier (6)

Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth - Gawsworth Church across the lake in front of Gawsworth Old Hall

Gawsworth Church across the lake in front of Gawsworth Old Hall

Photo: Craig Hillier (5)

Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth - Gargoyle close-up on Gawsworth Church

Gargoyle close-up on Gawsworth Church

Photo: Craig Hillier (9)

Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth - Gawsworth Church

Gawsworth Church

Photo: Graham Dawson (1)

Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth - Gargoyles at Gawsworth Church

Gargoyles at Gawsworth Church

Photo: Craig Hillier (7)

Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth - Gargoyle detail on Gawsworth Church

Gargoyle detail on Gawsworth Church

Photo: Craig Hillier (8)

Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth - Gawsworth New Hall from the entrance to Gawsworth Old Hall

Gawsworth New Hall from the entrance to Gawsworth Old Hall

Photo: Craig Hillier (3)

Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth - The entrance gates to Gawsworth Old Hall

The entrance gates to Gawsworth Old Hall

Photo: Craig Hillier (1)

Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth - The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) from The Macclesfield Canal

The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) from The Macclesfield Canal

Photo: Arella Kook (1)

Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth - Entrance steps to Gawsworth Church

Entrance steps to Gawsworth Church

Photo: Craig Hillier (10)

Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth - Entrance to Gawsworth Church

Entrance to Gawsworth Church

Photo: Craig Hillier (11)


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