Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town

Pleasant canal side stroll


Route outline for walk gm101:

Dunham Town  -  The Bridgewater Canal  -  The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk  -  Agden Bridge  -  Agden Brook Farm  -  Arthill Farm  -  Reddy Lane Cottage  -  Little Bollington  -  Dunham Massey Park  -  Dunham Park  -  Dunham Town



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):

276 Bolton, Wigan & Warrington


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

109 Manchester, Bolton & Warrington


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town

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Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Dunham Massey

Dunham Massey

Photo: Jane Herbert (15)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Dunham Massey Hall

Dunham Massey Hall

Photo: Dave Hambleton (7)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Ye Olde No 3, Little Bollington

Ye Olde No 3, Little Bollington

Photo: Jane Herbert (10)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Dunham Massey Park

Dunham Massey Park

Photo: Bev Randle (2)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Not your usual walkers on The Bridgewater Canal

Not your usual walkers on The Bridgewater Canal

Photo: Nick Hardwick (1)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - The Swan with Two Nicks, Little Bollington

The Swan with Two Nicks, Little Bollington

Photo: Jane Herbert (13)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - The Bridgewater Canal

The Bridgewater Canal

Photo: Dave Hambleton (3)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Barn in a field near Dunham Massey Deer Park

Barn in a field near Dunham Massey Deer Park

Photo: Dave Hambleton (1)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Dunham Massey Deer Park

Dunham Massey Deer Park

Photo: Dave Hambleton (5)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Dunham Massey Park

Dunham Massey Park

Photo: Bev Randle (4)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Dunham Massey Park

Dunham Massey Park

Photo: Bev Randle (3)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Narrow Boat on The Bridgewater Canal

Narrow Boat on The Bridgewater Canal

Photo: Dave Hambleton (4)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Warning sign on a fence in Little Bollington

Warning sign on a fence in Little Bollington

Photo: Jane Herbert (11)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - The Waterwheel in Dunham Massey

The Waterwheel in Dunham Massey

Photo: Jane Herbert (14)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Dunham Massey Park

Dunham Massey Park

Photo: Bev Randle (5)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Bridge over The Bridgewater Canal

Bridge over The Bridgewater Canal

Photo: Dave Hambleton (2)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Dunham Massey Hall

Dunham Massey Hall

Photo: Dave Hambleton (6)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Dunham Town Church

Dunham Town Church

Photo: Dave Hambleton (8)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - The Bridgewater Canal nr Dunham Town

The Bridgewater Canal nr Dunham Town

Photo: Andy Marsh (1)

Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town - Sunset over Dunham Massey Park

Sunset over Dunham Massey Park

Photo: Bev Randle (1)


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