16 easy to follow walk route maps of all grades that include part of The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk

The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk is 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.

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Walk ch102 Dunham Massey and The Bridgewater Canal from Lymm

Fine waterside walk

Vital Statistics:

Length:	11.25 miles (18 km)
Ascent:	213 ft (65 m)
Time:	4½ hrs
Grade:		(Easy)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk ch102 Dunham Massey and The Bridgewater Canal from Lymm pdf

Route Summary:

The Trans Pennine Trail (Lymm) - Lymm - Carr Green - Oldfield Brow - Altrincham - The Bridgewater Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Dunham Town - Dunham Massey - Little Bollington - The Bridgewater Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Agden Bridge - Oughtrington - Lymm Village - Slitten Gorge - The Trans Pennine Trail - Lymm.

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Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook

Huge views followed by a canal towpath

Vital Statistics:

Length:	9 miles (14.5 km)
Ascent:	1,208 ft (368 m)
Time:	4½ hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook pdf

Route Summary:

Timbersbrook - The Gritstone Trail - Pool Bank - The Staffordshire Way - Folly Cottage - Cloud Plantation - The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) - Avona - The Dane Valley Way - River Dane - The Macclesfield Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Buglawton - Brook House Farm - Pool Bank - Timbersbrook.

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Walk ch115 North Rode from Bosley Locks

Lovely stroll down a 12 Canal Lock Staircase

Vital Statistics:

Length:	4.5 miles (7 km)
Ascent:	341 ft (104 m)
Time:	2 hrs
Grade:		(Easy)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk ch115 North Rode from Bosley Locks pdf

Route Summary:

Bosley Locks - The Macclesfield Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - River Dane Aquaduct - Railway Viaduct - Crossley Farm - Colleymill Bridge - North Rode - North Rode Manor Fish Pond - Station Wood - Big Dogbottom Wood - Bosley Locks.

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Walk ch120 The Bridgewater Canal from Lymm

Gentle waterside stroll

Vital Statistics:

Length:	5.25 miles (8.5 km)
Ascent:	246 ft (75 m)
Time:	2.25hrs
Grade:		(Easy)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk ch120 The Bridgewater Canal from Lymm pdf

Route Summary:

The Trans Pennine Trail (Lymm) - Lymm - The Bridgewater Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Lymm Village - The Dingle - Lymm Dam - The Bongs - Crosfield Bridge - Oughtrington - The Bridgewater Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Rushgreen - Slitten Gorge - The Trans Pennine Trail - Lymm.

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Walk ch128 Gawsworth from Oakgrove

Gentle stroll to a historic house

Vital Statistics:

Length:	4.5 miles (7 km)
Ascent:	66 ft (20 m)
Time:	1½ hrs
Grade:		(Easy)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk ch128 Gawsworth from Oakgrove pdf

Route Summary:

Oakgrove - The Macclesfield Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Gawsworth - Oakgrove.

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Walk ch132 The Lymm Heritage Trail

Pleasant stroll through a historic village

Vital Statistics:

Length:	3.75 miles (6 km)
Ascent:	204 ft (62 m)
Time:	2 hrs
Grade:		(Easy)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk ch132 The Lymm Heritage Trail pdf

Route Summary:

The Trans Pennine Trail (Lymm) - Lymm - The Bridgewater Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Lymm Village - The Dingle - Lymm Dam - The Bongs - Crosfield Bridge - Lymm Dam - The Dingle - Lymm Cross - The Bridgewater Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Slitten Gorge - The Trans Pennine Trail - Lymm.

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Walk ch145 Mow Cop from Ackers Crossing

Quiet countryside and a castle/folly

Vital Statistics:

Length:	5.5 miles (9 km)
Ascent:	689 ft (215 m)
Time:	2.75hrs
Grade:		(Easy)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk ch145 Mow Cop from Ackers Crossing pdf

Route Summary:

Ackers Crossing - The Macclesfield Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Scholar Green - Mount Pleasant - Mow Cop (Old Man of Mow) - The Gritstone Trail - The Staffordshire Way - The South Cheshire Way - Quarry Wood - Hanging Wood - Roe Park - Ackers Crossing.

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Walk ch148 Gawsworth Hall from North Rode

Gentle countryside and historic church & hall

Vital Statistics:

Length:	7.25 miles (11.5 km)
Ascent:	404 ft (123 m)
Time:	3 hrs
Grade:		(Easy)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk ch148 Gawsworth Hall from North Rode pdf

Route Summary:

North Rode - Gawsworth - Oakgrove - The Macclesfield Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Bosley Locks - Big Dogbottom Wood - Station Wood - North Rode Manor Fish Pond - North Rode.

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Walk ch170 Little Moreton Hall and Mow Cop from Ackers Crossing

Quiet countryside and a castle/folly

Vital Statistics:

Length:	8.25 miles (13 km)
Ascent:	804 ft (245 m)
Time:	3.75hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk ch170 Little Moreton Hall and Mow Cop from Ackers Crossing pdf

Route Summary:

Ackers Crossing - The Macclesfield Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Little Moreton Hall - Boarded Barn Farm - Rode Mill - Claphatches - Scholar Green - Mount Pleasant - Mow Cop (Old Man of Mow) - The Gritstone Trail - The Staffordshire Way - The South Cheshire Way - Quarry Wood - Hanging Wood - Roe Park - Ackers Crossing.

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

Gentle countryside stroll and historic church and hall

Vital Statistics:

Length:	9.25 miles (15 km)
Ascent:	545 ft (166 m)
Time:	4 hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth pdf

Route Summary:

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.

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Walk ch207 Sponds Hill and Lyme Park from Higher Poynton

Superb Cheshire views and a Stately Home

Vital Statistics:

Length:	9.75 miles (15.5 km)
Ascent:	9 ft (409 m)
Time:	5 hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk ch207 Sponds Hill and Lyme Park from Higher Poynton pdf

Route Summary:

Nelson Pit Visitors Centre - Higher Poynton - The Macclesfield Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Wood Lanes - Adlington Basin - Lockgate Farm - The North Cheshire Way - Harrop Brow - Birchencliff Farm - Keeper's Cottage - Dale Top - Sponds Moor - The Gritstone Trail - Sponds Hill - Bowstonegate Farm - Bow Stones - Higher Moor - Lyme Park Country Park - Lantern Wood - The Cage - Lyme Hall - Fallow Deer Park - The Lime Avenue - Lyme Park Car Park - Windgather Farm - Haresteads Farm - Nelson Pit Visitors Centre - Higher Poynton.

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Walk ch241 Oakgrove via The Macclesfield Canal from Gurnett

Easy canal towpath walking

Vital Statistics:

Length:	4.5 miles (7 km)
Ascent:	266 ft (81 m)
Time:	2 hrs
Grade:		(Easy)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk ch241 Oakgrove via The Macclesfield Canal from Gurnett pdf

Route Summary:

Gurnett - The Macclesfield Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Oakgrove - Sutton Reservoir - Sutton Grange - Gurnett.

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Walk ch253 Little Moreton Hall from Ackers Crossing

Quiet countryside

Vital Statistics:

Length:	5.5 miles (9 km)
Ascent:	115 ft (35 m)
Time:	2.25hrs
Grade:		(Easy)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk ch253 Little Moreton Hall from Ackers Crossing pdf

Route Summary:

Ackers Crossing - The Macclesfield Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Little Moreton Hall - Boarded Barn Farm - Rode Mill - Claphatches - Scholar Green - The Macclesfield Canal - Ackers Crossing.

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Walk ch261 Statham from Thelwall

A stroll along two famous canals

Vital Statistics:

Length:	4.5 miles (7 km)
Ascent:	190 ft (58 m)
Time:	1.75hrs
Grade:		(Easy)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk ch261 Statham from Thelwall pdf

Route Summary:

Thelwall - Manchester Ship Canal - Thelwall Viaduct - Statham - The Bridgewater Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Thelwall.

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Walk ch266 The Macclesfield Canal and Lyme Park from Higher Poynton

Good views from a country park

Vital Statistics:

Length:	7 miles (11 km)
Ascent:	824 ft (251 m)
Time:	3.25hrs
Grade:		(Moderate)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk ch266 The Macclesfield Canal and Lyme Park from Higher Poynton pdf

Route Summary:

Nelson Pit Visitors Centre - Higher Poynton - The Macclesfield Canal - The Cheshire Ring Canal Walk - Wood Lanes - Adlington Basin - Lockgate Farm - The North Cheshire Way - Harrop Brow - West Parkgate - Lyme Park Country Park - Lyme Park Car Park - The Cage - Lyme Hall - Fallow Deer Park - The Lime Avenue - Lyme Park Car Park - Windgather Farm - Haresteads Farm - Nelson Pit Visitors Centre - Higher Poynton.

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Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town

Pleasant canal side stroll

Vital Statistics:

Length:	5.75 miles (9 km)
Ascent:	190 ft (58 m)
Time:	2.25hrs
Grade:		(Easy)

Walk route map with easy-to-follow route instructions for walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town pdf

Route Summary:

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.

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