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

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Vital Statistics:

Length:11.25 miles (18 km)
Ascent:213ft (65m)
Time:4½ hrs
Grade:Grade 2 Walking Easy
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Walk ch108 The Cloud (Bosley Cloud) and The Macclesfield Canal from Timbersbrook

Huge views followed by a canal towpath

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Vital Statistics:

Length:9 miles (14.5 km)
Ascent:1,208ft (368m)
Time:4½ hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
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Walk ch115 North Rode from Bosley Locks

Lovely stroll down a 12 Canal Lock Staircase

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Vital Statistics:

Length:4.5 miles (7 km)
Ascent:341ft (104m)
Time:2 hrs
Grade:Grade 2 Walking Easy
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Walk ch120 The Bridgewater Canal from Lymm

Gentle waterside stroll

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5.25 miles (8.5 km)
Ascent:246ft (75m)
Time:2.25hrs
Grade:Grade 2 Walking Easy
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Walk ch128 Gawsworth from Oakgrove

Gentle stroll to a historic house

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Vital Statistics:

Length:4.5 miles (7 km)
Ascent:66ft (20m)
Time:1½ hrs
Grade:Grade 1 Walking Easy
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Walk ch132 The Lymm Heritage Trail

Pleasant stroll through a historic village

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Vital Statistics:

Length:3.75 miles (6 km)
Ascent:204ft (62m)
Time:2 hrs
Grade:Grade 1 Walking Easy
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Walk ch145 Mow Cop from Ackers Crossing

Quiet countryside and a castle/folly

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5.5 miles (9 km)
Ascent:689ft (215m)
Time:2.75hrs
Grade:Grade 3 Walking Easy
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Walk ch148 Gawsworth Hall from North Rode

Gentle countryside and historic church & hall

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7.25 miles (11.5 km)
Ascent:404ft (123m)
Time:3 hrs
Grade:Grade 3 Walking Easy
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Walk ch170 Little Moreton Hall and Mow Cop from Ackers Crossing

Quiet countryside and a castle/folly

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Vital Statistics:

Length:8.25 miles (13 km)
Ascent:804ft (245m)
Time:3.75hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk ch175 The Macclesfield Canal, Bosley Locks and North Rode from Gawsworth

Gentle countryside stroll and historic church and hall

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Vital Statistics:

Length:9.25 miles (15 km)
Ascent:545ft (166m)
Time:4 hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk ch207 Sponds Hill and Lyme Park from Higher Poynton

Superb Cheshire views and a Stately Home

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Vital Statistics:

Length:9.75 miles (15.5 km)
Ascent:9ft (409m)
Time:5 hrs
Grade:Grade 5 Walking Moderate
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Walk ch241 Oakgrove via The Macclesfield Canal from Gurnett

Easy canal towpath walking

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Vital Statistics:

Length:4.5 miles (7 km)
Ascent:266ft (81m)
Time:2 hrs
Grade:Grade 2 Walking Easy
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Walk ch253 Little Moreton Hall from Ackers Crossing

Quiet countryside

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5.5 miles (9 km)
Ascent:115ft (35m)
Time:2.25hrs
Grade:Grade 1 Walking Easy
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Walk ch261 Statham from Thelwall

A stroll along two famous canals

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Vital Statistics:

Length:4.5 miles (7 km)
Ascent:190ft (58m)
Time:1.75hrs
Grade:Grade 1 Walking Easy
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Walk ch266 The Macclesfield Canal and Lyme Park from Higher Poynton

Good views from a country park

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Vital Statistics:

Length:7 miles (11 km)
Ascent:824ft (251m)
Time:3.25hrs
Grade:Grade 4 Walking Moderate
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Walk gm101 The Bridgewater Canal from Dunham Town

Pleasant canal side stroll

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5.75 miles (9 km)
Ascent:190ft (58m)
Time:2.25hrs
Grade:Grade 2 Walking Easy

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