Canals

Cycle routes along canals in the Peak District, Cheshire and Greater Manchester.

These are routes on or near canal towpaths, which are managed by the Canal & River Trust, and include the Macclesfield Canal and Peak Forest Canal.

Cycle Routes tagged with canals

Goyt Valley Grinder

  • Challenging
  • 17.6 miles
  • 588 m

Lyme Loop

  • Moderate
  • 12.5 miles
  • 215 m

Tame Vales and Valleys

  • Gentle
  • 15.6 miles
  • 225 m

Wood Lanes off Middlewood

  • Gentle
  • 12.5 miles
  • 161 m

Above and Below Werneth Low

  • Challenging
  • 23.4 miles
  • 714 m

Mills and Brows

  • Moderate
  • 14.3 miles
  • 371 m

Peaks and Perry Dale

  • Challenging
  • 20.1 miles
  • 585 m
Peak Forest Tramway Trail

Peak Forest Tramway Trail

  • Gentle
  • 3.8 miles
  • 34 m

Upper Peak Forest Canal

  • Gentle
  • 13.3 miles
  • 17 m

Lower Peak Forest Canal & Marple Locks

  • Gentle
  • 16.4 miles
  • 115 m

Buxworth Bypasses

  • Moderate
  • 6.8 miles
  • 216 m