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

Peak Forest Tramway Trail

Peak Forest Tramway Trail

  • 3.8 mi
  • 112 ft
  • Gentle

Upper Peak Forest Canal

  • 13.3 mi
  • 56 ft
  • Gentle

Lower Peak Forest Canal & Marple Locks

  • 16.4 mi
  • 376 ft
  • Gentle

Buxworth Bypasses

  • 6.8 mi
  • 708 ft
  • Moderate

Goyt Valley Grinder

  • 17.5 mi
  • 1928 ft
  • Challenging

Peaks and Perry Dale

  • 19.2 mi
  • 2115 ft
  • Challenging

Lyme Loop

  • 12.5 mi
  • 706 ft
  • Moderate

Tame Vales and Valleys

  • 15.6 mi
  • 739 ft
  • Gentle

Wood Lanes off Middlewood

  • 12.5 mi
  • 528 ft
  • Gentle

Mills and Brows

  • 14.3 mi
  • 1218 ft
  • Moderate