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North West England

Greater Manchester

Marple Locks

North West England

Greater Manchester

Marple Locks

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Marple Locks

Hiking

4.9

(127)

Cycling

5.0

(3)

Gravel riding

5.0

(2)

Road cycling

5.0

(2)

Location: Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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Tips

October 26, 2020

Hiking

The flight of 16 locks on the Peak Forest Canal at Marple is one of the steepest in Britain. Completed in 1804, the locks fell into disrepair in the 1960s with the end of commercial carrying. However, a successful campaign to preserve the Cheshire Ring saw them restored and reopened in 1974.

May 6, 2021

Hiking

Walked the locks last week from no1 at the bottom to the top ,nice walk on a sunny day ,me and my son was lucky enough to see how the locks work as a person from the river and canals trust was there and allowed my son the chance to open the locks which was interesting 👍👍

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Elevation 170 m

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Location: Greater Manchester, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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