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Marple Locks

Marple Locks

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Marple Locks

Recommended by 111 hikers out of 114

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

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1. Marple Locks – Floodgates Cottage loop from Marple

7.75km

02:05

100m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Marple Locks – Roman Lakes, Marple loop from Marple Bridge

8.99km

02:29

150m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Marple Locks – The Torrs Millennium Walkway loop from New Mills Central

14.8km

04:01

210m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Dan Hobson

October 26, 2020

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.

Chris

May 6, 2021

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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Marple Locks

1. Marple Locks – Floodgates Cottage loop from Marple

2. Marple Locks – Roman Lakes, Marple loop from Marple Bridge

3. Marple Locks – The Torrs Millennium Walkway loop from New Mills Central

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