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Chinley, Buxworth And Brownside

Bugsworth Basin

Chinley, Buxworth And Brownside

Bugsworth Basin

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Bugsworth Basin

Hiking

4.8

(68)

Road cycling

(1)

Location: Chinley, Buxworth And Brownside, High Peak, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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Tips

March 16, 2022

Hiking

Bugsworth Canal Basin, the head of navigation of the Peak Forest Canal, was the largest and busiest inland port on Britain’s narrow canal system and the only one to survive intact. Famous canal and tramway engineer, Benjamin Outram, built the 14 mile long Peak Forest Canal from Dukinfield to Bugsworth, although plans to extend to Chapel Milton via Whitehough were never realised. Construction of the six mile Peak Forest Tramway in 1795 linked Bugsworth Basin to the limestone and gritstone quarries in Derbyshire, and the canal linked Bugsworth to Manchester and the trans-Pennine canal network.

February 18, 2025

Hiking

Bugsworth Basin is a remarkable example of canal restoration. Once a bustling inland port for the Peak Forest Canal, it fell into disrepair but has been lovingly restored by volunteers. …

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Nearby routes

Best routes near Bugsworth Basin

4.4

(37)

141

hikers

#1.

Eccles Pike – Bugsworth Basin loop from Chinley

10.2km

02:53

220m

220m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

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Moderate

4.5

(33)

95

hikers

#2.

Bugsworth Basin – Eccles Pike loop from Whaley Bridge

6.02km

01:49

190m

190m

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.

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Easy

4.6

(28)

114

hikers

#3.

Eccles Pike – Bugsworth Basin loop from Whaley Bridge

11.6km

03:20

280m

280m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

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Moderate

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Elevation 160 m

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Location: Chinley, Buxworth And Brownside, High Peak, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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