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Poacher's – Adelphi Mill loop from Bollington

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Poacher's – Adelphi Mill loop from Bollington

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Poacher's – Adelphi Mill loop from Bollington

02:05

7.19km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Peak District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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398 m

Hole in the Wall Heritage Steps

Highlight • Historical Site

Historic steps built at the same time as the Macclesfield Canal in 1830

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532 m

Bollington War Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/183573

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2.35 km

Poacher's

Highlight • Pub

As of July 2022, two course meal for £8. Well worth a visit nice ale as well.

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2.60 km

Site of the Little Mill at Sowcar

Highlight • Structure

A mill was in the field, it burnt down in 1860, apparently it started with arson. It was a fluffing mill - straightening wool, they used to put it on …

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2.72 km

Battlefield of Bonnie Prince Charlie in Peak District National Park

Highlight • Historical Site

A battle was fought in this field - Bonnie Prince Charlie on his way back to Scotland. A man who lived there found a stabbing dagger in his garden.

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3.96 km

Stone Bridge over the River Dean

Highlight • River

6.00 km

Adelphi Mill in Bollington was constructed in 1856 by brothers George and Martin Swindells, expanding on their father's existing cotton mill business, Clarence Mill. Initially spun cotton, the mill later …

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6.01 km

Macclesfield Canal, Bollington Wharf

Highlight • Trail

This is a lovely, beautiful walk along the Macclesfield Canal in Bolington. Here in Bollington Wharf you can see colourful canal barges moored up, walk along a good footpath, and …

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7.19 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.20 km

1.55 km

1.46 km

644 m

334 m

Surfaces

1.88 km

1.71 km

1.28 km

1.22 km

697 m

334 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 10 July

29°C

16°C

0 %

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Poacher's – Adelphi Mill loop from Bollington

Hole in the Wall Heritage Steps

Bollington War Memorial

Poacher's

Site of the Little Mill at Sowcar

Battlefield of Bonnie Prince Charlie in Peak District National Park

Stone Bridge over the River Dean

Adelphi Mill

Macclesfield Canal, Bollington Wharf

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