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Marple Locks – Roman Lakes loop from Marple Bridge

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Marple Locks – Roman Lakes loop from Marple Bridge

Mark Lawrie planned a hike

May 4, 2024

Marple Locks – Roman Lakes loop from Marple Bridge

Moderate

02:27

8.94km

3.6km/h

150m

140m

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Overview

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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490 m

Rollins Lane

Highlight • Forest

2.66 km

Marple Locks

Highlight • Trail

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 …

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2.80 km

Oldknow's Lime Kilns

Highlight • Historical Site

marple.website/local-history/samuel-oldknow/marple-lime-kilns.html

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4.99 km

Roman Bridge (Packhorse Bridge), Marple

Highlight • Historical Site

This charming stone packhorse bridge spans the River Goyt. Despite its name, it was not built by the Romans but constructed in the 1700s for horse crossings.

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5.05 km

Roman Bridge (Windy Bottom Bridge)

Highlight • Historical Site

Despite its name the bridge was not actually built by the Romans,but is thought to have been constructed in the 1700's, and originated as a Pack Horse Brudge. Until the …

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5.32 km

Floodgates Cottage

Highlight • Structure

was built for Samuel Oldknow in 1801. It originally comprised two cottages. One was occupied by the tollkeeper as the road was at the time a major route through the …

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6.06 km

Roman Lakes, Marple

Highlight • Structure

Marple's Roman Lakes have a rich heritage stretching back to the 18th century, when their water was used to power the mighty Mellor Mill.

Built by industrialist Samuel Oldknow, it …

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6.34 km

Mellor Mill Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Mellor Mill, also known as Bottom's Mill, was a six-story cotton mill in Marple, Greater Manchester built by Samuel Oldknow in 1793. This was a six-storey, 42-foot (13 m) wide …

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8.94 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.81 km

2.43 km

1.61 km

1.42 km

426 m

230 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.10 km

1.83 km

1.79 km

1.38 km

836 m

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Marple Locks – Roman Lakes loop from Marple Bridge

Rollins Lane

Marple Locks

Oldknow's Lime Kilns

Roman Bridge (Packhorse Bridge), Marple

Roman Bridge (Windy Bottom Bridge)

Floodgates Cottage

Roman Lakes, Marple

Mellor Mill Ruins

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