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Macclesfield Canal at Poynton – Clarence Mill loop from Middlewood

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Macclesfield Canal at Poynton – Clarence Mill loop from Middlewood

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Macclesfield Canal at Poynton – Clarence Mill loop from Middlewood

03:57

15.3km

70m

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: May 6, 2026

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Parking

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389 m

Macclesfield Canal at Poynton

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The Macclesfield Canal is about 27½ miles (44 km) from Marple to Kidsgrove, with twelve scenic locks in between. It traverses beautiful Cheshire countryside and passes through the towns of …

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1.38 km

Macclesfield Canal

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6.81 km

Clarence Mill is a five-storey former cotton spinning mill in Bollington, Cheshire, It was built between 1834 and 1877 for the Swindells family of Bollington. It was built alongside the Macclesfield Canal, which opened in 1831

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7.62 km

Macclesfield Canal, Bollington Wharf

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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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7.63 km

Adelphi Mill

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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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8.44 km

Hole in the Wall Heritage Steps

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

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8.99 km

The Waterhouse (Former Oliver Family Home)

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In the 1950s a place had been desperately needed for Bollington's disabled children and the mill's gatehouse subsequently housed the Bollington Spastic Clinic.

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11.1 km

Bench With a View of the Countryside

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13.6 km

Middlewood Way Information Board

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Has information about places to eat and drink

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15.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

1.51 km

485 m

339 m

249 m

Surfaces

9.12 km

5.10 km

521 m

362 m

184 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 19 May

17°C

9°C

72 %

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Macclesfield Canal at Poynton – Clarence Mill loop from Middlewood

Macclesfield Canal at Poynton

Clarence Mill

Macclesfield Canal, Bollington Wharf

Adelphi Mill

Hole in the Wall Heritage Steps

The Waterhouse (Former Oliver Family Home)

Bench With a View of the Countryside

Middlewood Way Information Board

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